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What's happens if, like mastodon and matrix, 99% of ppl only use the handful of the biggest Lemmy servers? (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago by ThePhoenixFire@lemmy.perthchat.org to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/302114

let's address the possibility that like mastodon/matrix 99% of ppl will flock to the biggest handful of servers

What is the real value of decentralization given that? Outside of like political unrest.

And what role do small servers really do in that landscape? Obv "novelty" servers like midov cater to the like lolicon enthusiasts and I'm sure there are a few other servers dedicated to illegal things. Regional severs are quite compatible with various nationalists/patriots

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[–] aceospos@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I think it's almost inevitable that users in their initial migration will troop to the more visible aka biggest instances. In time it should level off and people join a handful of the bigger federating instances

[–] branchial@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Why would it level off? The bigger instances will always be more visible and therefore generate more users and content right? Why would that change?

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There were some suggestions to change the order of instances on join-lemmy.org so that smaller instances are shown near the top. So that could help to spread out users better.

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Perhaps a couple of random instances can be picked out every day/week to be featured?

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

That could work but it would have to be coordinated with the admins of those instances.

[–] andrew@radiation.party 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Might be helpful to new users to curate a short list of "good" instances (semi-popular, good history of availability, open enrollment) and show them in a periodically-shuffled order as "recommended" or "popular" instances.

That, along with some github issue ideas I've seen relating to helping users get subscribed to places here, would probably help simplify the experience.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are already recommended instances at the top, we just need to update them. I will make a post about that tomorrow.

[–] andrew@radiation.party 1 points 2 years ago

Aha, sorry for spinning your wheels there! Sure enough.

[–] HawkXero@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

This is exactly the thought I had. Add some randomness into what shown it will definitely help I'd think.

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