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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] 32 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Be patient.

Lemmy is still establishing itself as the goto replacement for Reddit. New communities are popping up all the time and more users will come.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I'm excited for it! I'm personally trying to build some of the really niche communities that were big before, like the tiny EarthBound one.

Thing is, though, is the site really growing? After most have just put up with Reddit's bullshit, I can't really find recent statistics of Lemmy's active user base. And the few results I could find just show it's being stagnant, or even shrinking. I could be wrong, though, if it is growing, even better!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Growing is not linear, particular not when competing with a larger alternative.

What basically needs to happen is that Reddit needs to fuck up a couple of more times. Some smaller stuff will net some users, largest stuff, many. After a while critical mass has been reached and it’ll be easier to grown naturally.

Well, that’s at least what I think needs to happen. I’m fully confident Reddit will fuck up as well. Though, this is a marathon, not a sprint.

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