this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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How do you feel about the massive influx of users?

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's very unlikely that Lemmy will ever be as big as Reddit, but this influx might have it reach a tipping point where it can start to grow users organically.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Indeed, for this kind of service users attract users. I've been checking in on Lemmy periodically for years and the content just wasn't there (for me). But now, with plenty more users, I'm seeing a lot more value in spending more time here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Yep same here, I'm hoping this is the watershed moment for Lemmy and I can start spending more on here and eventually stop using reddit (or be forced to when they take away my third party app). I don't generally create much content, but like participating in the community via comments, so it's hard to be a force for change when nothing is getting posted and no one is commenting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Unlikely. Why do you say that? Wasn't reddit once small?