Similar to Mastodon's spikes last year, it seems. Anyways, there is data to think about. Source
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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Well I'm here and I like it. So there.
Lemmy feels, some days, like its bots all the way down. Just reddit repost bots everywhere.
I feel like this was a lot of lemm.ee for a while, which is why sunarus is clamping down on that.
Lots of other communities out there though!
It's because Reddit is still alive and well and Lemmy just doesn't offer enough to be a serious alternative (yet)
This is how the Digg to Reddit migrations worked. Initial wave wasn't a death blow but things will keep maturing on Lemmy. By the time Spez upsets people again on Reddit, we will likely see another big wave - hopefully moderating tools are improved enough by then.
Digg and Reddit were roughly equivalent platforms, it wasn't a David and Goliath situation. Killing reddit will be a long hard road, but have we considered there are lots of people (maybe even most of them) that we would prefer that they stay on reddit?
The renaming of Twitter to X would lose popularity because the domain is already blocked in key countries. X has become a free-for-all wasteland that is already tainted with bigotry and violence.
I'm very interested to see where it settles. It should give in indication of what percentage of people are able/willing to use lemmy in it's current state.
The fediverse is such a cool project but it can be pretty rough from a usability standpoint.
Also, this graph does not take into account kbin which is essentially the same kind of software as lemmy but tracked seperately. Better data can be found here: https://fedidb.org/current-events/threadiverse
Also, instance hopping and users registering on multiple instances before picking only one/being active on only once may be an explanation.
Also worth noting is Lemmy only counts posts/comments as "active users". Lurkers who only read and up/downvote aren't counted.
I think this is the biggest factor. Most people only lurk. How many people signed up and only lurk?
At least 2.
quality over quantity: trash users can find their way out
I will admit, I was hard into Lemmy at first, but then gradually slipped back into the Reddit habit. This is my first visit to the site in a few weeks.
The number of users are just stabilising. This is expected after a sudden spike in users.
How much is Threads down in DAU?
Their daily active users declined by 82 percent from its peak https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/threads-user-base-has-plummeted-more-than-80-metas-app-ended-july-with-just-8-million-daily-active-users-/articleshow/102435552.cms
I'm not too worried. Graphs dont only go up. :)
Graps are delicious and I love the wins they make.
:) I erased any evidence of any misspelling that may or may not have taken place here tonight.