As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The entire point of c/piracy is sharing freedom. Why would you not talk to people about Linux? (plus the torrenting tools are just so much more efficient there...)

[–] swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It’s a joke on how off putting the computer nerds can be here to normies.

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, they're normies... anything that's not just a one-step process buttoned as "App" is going to give them "off putting vibe".

[–] swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago

And this is why lemmy can feel unwelcoming lol