As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Nobody is forcing you but you should really consider investing 20 minutes in learning how lemmy is different. You may think it's not that serious but look at where popular centralized platforms are heading to, now that bad actors are taking full control the problem cannot be ignored

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I see your argument and I am playing in the same field, but in reality you will scare average users away with that kind of stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm simply suggesting new comers to learn how this place works. If people get scared over how a software works it's even more evidence that we need to help them understand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But they don't want to? What next?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It's not much work and it's a good investment it's also not as bad as you may think because there's plenty of enjoyment in learning and understanding stuff

[–] knexcar 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If I had to read a 20 minute post just to doomscroll Elon and Linux, I’d just stick to Reddit. Whatever nefarious stuff they’re doing isn’t more valuable than 20 minutes of my real world time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Whatever nefarious stuff they’re doing isn’t more valuable than 20 minutes of my real world time.

I'm not sure if you are trolling. 20 minutes is a random number we pick up it probably take even less and 20 minutes is not really much time, we waste more time doing more useless things

[–] knexcar 0 points 4 days ago

I’m not. As someone who never used third party Reddit apps, and doesn’t really care that they show ads or aggregate my data for AI or that they went public, feeling obligated to read technical information is another unnecessary hurdle. It might not be much for something you care about, but if you e.g. use Reddit/Lemmy on the bus or at work and just want a way to unwind or procrastinate, it’s 10-20 more minutes than whatever you’re already using (probably more if you’re zoning out and not mentally engaged). I feel like there are a lot of people like me who aren’t passionate about Lemmy but just want a place for memes/info/piracy.