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I mean, I'm glad we're growing here, but... (dubvee.org)
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...sometimes it does feel like this.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The link should take you to the Lemmy page.

Some ~30% net MAU growth since December of last year is nothing to sniff at.

i.e., the Reddit drama may have caused people to come check us out, but then the largest majority of people left, likely going right back to Reddit. Possibly bc of the deep (niche) content stores that they still have - e.g. if everyone else uses Windows, it’s just easier for you to use it too, and it takes a special mindset to buck that trend.:-)

Most people who left from Reddit after The Great Exodus did so in the first 3-4 months, though.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks, that longer view does change the narrative a bit. Yeah the Rexodus was the big influx, maybe if they finally kill off old-reddit there could be another but who knows. Then again in the OP it describes "growing", whereas the reality seems more like at one point almost a year ago we grew, especially that sharp spike between February and March, but ever since and currently we are actively shrinking. I guess both are true, depending on whether you take the yearly or half-yearly POV.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, there's definitely no explosive growth currently. Might be that some communities here are getting more 'solid', though, and feel more active.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

"More activity" rather than "more users" - yeah, not explosive but definitely growth I like how you phrased that. I think it means that niche interests are not more likely to happen - that needs more users in particular - but browsing here may be more enjoyable with the higher level of engagement.