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Is Lemmy actually growing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Per the title, is Lemmy actually growing, or will it stagnate and fade into obscurity like many other similar discussion boards?

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[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I would prefer if it grew because so many communities are dead. It seems that only political and shitposting instances have constant activity.

For me it’s still not a real Reddit alternative. Which sucks because I’m permabanned from Reddit.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lemmy is slowly accumulating mass - I’d really love it if we gained a number of strong niche communities, but didn’t turn into a reddit due to mass influx.

[–] tofuwabohu@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago

I think the best thing of reddit is them having so many actually active niche subreddits. Many people saying Lemmy doesn't need to grow don't seem to care much about that which surprises me a bit.

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Which communities are you into?

I like the political aspect of lemmy tho. Much more civil and decent, especially disallowing the usage of slurs. The major benefit with that it avoids the discussion being derailed into personal attacks and ultimately people forgetting about what the topic was.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Make a new account ?

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Doesnt work. They ban your ip, MAC address, email, everything. They even have a tool that flags people that may be doing ban evasion based on behavior and communities that are joined by said account. You could get around it but it’s way too much effort just to use reddit.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They can't ban a MAC address. They don't have any way to find it.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Ah well I’m just parroting what I’ve read. I’m only superficially familiar with most tech stuff. I do know that the ban at least applies to the device, email and ip address for sure.