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Anyone else feel that Lemmy just isn't addictive? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Or at least less so than Reddit. It's good, but, I can't put my finger on it. Even when the content is good, the servers are up, and I'm getting notifications responding to comments, it's never come to me doomscrolling for hours.

Edit: Guys, guys, I'm not trying to say Lemmy should be addictive or Reddit is better because it is. The opposite. I thought being addicted to something was always a bad thing? I was just curious as that I rarely ever see the content droughts people talk about, so I can scroll for as long as I want to with no interruptions, but unlike with Reddit, I don't, and I would want to know a reason why. Is it psychological? Something behind the scenes? The type of people here?

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It doesn't have the user base of Reddit so it doesn't feel as addictive but I think with time it could get on par with Reddit.

The biggest issue is Lemmy shows old posts for too long on the front page

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's like listening to the best band in your town and then comparing it to the music at the top of the global charts. The pure scale means you're gonna get better bands if you include "everyone". But I totally also hope Lemmy gets bigger. As a platform it isn't inferior in terms of UX. We just need everyone to switch.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tbh, I find most of the music on top of the global charts to be obnoxious bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That's fair. Let's rather go with a music platform. That has everything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Change sorting to "Top 6hr". I browse by Hot sometimes but that's my primary sort atm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I find it's better when I sort by top 6h

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The biggest issue is Lemmy shows old posts for too long on the front page

There is an easy solution to that:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That doesn't have to be a bad thing. I commented on posts that were weeks old or a month old. Reddit had this bad habit that everything older than 30 minutes was irrelevant already.

Sure, seeing old posts doesn't help to create an image of activity. But don't think that something old is irrelevant, unless it's a news post.