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Do you think Lemmy is going to cover niche topics like this someday? (va.media.tumblr.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kratoz29@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I swear I'm not trying to promote Reddit, I'm a refugee as many of us here, I just saw this video linked on r/Save3rdPartyApps and it amaze me that many people used Reddit for niche stuff.

So far Lemmy has been great for me, it really scratches the Reddit itch, using Thunder, Voyager, Jerboa and Connect for Lemmy has been a godsend for this site to me (yeah I cycle them all lol) but it is hard for me finding "less popular content".

I know we are not supposed to lurk to keep improving this site it is hard to stop lurking ngl, I am trying to be more active as many of us do.

Some weeks ago Lemmy wasn't even a shadow of what it is today, but I wonder if it is gonna get as big to cover those niches that people like.

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[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It will take time. It took Reddit 16 years to get 500 million active users. But Reddit is crap compared to how I remember it back then (2007-2009). I have the utmost confidence that Lemmy will cover niche topics.

[-] turddle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah it’ll take time and trying to force it won’t work. What people tend to forget is that Reddit started out small with no user-made communities.

The first few subs were kinda generic but concentrated users in one place and bolstered discussion.

What I see a lot of here is people trying to recreate modern Reddit but without allowing for the growth that got them there. Resulting in lots of empty communities and overall a lack of interaction since users are spread apart.

It’s like when DC tried to copy what Marvel was doing without building up their cinematic universe. They jumped straight to that Justice league movie and we all saw how that went.

[-] Ktheone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit pre-digg invasion was the best. After Digg a lot of bad actors got involved and gave reddit the bad reputation it has today.

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