• Dark_Blade@lemmy.world
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    It’s mostly bots, but so is Reddit. The real question is, how many of these are active participants and contributors who’ll generate content and start communities?

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      I came here four days ago and I’ve been commenting and voting on everything I see. I haven’t made any new posts but I’ve been pretty active otherwise.

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      I think it will be similar to reddit, where a small percentage of people produce content while the majority lurk. I used to lurk a lot on reddit, but I hope to change that here (I feel it’s important to be active to help drive activity).

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        That’s going to be any platform, really. I feel like there might be more content posters here literally for the reason of boosting it and hopefully having a competitor on equal grounds to reddit. Right now, reddit is still winning in content and features, but it obviously has been around for longer and has a massive user base. It will take time, but with enough motivation provided by the despise of spez, it’s possible. I don’t think it will take down reddit, but it will make reddit no longer the only option.

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      I’m not a bot, I used to post on Reddit only occasionally, (I was more of a lurker) and I only accessed it through the Apollo app. I strongly believe in the concept of decentralized platforms, and Apollo made Reddit more user-friendly by streamlining the tools, and reducing the number of ads. I recently joined Lemmy a few days ago and I already feel a surge of energy from enthusiastic migrant users like myself. If I thought my increased involvement here would contribute to meaningful discussions within the community, I will try to be more engaged. I hope that the influx of reddit users, including myself, can provide the boost that Lemmy needed without overwhelming the ‘instances’ themselves.

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        I’m not a bot

        That’s exactly what a bot would say, a-ha!

        But no seriously, I hope there’s enough of us here to make a meaningful difference; enough to give the internet a new ‘front page’.

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      I’ve been posting like a madman. I hope to kickstart some activity. If this place looks halfway attractive on July 1st, it should bring in enough new posters from 3PA to make more communities self sustaining.

      I had to leave behind a few communities that were small even on reddit, and hope to rebuild them better here.

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        Yeah, having enough activity is the only way we can make this place a viable Reddit alternative. That, and good third-party apps for a better mobile experience than Reddit. That alone could give the platform a serious edge, especially since 3PA users were some of the most active people on Reddit.

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      undefined> how many of these are active participants and contributors who’ll generate content and start communities?

      count me in!

      • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world
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        Then let’s work together to make the Fediverse an actual thing, and take back control from spez and his ilk!