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Lemmy's active users are up again for the first time since the exodus (lemmy.ml)
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[–] TheFriendlyArtificer@beehaw.org 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I still go to Reddit for American politics, my cities sub, and /r/nfl.

But I haven't made a single comment and treat it more as a news aggregator than a proper community. And even that is happening less and less as I get more comfortable with the pacing of the community here.

On Reddit you can make a clever comment at the right time and get thousands of upvotes and sidebar conversations. It's great for a shot of that sweet, sweet dopamine.

On Lemmy, I rarely get more than 5-10 upvotes, but the conversations are meaningful and nuanced.

People are realizing that Lemmy is not a 1:1 drop-in replacement and are adjusting their expectations and behavior accordingly. Hopefully we'll hit a critical mass soon.