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Is the amount of Lemmy activity declining? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I joined during the first Reddit exodus, and it seemed like for ages the amount of Lemmy content was generally increasing (sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly, but overall increasing). Now it seems that when I sort by New, I get through everything since my last visit much more quickly than I used to. Is that my imagination, or is the activity declining?

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[-] lasers4eyes@piefed.zip 34 points 1 week ago

Hardly bothers me. I’ll be scrolling for maybe 2 minutes and reach yesterdays posts, get caught up. It’s nice to be on social media where you aren’t constantly scrolling.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Same. I feel like Lemmy is really a lot like early Reddit (pre 2012) and the sizes of the communities are perfect. You can actually contribute to a discussion instead of drowning in 20k inane joke posts.

Some niches remain underpopulated but I feel like this will eventually rectify itself as the more critical and thoughtful people move away from vapid platforms like Reddit, FB or IG. We'll continue to welcome them with open arms.

[-] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

Totally agree. It's way more conversation here, you had no chance really talking on reddit unless it was a small sub. I like that you get to know people here as well