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Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.
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I hate to say this but Lemmy is way less user friendly than Reddit. I doubt anything close to 10% of reddit will come over here. This site should focus on improving new user acquisition.
Not a good name for a social media site. Google/Youtube searching "Lemmy" just gives results for a guitarist
The average joe doesn't understand how federation works
You have to decide which place to make an account
You have to write an essay to join (I've seen people complain about this)
The top instances look very political/left wing
If you're persistent, educate yourself, and make it through the process, you can join a site with ~1000 active users.
Following remote communities is unintuitive. You have to search the link from your instance to subscribe to another instance (e.g., if your account is on beehaw, you have to search [email protected]. You can't click their subscribe button on lemmy.ml.)
You and I know that different instances of Lemmy are mutually accessible and so #3 and #5 are not a problem. But for the uneducated all the above are significant barriers for entry/retention.