Is the number of users in all of Lemmy tiny compared to the number of users in Reddit?
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yup but its a good size from my experience when engaging with it overall. if we get larger we will definately need more niche things.
if we get larger we will definately need more niche things.
I can’t even count how many times I watched niche subreddits get ruined by the tyranny of the masses. As a niche thing becomes more popular, you get more casual lurkers. And those casual lurkers don’t typically have a strong knowledge on the subject. So they’ll start to upvote things that sound plausible and are eloquently written to make the reader feel smart for understanding it. But that doesn’t mean the info is accurate or correct; It just means the info appealed to the masses.
I work in a niche field of professional audio. The audiophile world has a lot of snake oil. Lots of people paying $2000 for solid gold cables when a wire coat hanger would sound exactly the same. I have seen “help, I have a buzz in my speaker and can’t figure out where it’s coming from” posts, where the top comment is suggesting a $7000 complete system rebuild… When all the OP needs is a 50¢ ferrite bead wrapped around one of their cables. But the “rebuild your system” comment was well written and sounded plausible to someone who only has surface-level knowledge, while the “ferrite bead” answer requires more in-depth knowledge on how interference is picked up in the first place. So the “rebuild your system” comment got pushed to the top.
Basically, nobody likes feeling dumb. And if a question has an answer that requires more than surface-level knowledge, it will often get buried in downvotes. Not because it was incorrect, but because it made casual readers feel dumb.
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I’ve switched to RSS feeds for my consumption habbits
are you using an app to do this?
I use NetNewsWire on iOS
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rss feeds
Can u elaborate how you are using it
I follow blogs, gaming news and various other websites via RSS, and check my RSS reader couple times a day for new articles. Whenever they publish a new article, reader fetches it and there’s always something to read
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How?
It is difficult to find conversations on the Fediverse that don't boil down to "America bad" "Linux good" "is the Fediverse growing?" and if that trend keeps up for terribly much longer people will stop logging in because they've experienced all the platform has to offer. Even people who hate America and love Linux are going to wander off if you don't show them enough cat pictures.
Threads like "ask a question and my guinea pig will type the answer" are way too rare here.
There's a definite bent, but I actually don't feel starved for diversity. Looking at the posts in my feed sorted by new, it's about half America bad but there's also miscellaneous news stories and programming memes. No ancient Roman memes or goofy maps today, but I also spend a lot of time on that.
I suspect the next people in line to sign up are also interested in OSS and unhappy with Trump, but less likely to actually post about it, so basically content will regress to the mean fast enough to keep up. We've already seen a lot of movement away from Marxist-Leninist politics, which is what the devs started with.
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How?
It is difficult to find conversations on the Fediverse that don't boil down to "America bad" "Linux good" "is the Fediverse growing?" and if that trend keeps up for terribly much longer people will stop logging in because they've experienced all the platform has to offer. Even people who hate America and love Linux are going to wander off if you don't show them enough cat pictures.
Threads like "ask a question and my guinea pig will type the answer" are way too rare here.
Do you see a bunch of "America bad" posts or a bunch of News/Discussions which places a negative light on America due to the bad things America does?
There's a huge difference, people don't typically get tired of being aware of and discussing current events.
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Yeah but don't worry; Reddit will do something stupid again soon so more users will leave for places like Lemmy until that place is pure AI hell
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yes but I would also argue that it's a nice benefit as of right now. it gives a more of a community feeling and less of a World Wide Web feeling
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Where does one find RSS feeds to subscribe to?
Pick a closed source/cloud-based RSS reader. They usually include a bunch of news/topic-based feeds built in. Not recommended for daily use, but it's a good way to get started (make your picks then export everything into an app like Read You). From there your list can grow organically.
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The large subreddits each have more users than all of Lemmy. So yes.
However, like others have said, who cares? Community and quality of discussion is more important than raw user count.
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