I joined during the first Reddit exodus, and it seemed like for ages the amount of Lemmy content was generally increasing (sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly, but overall increasing). Now it seems that when I sort by New, I get through everything since my last visit much more quickly than I used to. Is that my imagination, or is the activity declining?

  • AstralPath@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    When I run out of stuff to see on Lemmy, I touch grass. Simple as.

    I feel way more in control of my online experience when endless scrolling isn’t possible.

    • rglullis@communick.newsEnglish
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      2 days ago

      This might seem like a clever way to say “sour grapes” to me. Saying that “little content is good because it avoids endless scrolling” is as weird as saying “living in the desert is good because it helps me control my diet”.

      To address the point: activity seems very much slowed down, and we have two years since the Reddit “exodus” and very little progress to show. We are yet to convert any significant significant community, most people just accepted the status quo and you can bet that the few active people around here still rely on Reddit to find content and repost here.

      Aside from this meta-discussion about Lemmy and the Fediverse, there is basically no native group or community emerging.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Thank you, I had been looking for actual data and couldn’t find it. You’re right, does not seem to be declining.

      I wonder if there an increasing percentage of bot posts, since I have prolific bot accounts blocked.

      I wonder what’s up with that number of servers decline.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I wonder what’s up with that number of servers decline.

        Consolidation? Which is fine to that extent.

        I’d wager many experimented with hosting a younger Lemmy, and hosts who couldn’t sustain it got shaken out over time.

        I wouldn’t assume the rise in posts/comments is all bots, either. I don’t have anyone blocked, and it doesn’t feel overrun to me.