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

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

definitely agree, though the way that lemmy isn't overseen by a single entity would likely mitigate some of the negative effects in my opinion. but there's definitely a sweet spot between inactive and dead communities and ones which are too active, in a way i tend to not be a fan of (thinking of mainstream subs like r/funny and r/askreddit's quality drop). in any case though, if an instance you're in gets too mainstream for your liking, you can just hop over to a new, smaller instance/community and join local groups they have there for similar interests ¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, I am intrigued how this will turn out. I think I see potential in the federated approach in this regard.