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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/announcements@lemmy.ml

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This is an opportunity for any users, server admins, or interested third parties to ask anything they'd like to @nutomic@lemmy.ml and I about Lemmy. This includes its development and future, as well as wider issues relevant to the social media landscape today.

Note: This will be the thread tmrw, so you can use this thread to ask and vote on questions beforehand.

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[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any regrets during your time working on Lemmy? Like implementing a feature and then later on thinking "Shit. This sucks, but I can't remove it now or it will fuck up everything later."

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Probably infinite scrolling in jerboa, as its a very harmful psychogical anti-pattern. Now that I've added it, people have been extremely resistent to my insistence that it should be done away with.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago

I didn't realize that you developes jerboa too! Thanks for not branding it something like "the official lemmy mobile client"

[–] falinter@midwest.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use jeroba and I would at least love the option to turn off infinite scroll

[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

This feels like a good solution. Perhaps make it the default on new installations?

[–] ox0r@jlai.lu 12 points 1 year ago

I would love the option to disable infinite scrolling, I really hate it as a feature because I noticeably spend more time on a platform, feels very bad for my little brain. I'm happy to read that it is at least something you think about, great work anyhow.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

Would also appreciate this as an opt-in/toggleable feature.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

After it being the standard for social media for so long, it's tiresome. Same mentality as those Clicker games

[–] wiki_me@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I mean there are people who probably will not develop an addiction because of this (due to stuff like good self regulation skills), a lot of things can be addictive but also be good (like social media), maybe it is better to add features that help regulate behavior like a notification after a amount of time has passed set by the user (or just suggesting a link to a open source app that does this).

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Federation, because now there is no going back now. Just kidding

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Lul you're stuck with us now mf