It’s a nice little thing, but there so much to miss compared to Reddit. Sure, we have memes, technology and news. But there is very little other discussion going on, even for big things like food, sports, finance and relationships (picked some on the top of my mind). Huge communities on Reddit. Barely anything here.

Overall Lemmy is very much a disappointment when it comes to “niche” communities, if you can even call those large subjects that. But it’s even worse for smaller subjects.

I agree with this. The fedi communities as they exist appear to be happy with the niche. We don’t need to be the replacement of a corporate owned social network. Nor should we be.

Places like mastodon or lemmy should grow organically over time if we all want a healthier online culture.

I don't want them here. I continue to promote Lemmy on a one-to-one basis. No mass-market appeal, no calls for the masses. Don't poison the well.

You mean you don’t want communities infested with bots promoting thinly veiled advertisements and reposting crusty old content to farm upvotes to make their accounts look more legitimate?

Exactly, I enjoy the high quality discussion currently found on Lemmy and I feel the masses would only bring the average IQ down.