…how many of you will stay? Personally, I wiped my Reddit history and deleted my account, so I’m definitely here to stay. I can see, however, that a number of people see Lemmy more as a distraction until the blackout is over. I wonder what that number would be.
There wasn’t much to Reddit when it first started. Users built it over the years, including myself. I’d love to see Lemmy do the same, but it’ll take work and commitment. Should it happen to become as large, I do wonder if it will eventually face the same woes as Reddit.
It shouldn’t, provided people don’t just pile into single instances and spread themselves out.
Also Support your local instance provider… ask them if they have a patron or something you can donate to. These servers aren’t cheap to run, and the more people and on an instance, the more money it takes to keep up on the upkeep.
In the end due to the lack of ads, someone must front the costs, and with no angel investors (I mean I don’t want angel investors all over my fediverse, do you?) it’s gotta be us.