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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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I disagree. There's no problem with hundreds of niche communities. They create the opportunity for a real community to form simply by people subscribing to them. And if nobody posts on them, they are still there, not hurting anyone. But if someone does post on them, then everyone who is subscribed to that muni can see that post. So the worst case scenario is basically neutral, and the best case scenario is people have some posts in their feed for their niche interest.
Further, unlike at the outset of reddit, people are now really familiar with how thankless and time-consuming being a moderator is.
I'm not eager to have to manage a bunch of communities. If there's a community that I wished existed, but I don't care deeply enough to want to manage it, I'm not going to go out of my way to create it, which leaves the community non-existent. So I think having some ready-made communities from people willing to take on moderation duties is a good thing. Fewer people are willing to make the jump to be a moderator these days, and for good reason.