• smokinjoecalculus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 years ago

    I love being a part of stuff like this.

    It took reddit years and years to get to what it is today (well … a week ago), and I’m excited to be a part of something like that again.

    • DVD@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      It’s all of our jobs to build this place up to what Reddit used to be. Definitely attainable. My only concern is that the more technical part of Lemmy (federated and what not) will shrink the site’s critical mass and thus prevent it from being a major player on the internet.

      But then again, that excuse was heard back when the current status quo of websites were taking off.

      • ElectricCattleman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        I think it needs a critical mass to keep enough content flowing, but being a major player on the Internet isn’t as desirable as it once was. A few million active users would be plenty. Once you get to Reddits size, undesirables are attracted… Companies want to advertise, governments take notice, news companies comment about everyday BS, and “investors” want to buy it and find ways to monetizing.

        • DVD@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Good point. Once a website is too noticeable, it is much more scrutinized. This has been seen countless times and its much harder to have the free flow of information when everyone is in on it. Then again though, that’s why there are hundreds of instances, you can drop ship in the mainstream one and take a quieter approach.

        • Wolf Link 🐺@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Don’t forget scammers. The sub I was a regular in had 900k+ members and there were scam bots trying to farm karma with reposts, selling fake merch with stolen art etc. constantly, sometimes multiple at once. That basically never happened to the smaller subs I regularily visited, as they apparently weren’t “interesting” enough for those people. …and I have the feeling that this issue will get only worse with the planned reddit changes and whatnot, but that’s no longer my concern.

        • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Crypto is sullied by the profit motive, which Lemmy lacks; I have high hopes for the fediverse

        • Zetaphor@zemmy.ccEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, it’s still a niche interest and carries a lot of negative stigma, much of which is rightly deserved

    • c2h6@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 years ago

      Most importantly, contribute to the discussion and start discussion threads!!

      If everyone sits around watching the party, refugees are gonna come, take a look around, see all the “yeah we beat reddit” posts and nothing else, get bored and leave.