this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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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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[–] Barbarian 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You know how if you have a Gmail account, you don't need to make an AOL account to send an email to your grandma? Email is a federated service.

Now, apply that same logic (protocol allowing different platforms to communicate) to social media, and you get the fediverse.