How many users here do you think are going to get bored and end up back on Reddit as soon as the blackout ends?
I don't mean to be pessimistic, bit since most subreddits are only going dark for a couple days, the site will basically be back to normal soon. I wonder how many users here are only here because of temporary outrage and not because they actually prefer Lemmy. I'm curious about people's outlook on this situation.
Can't say for most people, but I can share my experience.
I signed up for Lemmy and Mastodon around the time the Reddit API news broke out. Before that, I use Reddit for news and discussions in communities I'm interested in, and Twitter for following internet people. For now, Lemmy has been satisfactory enough for me to not want to go back to Reddit all the time, but most internet creators I follow are still on Twitter, so I can't switch fully to Mastodon just yet.
I'm going to massively minimize my Reddit usage. There's still a few subs that I can't fully abandon because I'm involved in communities, but I'm unsubscribing from the doomscroll content farm subs.
Things will go back to a new normal with a lot more users. Some will remain others will not. Eventually the ecosystem will mature, new apps will be created and more people will move over.
Hmm, well, as for me, I've already deleted my Reddit account, and now I've permanently switched to Lemmy. The community here is genuinely pleasant, unlike the experience I had on Reddit where my questions and comments were often deleted. The people here are not only nice but also genuinely helpful! It's such a delightful place to be, and I feel a strong desire to remain here indefinitely.
I tend to be more of a lurker than an active participant, primarily because I fear that my opinions and views might be suppressed due to internet censorship. However, in this community, I can freely express myself without any apprehension (as long as I adhere to the rules).
I prefer to be bored on lemmy than annoyed with agressive pop ups, repetitive and irellevant ads and silenced whenever i express opinion that goes against the prevailing group think. If you prefer being herded into corrals on that other site, feel free to leave.
Same, there just needs to be enough. If nearly no one is left, then it will die out. But if there is enough, then I think it will only get better from here.
I think making things more user friendly overall and communities focusing on quality is gonna play a big role for people staying around or not.
It's almost like reddit took a page from the Elon Handbook of Management or something. I think most people will immediately go back to reddit, or try to use both for a bit. People who used something that wasn't the official app may end up here (but maybe not for the same amount of time per day/week/etc).
Whatever it is that reddit wants to monetize about its users via its app specifically is not something I want any part of.
I'm never going back (Besides to delete my account).
Lemmy reminds me of when I first joined Reddit. There isn't a constantly changing frontpage (yet). The communities are smaller, but thats a good thing. I actually want to participate.
I've drunk the koolaid. I'm considering starting an instance for my personal professional community that I lost since the pandemic.
Mastodon didnt click for me, but neither did twitter even in its hey-day. Just not my cup of tea. But Lemmy does.
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