It's mostly bots, but so is Reddit. The real question is, how many of these are active participants and contributors who'll generate content and start communities?

[–] setsneedtofeed 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ve been posting like a madman. I hope to kickstart some activity. If this place looks halfway attractive on July 1st, it should bring in enough new posters from 3PA to make more communities self sustaining.

I had to leave behind a few communities that were small even on reddit, and hope to rebuild them better here.

[–] Dark_Blade 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, having enough activity is the only way we can make this place a viable Reddit alternative. That, and good third-party apps for a better mobile experience than Reddit. That alone could give the platform a serious edge, especially since 3PA users were some of the most active people on Reddit.

[–] Ketchup 3 points 1 year ago

I’m feeling more convinced this is the way to proceed here. Even if just for the next few months. If quality and numbers improve maybe we can ease off. However, for now, I’ll make it a point to be more chatty, and support quality content (especially what’s originating here). I will not just lurk like I did when I was a member of Spez’s turd world.

[–] self_comprehensive 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I came here four days ago and I've been commenting and voting on everything I see. I haven't made any new posts but I've been pretty active otherwise.

[–] Dark_Blade 1 points 1 year ago

Super important to make this place a viable alternative, rather than just another graveyard.

[–] Ketchup 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m not a bot, I used to post on Reddit only occasionally, (I was more of a lurker) and I only accessed it through the Apollo app. I strongly believe in the concept of decentralized platforms, and Apollo made Reddit more user-friendly by streamlining the tools, and reducing the number of ads. I recently joined Lemmy a few days ago and I already feel a surge of energy from enthusiastic migrant users like myself. If I thought my increased involvement here would contribute to meaningful discussions within the community, I will try to be more engaged. I hope that the influx of reddit users, including myself, can provide the boost that Lemmy needed without overwhelming the ‘instances’ themselves.

[–] Dark_Blade 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not a bot

That's exactly what a bot would say, a-ha!

But no seriously, I hope there's enough of us here to make a meaningful difference; enough to give the internet a new 'front page'.

[–] seafootball 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

undefined> how many of these are active participants and contributors who’ll generate content and start communities?

count me in!

[–] Dark_Blade 2 points 1 year ago

Then let's work together to make the Fediverse an actual thing, and take back control from spez and his ilk!

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

I think it will be similar to reddit, where a small percentage of people produce content while the majority lurk. I used to lurk a lot on reddit, but I hope to change that here (I feel it's important to be active to help drive activity).

[–] Bazoogle 2 points 1 year ago

That's going to be any platform, really. I feel like there might be more content posters here literally for the reason of boosting it and hopefully having a competitor on equal grounds to reddit. Right now, reddit is still winning in content and features, but it obviously has been around for longer and has a massive user base. It will take time, but with enough motivation provided by the despise of spez, it's possible. I don't think it will take down reddit, but it will make reddit no longer the only option.