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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I remember reddit in 08 and it was better, less toxicity

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

I joined in 2013, and it was still a hell of a lot better then it has been in recent years

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

Too much karmaremoved and rage politics ruined it, karma doesn’t seem to be a thing with lemmy so that’s a bonus imv

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

Looks like some words are censored though

[–] mobiuscoffee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I wonder if pdub ever did his homework?

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

I just remember one of the first times I came across reddit, that someone shared the IP address of an FTP server Ubisoft had left exposed to the internet with no authentication required, and it was full of images of, iirc, unreleased games

[–] mobiuscoffee 3 points 2 years ago

I remember in like... 2009? and maybe for a few years after. Someone started that christmas tradition where they would just open a shared drive and people dumped tons of stuff into it.