Is mastodon ,or the fediverse in general, growing? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 day ago by PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Life is always preparing for the next cataclysm but fediverse is preparing for corporations hemorrhaging users. I keep looing at numbers and different sources show that there's a peak in MAU when Elon buys twitter, but then slowly falls over time. I'm curious if anyone has noticed a drop off, or if the peak had some crazy amount of posts and comments?

side note: I'm trying to help build up the fediverse streamer community get the people that want to watch streamer with people that want to watch streamer, but I have only noticed minor improvements. like streamers are connecting with other streamers, and one account has said that they got a boost. nothing to suggest that new members have joined from outside the fediverse streamer.

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[-] NukedRat@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I sin and still use reddit. Lately I've seen an increase of users there suggesting them to come here when unpopular changes are happening to reddit. Those comments are normally quite high up with a lot of discussion surrounding it so I assume it is attracting some of them to come here. When this place has enough content for my feed I'll eventually ditch reddit but in the meantime I'll still use both.

[-] Zenokh@lemmy.ml 25 points 23 hours ago

I got here from reddit yesterday , so it got me in.. still have a ton to learn aboyt lemmy but its nice and cozy and people are not karmafarming or being assholes for sake of engagement

Lemmy has a bit of a learning curve if u come from twatter or facebook , but for a redditor it feels like a nice summer home.

It definitely needs more content but thats why we can make more and do more i guess ? Post memes , have talks , do usual things arround here and more people will come , esp with "buy european" movement promoting lemmy over reddit

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 13 points 22 hours ago

I think we all need to learn to be okay with having less content. Makes the platform less addictive and makes us less prone to doom scrolling I think.

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 14 hours ago

Yes and it's higher quality content, reddit us pages of pure shit

[-] Zenokh@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago

I agree with you in principle , but doomscrolling isnt just about having content but its a symptom of something else entirely imo (algorithmic content , people being addicted to slop etc) ... more content means more people at the end of the day , and more people means more interesting conversations , posts , interactions etc

[-] dojan@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

I feel like I see a lot of fresh faces on Lemmy. It’s nice!

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 17 hours ago

I'm one of them heeeeyyyy

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