Lemmy

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Do your part, try not to lurk! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bitsplease@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

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[–] vepro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I first saw lemmy a few months ago, but forgot about it. The recent Reddit events have sparked interest again, and I am feeling adventurous. Major Social media platforms seem to collapse / mess up one after the other now, and the concept behind federation is very intriguing (especially that part that even different applications can communicate with each other thanks to ActivityPub).

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

abuse of the user is pretty much baked into every corporate owned, centralized service. I mean, it literally creates an abusive power dynamic. walking away is often the only option and, without alternatives, that can be difficult.

Federated social is important because it offers and alternative that breaks the cycle of abusive and empowers the content creators and consumers again.

my apologies for using possible trigger words and concepts above, but I am so sick and tired of the same cycle time after time. we need this change.