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[-] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

The population here is like a tiny slice of what it is on reddit, there's no one here

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 9 hours ago

I know I'm 'arguing' a troll, and that the troll has been banned. Still, got to say something about this number chasing:

The population here is like a tiny slice of what it is on reddit, there’s no one here

In other words you can recognise individual posters here. And there's a sense of belonging and community you won't find in a faceless mob like Reddit. It's comfy.

And yet people keep babbling about growth, growth, growth, as if it was the ultimate goal. Is it? A larger userbase has its pros and its cons.

(I also happen to remember Reddit before it was overgrown. Spoilers, it was a thousand times better.)

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 3 points 8 hours ago

Treating it seriously, I think that people are interested in growth because:

if we aren't growing, then due to attrition we are slowly dying
people seem to want a little bit more content, especially about niche topics that currently we have to keep going back to Reddit for bc that's where it is at
solving the problems inhibiting growth may make us better overall and our experiences here more enjoyable not only for new people but the existing userbase as well - so here growth is the diagnostic indicator of deeper phenomena

So it is not to feed the advertising machine and stockholder valuation, but even with the profit factor removed there are others that remain.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago

As I mentioned (and you listed) growth has its pros, but the troll is basically going "growth good EDIT WOW THANKS FOR LE GOLD KIND STRANGER!". And in Reddit's case (relevant because the troll is comparing both platforms), if anything the excessive growth already led to problems.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 6 hours ago

Lolz "gold", that takes me back. Also AL1 CAPES SETNENCES R AWLAYS TEH BESTE W4Y TOO CONMUMICATE EVERAH PIONT (and if I spelled ~~every~~anything correctly there, then I did something wrong!😋)

I already forgot what the troll said, intentionally as it is irrelevant 😉😋

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago

Those all caps you're using are cruiser control. The ones used in Reddit are to show excitement. Get excited for the product, "wow" /s.

I already forgot what the troll said, intentionally as it is irrelevant 😉😋

Derp. ...it's the sensible thing to do here, I know.

[-] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

Agreed, as you can expect.

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