this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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Lemmy.world grew from around 51000 total users the moment 3rd party reddit apps started to shut down on June 30 to 71000 total users at the time of this post (July 1). That's a 40% growth in about 12 hours!

Welcome new reddit expats!

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[–] rubythulhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

It’s so wonderful that Reddit, by making a decision that benefits no user/mod/sub, and actively harms users/mods/subs, all in the name of corporate greed, gave Lemmy the boost it needed to become a viable alternative to Reddit.

Thank you, Spez. We couldn’t have done this without you.

[–] murk02@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First comment for me! 11 years on Reddit, never talked much but lurked a lot. I can’t use their official app so I’m here now and looking forward to see the community grow!

[–] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I mostly lurked on Reddit too but I've been trying to engage with this place as much as possible in order to help it grow.

[–] amanaftermidnight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We definitely felt the ship groaning through all this. Thankfully the Ruud-er skillfully navigated through this, and the software update on top.

Anyways, welcome to Lemmy 17!

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm so glad the auto refresh bug on the main page is finally gone after the software update.

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would it be too dramatic to say it's changed my life?

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

It made me whole again

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it was REALLY weird bug!

[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] Calzoner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, its already a good amount of content. People reply, people upvote, people post interesting articles. Its filling the void for me already.

[–] PoppinKREAM@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I love exploring all the communities. It's been a fun ride so far and a super positive experience!

[–] Adori@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both twitter, and reddit (maybe twitch and youtube) going to shit is perfect timing

[–] ThatGuyFromWork@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am one of those people who migrated as I grew up with an internet that was full of small communities and interesting content uncontrolled by greedy corporations. When I found Reddit back in 2012, I thought it was amazing and going to be a bastion of information for a modern internet. Well, now we know that wasn't the case thanks to chasing the almighty dollar. Hopefully this is the point in time where we can steer this ship around and bring the control back to the users.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I share your opinion. I'm optimistic about the migrations away from twitter, reddit, and facebook. This is a great opportunity for the improvement and democratization of social networks. The more that people move to open source platforms and the more that people demand control of their data, the better!

[–] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know its only one data point, but I just logged on to see how many people were online in a sub i used to frequent and it was down 30-50%, the lowest numbers i've seen all year.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Well I’m new here so there’s one more data point. I figure if this thing doesn’t bug out, continues to function and servers can handle growth, it’s got no reason to shrink.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm curious to check stuff like that, but I'm refusing. Just checking it counts as traffic, and I don't want them to mistake my morbid curiosity for me still using it.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We're counting today as the first day?

*Happy Canada Day.

[–] janado@lemmy.pt 1 points 1 year ago

We gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers.

[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] Titan710@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad to be here and be a part of the community! It's unfortunate Reddit is going the way of Digg, but definitely looking forward to watching Lemmy grow and develop.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

Another one from the Digg to Reddit migration!

[–] ilovetvshows@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope I am not missing anything if I joined using lemmy.ml.

[–] gk99@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No, federation means we all see the same content regardless of which site we sign up on with the exception of sites that yours may block.

But be wary that lemmy.ml is a tankie instance and the ".ml" stands for Marxism-Leninism. I generally avoid lemmy.ml communities so I don't get banned for saying "the uyghur genocide is a real thing" or anything.

[–] HetchKay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What app are you guys using for Lemmy now ? I'm on Jerboa . I find it laggy while scrolling. What's a better alternative?

[–] Vendul@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago)