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It’s going to take years, but Lemmy will kill Reddit. People like authenticity. Reddit will lose authenticity as it antagonizes its user base through its monetization efforts.
A core group of people who value that authenticity above all else migrated after Reddit betrayed its values this past summer. They will be the early adopters of this brand new community. It’s happened before on the internet. People hate bullshit. They want to connect with real people that have good intentions and are good faith contributors, free of the influence of investors trying to monetize those relationships.
My bar isn't set too high to beat Reddit.
I'd be perfectly happy if we have small but thriving communities spread throughout the fediverse on a diverse set of niche topics.
We're in a good place for memes, star trek, and general discussion, niche content still has ways to go.
But to those people that are trying and posting to niche communities, I see you and I appreciate you!
I just want more diversity of communities. That needs more diversity of users, and that needs scale.
Yeah every time Reddit pulls some shitty stunt, we get a new influx of angry people demanding algorithms, whining about federation being too complicated and picking fights.
It's like the bar just closed and everybody's going to 7-Eleven to be mad about it.
We need more activity in local communities too. Even big cities seem lacking in content.
I like the way you think.