SamboTFeb 13, 2025

Where do we really stand on supporting reddit migration? We want to get people off corporate social media right?

https://lemmy.world/post/25534306

Where do we really stand on supporting reddit migration? We want to get people off corporate social media right? - Lemmy.World

Whenever barrier to entry is discussed for lemmy, and reducing confusion for different servers is brought up, all of the isolationist comments come out of the woodwork. Apparently redditors who are too dumb to register should stay on reddit? We have a platform that seems to be working and slowly growing. Shouldnt we want good defaults in place to give the best possible experience with minimal user effort?

Show threadhendrikFeb 13, 2025

What I've seen many times is people stating the opinion that we don't need to grow. We're not some big commercial platform and we don't need to satisfy some investors. Growth will come naturally. Or it won't.

My opinion is, judging by the numbers... We aren't growing for quite some time now, so Lemmy will most likely stay what it is. I'd love if it were a super attractive place, though. And everybody would like to join.

Show threadGrandwolf319

I think we were growing and then the election cycle happened.

Kind of wish lemmy happened a decade earlier before all the constant rage.

Feb 13, 2025 at 9:12pmWeb
Show threadKarmmahFeb 13, 2025

A decade ago I don’t think the circumstances would have allowed lemmy to exist because reddit was still in its growing phase and it was not as commonly known and appreciated as it is today.

It would have been cool to develop lemmy like that but I think now is the right time for people to realise why lemmy should exist.

Show threadhendrikFeb 13, 2025
I don't think this is the case. Judging by the statistics, we've peaked in 2023 and we've been on the decline since. And now we've pretty much homed in somewhere between 40k and 50k active users. But that's way too early to be connected to the election cycle.