You know how on reddit people comment to tell you to google, argue, etc. Here they just answer the question or move on, it’s wonderful.
Comment on Looks like Lemmy is climbing up to the 2023 exodus days numbers again
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 2 months ago
what you mean all around the GLOBE there are only 47k active users? How does it compare to Reddit? I am an ex redditor. Banned for a comment in unpopular opinion sub lol
Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 2 months ago
Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 2 months ago
Like, they’ll answer everything but your question, tell you how you’re wrong and should do something else entirely, here they read your question all the way and actually answer it
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah i know what you mean. I never thought about it. Thanks. I am fairly new on lemmy. I sure do miss more memes on reddit but damn you are right.
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Well, in your case, even if Reddit has 8 billions users, you still wouldn’t be able to access it, so why worry?
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I can access, I believe I can create another account. I just feel like lemmy is more like me people
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Users are more active as the platform is smaller, interactions are more engaging
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 2 months ago
So in reddit not engaging? What users do there then?
Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 2 months ago
Suprisingly better for actual conversation, reddit would be like screaming into a void sometimes, any topic you’re interested in if it doesn’t already have a community, make one from a popular general purpose instance and start posting, people will reply and see it, and it’ll potentially hit the front page equivalent letting more eyes see it. Reddit was no longer showing me interesting niches, I had to already know about it to find a sub and get it on my feed, so many interesting subs I only learned about because I got into the hobby outside of reddit have more potential to be visible on the main feed here. Reddit algorithm right now is a roller coaster, this feels more like reading a newsletter, old reddit.
blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I don’t know how many users reddit has, but it is a lot more than lemmy. Lemmy is quite small in terms of number of users.
But I think focusing on relative numbers of users is a mistake. Forty thousand people is still a lot of people. And we can see that it is enough people to create a vibrant community with a steady stream of good content and conversations. So the fact that it is small compared to other social media is not really relevant, in my opinion. Having a thousand times more users doesn’t make things a thousand times better - that’s for sure.
(That said, I do think its worth noting if the number of users is going up or down… because if there was a significant downward trend, that would be a bad sign.)
ClockworkN@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well there’s still more niche topics that are hard to sustain a community for on Lemmy due to the lack of population. I’d like to see that grow. Hopefully in time.