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Addressing the Exponential Growth of Communities (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by OptimusPrime@lemmynsfw.com to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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Over the past few days, I've witnessed a remarkable surge in the number of communities on browse.feddit.de. What started with 2k communities quickly grew to 4k, and now it has reached an astonishing 8k. While this exponential growth signifies a thriving platform, it also brings forth challenges such as increased fragmentation and the emergence of echo chambers. To tackle these issues, I propose the implementation of a Cross-Instance Automatic Multireddit feature within Lemmy. This feature aims to consolidate posts from communities with similar topics across all federated instances into a centralized location. By doing so, we can mitigate community fragmentation, counter the formation of echo chambers, and ultimately foster stronger community engagement. I welcome any insights or recommendations regarding the optimal implementation of this feature to ensure its effectiveness and success.

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[-] PCChipsM922U@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They'd still have to use the Lemmy API, thus, recognizing ads and/or reversing code should be fairly easy (when you actually know how everything communicates).

Just as a side note (am kinda curious to be honest) I always ran the official Reddit app (don't mod anything, so... didn't see the point in using 3rd party apps) and I never EVER saw a single ad in the app. Maybe it's because I don't live in the US, IDK, but would like to hear an explanation as to why ads weren't served on my client... not that it bothered me, lol 😂.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They would only need to use the API to communicate with other fediverse instances. They could make a proprietary API for their mobile client, which would display ads.

But that's beside my point, which is that no one will bother to reverse engineer their app if there are easier ways to avoid ads (like setting up your own instance). Their users will be people who want a turn-key solution. People who are allergic to ads (like me) will be better off setting up their own server or using a smaller server, or paying for "premium" access to a commercial server.

At least, that's how I see the fediverse evolving. I've only been here for about a week, though, so take my opinion with a big grain of salt. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

[-] PCChipsM922U@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

They would only need to use the API to communicate with other fediverse instances. They could make a proprietary API for their mobile client, which would display ads.

It's GPL licensed. If they mod the Lemmy source to comunicate with their app, they have to release the source.

Unless they write something from scratch (or take MIT/BSD licensed source, as you pointed out) and just implement the API to communicate with other instances, yes, in that case they don't have to release the source. But that is a very unlikely scenario to be honest, it's just too much work.

At least, that's how I see the fediverse evolving. I've only been here for about a week, though, so take my opinion with a big grain of salt. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Yeah, been around a week here as well, still learning the ropes, lol.