Lemmy world was growing at a decent pace leading up to July 1st, then had a big influx following the API deadline. However the last week in particular has seen a decline.
Engagement still appears to be the same, although a little lower than the start of the month. A few of the other instances i have been checking follow a similar pattern.
Do you think we will continue growing at a steady pace, or do we need another big trigger to get users to migrate? For Mastodon, it seems there’s a big trigger every other week to drive users away from Twitter, but with Reddit, the revolt seems to have quietened down considerably.
Things take time, progress ebbs and flows. I think there’s a critical mass of good content and interesting people here and over time people will use it more. Just keep participating and ignoring the corporate sites.
For example, the friends that started using Reddit because of me are still on Reddit, but I’m pretty sure they’ll find their way here. Change isn’t something that everyone jumps on.