Do your part, try not to lurk!

Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

flamingseaturtle,

After 14 years on reddit I’m tired of watching it die, the death of Apollo is what pushed me over the edge, I loved Apollo. I’ve been browsing in here for the past few days. I like it. Trying to get used to it. Fuck reddit and u/spez all of the situation was trash. Thank you all for recommending this site!! I’m excited to be apart of it!

qprimed,

damn happy to have you here!

Earthwormjim91,

I’ve been looking for a viable alternative for years but nothing has ever stuck. Lemmy seems like it’s got enough community already that there should be some staying power.

Bringing spez back on as CEO was one of the worst decisions Reddit has made. kn0thing leaving was the last cliff too before the whole thing really went downhill.

Fuck spez for killing Apollo.

The_Dunglelorian,

Ditto for RIF on Android dying. Lemmy will take some getting used to, but I refuse to support reddit for killing my user experience.

sdg,

but i don't have anything to say

other than fuck spez of course

SeerLite,

Long time no see, Lemmy. I hope Reddit ending is for the best, and I hope all my precious communities migrate to open source software.

hglman,

I couldnt say it better. Social media must be controlled by the people using it. There is no other option except bad products promoting dangerous ideas to keep people rich.

yak,

Well, I feel like you’re talking directly to me so…here I am!

qprimed,

right to your very soul.

pizza_enjoyer,

Hi people!

ulu_mulu,
@ulu_mulu@lemmy.world avatar

Heya! :)

FlightD,

I already blocked access to reddit on my network, so lurking is not an option for me ;)

fuser,

I already blocked access to reddit on my network

This is the way.

Vortieum,

This is the way.

oh_so_hazey,

I deleted Boost for Reddit. That's about the only way I liked it. Now all I need is Boost for Lemmy.

greedytacothief,

Boost for Lemmy would be awesome, here's hoping!

flyingtiger188,

Check out Jerboa for lemmy. It hits a lot of the features the I loved about Boost. The app is fairly early alpha but if it keeps going for a while it could be a drop in replacement.

oh_so_hazey,

Funny you should say! Jerboa for Lemmy is what I'm using now. It leaves some to be desired but I'm hoping the influx of users helps it's development and/or developers like Boost decide to adapt to Lemmy.

artistan,
@artistan@lemmy.world avatar

But....but...I like lurking.

PapaTorque,

I feel that.

oh_so_hazey,

I've done more commenting in this post today than I have on Reddit all year

pain_is_life_is_pain,

You’re right, I’ll try. I enjoy reading, but often get overwhelmed with trying to respond, so I end up just giving up and not finishing my

vepro,

I think, for mass appeal lemmy will ultimatively need communities for popular topics (games, trends, etc.), which can bring in lots of new users. From what I’ve seen so far the topics are still rather niche, or can’t compete with identical communites on major platforms. When the traction starts getting big enough, it might just run on its own.

This comment is also more or less a test, trying out the platform.

qprimed,

we all know its going to take a while, but the years of work behind ActivityPub and real world implementatiins like Lemmy are beginning to bear fruit - for the benefit of us all.

you’re here right now. that says a lot.

vepro,

I first saw lemmy a few months ago, but forgot about it. The recent Reddit events have sparked interest again, and I am feeling adventurous. Major Social media platforms seem to collapse / mess up one after the other now, and the concept behind federation is very intriguing (especially that part that even different applications can communicate with each other thanks to ActivityPub).

qprimed,

abuse of the user is pretty much baked into every corporate owned, centralized service. I mean, it literally creates an abusive power dynamic. walking away is often the only option and, without alternatives, that can be difficult.

Federated social is important because it offers and alternative that breaks the cycle of abusive and empowers the content creators and consumers again.

my apologies for using possible trigger words and concepts above, but I am so sick and tired of the same cycle time after time. we need this change.

IverCoder,
@IverCoder@lemmy.ml avatar

This is probably the first-ever post to surpass 1,000 upvotes.

viptela_never_works,
TacticoolBreadstick,

No Lurking from me!

In all honesty, Thankful to be here and have something to turn to. Excited to see the massive improvements Lemmy takes on over the coming months with traffic from reddit.

michael,
michael avatar

I'm trying! Finally made a real post (not on this account though, on my other one lol)

Rather than throw all my eggs in one basket, I have an account with a Lemmy instance and an account on kbin. I'm trying to remind myself to use both of them.

carrot,

This is me not lurking

anirbanbiswas,

Engaging.....

Thereson8or,

congratulations! This is my first post on lemmy!

CrayonMaster,

Watch me engage with someone

CruiseTheBlues,

Watch me watch you engage with someone

BarelyTheramin,

This is all terribly engaging!

scifu,

Good words brother.

Mr_Smash,

Watch me engage with someone

Oh yeah? watch me engage with someone.

Newuser,

My first comment Hello world!

SteelBeard,
@SteelBeard@lemmy.world avatar

Hello Fellow Human

Oteron,

Good job, you magnificent non-lurker!

FlimFlam,

I have no idea what I'm doing

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