I totally agree. And I think as well, talking about Fedi software as a "Reddit killer" sets the wrong expectations. It reminds me of how you see some people describing Mastodon as "failed" because Twitter still has however many users and Mastodon has a lot less. But Mastodon isn't trying to be a "Twitter killer"; it's its own thing, and with the sheer number of active users and conversations etc. I'd say it's perfectly successful being its own thing. The same can be true of Kbin and Lemmy.
Of course, I'd be thrilled to see the big centralised sites decline into obscurity and the Fediverse (in all its heterogeneity) take its place. But unlike VC-backed overhyped apps, it just doesn't need to explode to 100 million users in no time flat to be considered a success. If people think Kbin or Lemmy are going to "kill" Reddit overnight they'll be disappointed, but if we calibrate our expectations right then we can focus on cultivating a great community in the here and now, which makes for a more appealing space for people who come along later.
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