Dont forget to do your part by telling other people not on lemmy to try it. Its content has improved a lot so ask them to try it again if they didnt find communities they liked before. It will help the continued growth :)
Don’t just ask them to try it. Don’t ask them to research or try to understand. Just give them a link to one of the major Instances, preferably yours, and let them poke around. Give some tips if you want, maybe some subs they can sub to.
Don’t overwhelm normies with passion or knowledge though, they don’t care enough. It’s about using it and figuring it out as you go, for most people. So, just grease that process for them, that’s really the best you can do. Answer questions, give tailored recommendations, stuff like that.
Another hot tip: don’t refer to people as “normies.”
It’s fine for now, works for a large segment of the current population, and there isn’t a particularly good alternative. But yes, not calling normies normies to their face is a good idea.
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Yes, but “normies” seems too pejorative imo, although I agree there really isn’t a good alternative to it.
Laymen.
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And don’t just link to your instance’s homepage. Link them to content. Show them something they might want to take part in.
For the folks I know, I’d have to give them a list of accounts and communities to block. I’m older, but tech savvy, as are most of my friends. They’d come here and see giant amounts of memes from several different communities, and a role bunch of Reddit posts copied by bot accounts with no comments, and they’d say “no thanks.”
The fediverse and lemmy is installed collectively, it’s a matter of time. We need to make refresh it everywhere so it moves around.
Good advice!
Just arrived here because my fav reddit app was cut off. First verdict is: different but usable.
I’m here to stay.
The amount it has improved over the last month since I joined has been insane. It’s a lot more stable, the apps that exist are improving at an insane pace (and many many many more are being created). It’s exciting.
People are actively seeking alternatives to Reddit right now, not just because of Reddit’s draconian and short-sighted policies, but also because the quality of posts and comments has gone in the toilet lately. Also, the AI bots are becoming more and more obvious on Reddit. They have deployed an AI reply system into the comments, probably to make up for the decrease in traffic that could hurt their IPO.
I’ve referred numerous people here that want to leave the cesspool that Reddit has become. I’ve noticed a rapid shift in perception about the Fediverse. Just weeks ago, mentions of Lemmy and kbin would receive downvotes and negative comments. Now, they want to know more about alternatives.
They have deployed an AI reply system into the comments, probably to make up for the decrease in traffic that could hurt their IPO.
I don’t think it even needs to be them for it to be a huge problem. People have been automating the process of gaining karma to sell accounts for years and years, I would imagine this process is accelerating with the rise of LLMs and the bottom falling out from under all the mod tools.
I think I could have stomached the API changes and the end for Apollo/RIF. But the AMA and the reaction to the protests made me so incredibly upset and revealed how reddit gives absolutely zero fucks about its users and community. Huffman despises them. With this mindset there’s no other way but downhill for reddit.
@Xenon @GonzoVeritas this was me. I could understand the financial reason for effectively closing the API. But the disdain for their user base that Huffman and his team showed in the AMA and the handling of the protests made me realize I don’t want to be in a place I’m not wanted.
Reddit was starting to look like “Dead Internet theory” is real.
I just wish the posts in /all were a bit more varied than just the last unfunny fad.
I blocked meme, 196 and shitposting. All is clean now
All is clean now
Sorting by top 12h works best for me
The meme subs must be the largest and most active by far, so maybe the algorithm needs a little tweaking to accommodate that.
I appreciate your assumption that I have friends. I am enjoying Lemmy though.
You have friends. Hi.
If LTT just mentioned Lemmy it would double the daily users over night :D
Provided he says something nice about it.
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I didn’t realize it’s been a month since the Reddit blackout. Crazy.
My first time using the fediverse was like the first time I used Reddit: I didn’t know what things were and was super confused, but I liked the content. Funny how things came around again.
I feel like reddit was way less confusing than this shit, but honestly I’m here for the ride if I can hang on. I’ve done my part and invited those I know who use(d) reddit.
It is confusing at least initially and that is going to be a drawback for some. The key will be app development with seamless switching of instances and or being signed into more than one instance at a time. So far Connect, Liftoff and Voyager are progressing greatly. Side question…the term instances, what’s up with that?
I don’t know, I found the learning curve on Reddit very weird. In so many ways, it was just a real downgrade from what I was used to, at least with respect to the actual design. But then, I think the switch to flat forum layouts (eg things like Discourse) was a huge step backwards, and having that, but also a bazillion of them in the same place, and a flat view that shuffled them all together just seemed overwhelming and impossible to navigate.
Going from that to “that, but they’re different websites again” honestly feels less confusing to me.
Nested forums are just so super to flat forums in every way, that I feel like the latter only holds on due to nostalgia.
And then we’ve got Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the likes of Pinterest, which have such backwards “dark pattern” UI elements, I feel like Lemmy isn’t actually as difficult to master as people say it is.
ikr, reddit was only confusing when it had the old UI but after the new UI got introduced the popularity skyrocketed. For me at least, the learning curve just wasn’t as steep on reddit.
Off-topic. Your visible username is wild.
That’s weird. For me I only see my real username.
hunter2?
Is that dip a couple days ago from when everyone was posting garbage old memes, immediately turning off new potential users?
Honestly it was likely from the technical issues. There’s been countless timeouts and problems with comments loading. I’m sure that drove some folks away.
I feel like it would be a bot purge or lemmy.world and several other instances being down from the hacking.
My thoughts were a bot purge
I only come here now.
I am hesitant to invite everyone since I am overly excited about this platform and I don’t want to sound too fanboy-ey. Also everyone I talk to kinda rolls their eyes when I lightly mention it.
Plus the content just isn’t there to entice the Reddit-lovers yet. Like, my girlfriend loves all things Bravo channel and Lemmy seems to be seriously lacking the behind the scenes Bravo gossip.
Honestly people who want to be here should. I’m not going to convince anyone.
It will take a couple years in my experience. I stopped using WhatsApp except for business related transactions and told everyone I use Telegram. People at first didn’t get the app but eventually of they wanted to contact me would install it. And then they started using it with their friends because it’s a better app. Lemmy nice communities will take time but the model is so much more sustainable.
Someday, I’m going to have a girl friend, as strong and physically intimidating as my hamster, Jean Philiep. Until then, I guess I’ll invite friends @_@
I tried with the ones I know matter about privacy and freedom and stuff. But I can count them with one hand. And even so none joined. I know that’s is a lot already, but I know also this is a mater of time and social change. We need to promote positive aspects of fediverse not just going agains something. We need to leave conflicts behind . People have their own shit on their lives and having to think going on shit on internet too is like… come on…
Almost quadruped in a month? Damn.
That rate of gain obviously isn’t sustainable, but I just hope the increasing trend stays
Lemmy still hanging strong huh? I figured after the 3rd party death at Reddit numbers would drastically fall! Keep advertising Lemmy to your friends!
