IIRC the March peak was another case in which Reddit did something stupid... So yeah, I agree that we can't just rely on that, at some point they're going to make it impossible to advertise the fediverse there.
Sergio
joined 2 months ago
OMG that sounds like a Bell Curve meme. Here you go:
Create more active communities NOT centered around politics or Linux. I swear there’s more things to talk about
Hey! We also have memes!
But yeah, I what I do is subscribe to every non-politics and non-tech community I can find and read through those first, then when I run out I just read "all".
This time last year there was around 38k active users.
I think this kind of slow growth is fine. We just need enough influx to replace people who naturally leave, and maybe a bit more. We don't have any CEOs or stockholders demanding exponential growth.
Those are all good ideas. One comment:
I also think the UI has to be shiny to attract normal people.
What I like about Lemmy is that it has a lower percentage of those "normal people"...
It's a pedestrian's fault. ~/s~
I was raised in repressive states in Latin America, and I had a lot of anxiety and depression that I thought was just normal until I came to college in the US.
Everyone is different, but I think I could have benefitted from the following advice: Defend yourself like a boxer against the ropes. Build up your strength and look for your moment. Always have a plan.
Unironically these are amazingly cool. Imagine an entire house built in this style.
!bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world
I’m torn because I want to tell him to leave me alone, that I don’t care about his life, but considering the ‘offense’ this seems too much and knowing me I’d immediately regret it and feel bad about it.
Imagine someone has a huge booger hanging out of their nose. It might be embarassing that you point it out to them, but it's a lot more embarassing if they walk around with the booger hanging there. It's the same with this. If you're polite but direct, there's nothing to feel bad about, you're helping the guy learn where the line is.
I do martial arts. A couple months ago during a fight I got hit in the forehead and it made a little cut -- not too big or painful, but it bled like crazy. I applied direct pressure until the bleeding stopped then went to the changing room to clean up.
When I looked in the mirror I had blood all over my chest and I looked metal/punk as fuck. That was the best thing to happen to me all year.