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we need more users (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I've been one of the people saying "we don't need more users. we need quality over quantity" and i was wrong.

the way it's going, lemmy needs active users who post content sothat the network stays relevant. networks like the fediverse benefit from network effects and that means that if we have more users, that improves the value and quality of the fediverse overall.

So please, everyone, when you can, make advertisement for the fediverse in your personal area. Go talk to friends, make attractive stickers and put them everywhere, stuff like that. We would all benefit from it.

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fediverse is a leftist nest. Most people bounce away

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

I have faith in the EU's opensource policy. Things will change. We're in no rush.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the big dip in 2024, oct might have something to do with people going back to reddit and other social media trump news?

[–] cyan_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd argue the opposite, Lemmy was in a decay and Trump and the go European movement prompted a new influx of users to Lemmy. External events didn't cause the dip, but the recovery.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

actually i was going to add, that was when reddit started to purge people, all the way back after election, it was pretty clear when reddit became mysteriously quiet for a long period of time.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

@gandalf-der-12te. Trying to interpret your post.

Do you have any comparable data, from other other apps? stuff like engagement %, daily, monthly users and such?

Also also we we could aim for both more quality and quantity. Why not? Trashy people can always join Trashy instance, or whoever and whenever. That's imo what's Lemmy is all about. A hook in every nook?

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 2 days ago

Focusing on quality does not discourage quantity. On the contrary, the phrase "quality over quantity" is intended to imply that the best way to improve quantity is to improve quality.

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[–] TangledHyphae@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This site is seemingly for hardcore left-leaning people. Center and right wing are censored, banned, without violating rules, just like reddit mods. So it's no wonder people are leaving.

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[–] Jimm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I think you're right

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why does the y axis not start at 0?

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[–] yoz@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Good things never last.

Also , People are the problem. They will move again in masses when AI companies fks their reputation online like the recent Grok fiasco

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A lot of those 'users' are bots or paid shills too.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I doubt the latter - we are too small - but many are definitely alts for sure. Lemmy's lack of federation for moderator reports (either coming soon or only came recently I forget which) made that necessary.

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

Lemmy is more stable than what that graph makes it out. I'm not sure how easy it is to track fediverse since instances can pop up at any moment then grow or even the domain can change for an instance

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