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We dont NEED Lemmy to be like reddit. (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think it’s a boon that we’re a tiny fraction of Reddit’s size. Reddit is something like 30+ million MAUs and Lemmy dropped recently from 62k to ~50k. We’re a grain of sand compared to Reddit, and I think the community is better for it.

Lemmy isn’t really a Reddit alternative. We’re too small to have niche thriving communities, and depend 100% on sorting your feed by “all” or “local” to get new content. What’s nice is it feels like one close knit community vs closed off micro communities inside of subreddits.

I get exposed to more things this way oddly enough- viewing content I normally wouldn’t in favor of my smaller selection of subreddits. People are more polite, more informative, and far more original with their comments.

Keep on doing your thing, everyone! We’re building something different here.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (6 children)

I just want a place where I can learn interesting new things. So far this is filling the void that Reddit left. Reddit was already starting to suck at that anyway and the social aspect of it was never something I cared about. I’m definitely not look for a recreation of Reddit.

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

I have had better than awesome interactions with the ancient coin and 3d printing communities. The 3d printing one set me up completely and I'm printing as I type. I started out as a total noob. The ancient coin took a couple of days to send me down the right the path. There are niche communities already here, I love lemmy.

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