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Do you guys think this is the start of something bigger? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by Eclipciz to c/[email protected]

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I’ve been using Lemmy and learning the ropes of the Fediverse and I’m really impressed - especially using wefwef which has replicated my Apollo experience very well.

There are posts and everything, just a lack of comments to read for hours on end is the only issue I have, but I believe that with more users this really could be the replacement.

Are you guys thinking the same thing? Is there evidence yet that Reddit is slowly failing and power users are migrating?

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[–] GutterPunch 1 points 1 year ago

Lemmy adoption will help grow federation. Lemmy is fairly easy to conceptualize as an end-user, and aside from the bleeding-edge UI/backend bugs, it is easy to use. Common users are unlikely to prefer federation due to attachment to existing communities in non-federated social media, and the 1-more-step required to properly understand instances to get the most out of Lemmy. If certain Lemmy instances hold the majority of the weight of accounts and communities, it will lead to emergent centralization towards specific instances which isn't good for federation. Persuading people who are used to centralized design not to immediately register for the largest Lemmy instance will be a long-standing conundrum for spreading out federation.

[–] SMT42 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly i don't think Lemmy will ever match what Reddit is now, but i think it'll still be a strong niche alternative

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Other than the lack of an endless archive of content to browse, so far I've been loving Lemmy and everything else the entire Fediverse has to offer. I really do think this migration from Reddit provides a decent chance for the Fediverse and Lemmy/KBin to take off.

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