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how can we make Lemmy as popular as Reddit (feddit.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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If at all possible, lol

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[โ€“] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would we want it to be? More people is what ruins websites. A big part of why reddit sucks is the large number of idiots.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Because there are not enough niche communities on Lemmy. For example as a queen fan, lemmy has no queen community but the r/queen community is thriving with many posts going up every day.

    Also lemmy is currently very underfunded and the only way to really help that is by having more people.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    At one point reddit also had no queen community. Someone created it and built it into what it is now. You can do the same here, that's kinda the point.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

    You might be right, but this would only work to an extent. You also need enough people who are interested in in that niche community, you can't just put a ton of effort into creating a community and sharing it around and expect it to become popular.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Reddit is a for profit website owned by rightwing idiots pretending to be a community space rather than a volunteer effort to help rich reddit chuds train their AI crap.. so the problem isn't inherently about the popularity here.

    Regardless though, I want more people here based on the principle that when good things happen to me it is better if they happen to others and I should endeavor to destroy any barrier to seeing a fluid relationship between my wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around me.

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