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From 2,997 active users across all lemmy instances at the beginning of June, the number increased to 52,797 by June 30th. Source.

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[–] baggyspandex 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh. This is kind of a weak attitude.

[–] MicroWave 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Yeah. I don’t want just tech savvy people here. I want people with non-tech hobbies like gardening and home improvement to join too.

[–] dumpsterlid 7 points 1 year ago

Without diversity we are just a bunch of assholes yelling at each other about things we all already know.

[–] baggyspandex 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the important part. I’m part of the big homebrewing (beer) community on Reddit, as well as some local subs for my home area. I don’t think a ton of those users can figure it out as easily as someone like myself.

[–] MicroWave 2 points 1 year ago

I think it'll take some time for the smaller niche communities to build up, but I want them now!

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

It doesn't really require tech savvy, just a few minutes of reading. Anyone smart enough to have something interesting to add to a conversation can figure it out easily enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

People can be smart in very different ways. I can navigate unknown and complicated webpages just fine, but am totally lost when it comes to crafts or many other areas of expertise I might not even be aware of. It all boils down to what you're used to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So do I! I tried to help a bunch of people join and they just got frustrated and threw up their arms and said it was too hard to figure out. Like...wtf was hard about it?