• Scaldart@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To be perfectly honest, Lemmy has had staggering growth regardless of the lack of media attention. And I’m not entirely certain that’s a bad thing.

    Look at my home instance of lemmy.world, for example. When I joined pre-blackout, we had around 800 members. Now, two server upgrades later, we’re at nearly 18,000. If only a fraction of those newcomers stay, it’s still enough to jumpstart organic growth, even if it’s slow. And it gives us time to really develop.

    Maybe that’s a glass-half-full outlook, but I’m optimistic.

    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Reddit often felt fragile to me. Like we have all the goods in the same basket and it’s just a matter of time before something bad happens. I’ve been here about 24 hours now and it’s starting to grow on me. Really hoping that we reach critical mass and I can truly ditch reddit.