Yeah, I'm not buying Reddit's statistics. 90%+ of mod actions on desktop web and official app? I can see plenty of use for old Reddit, but they have locked quite a few mod actions behind the new interface recently. Likewise the more and more spez feels the need to mention that there was no real consequence from the blackout makes me question the validity of that statement. We're all aware what a lying jackass he is.

I'm sure that the majority of people will continue to use Reddit regardless. I'm just not sure that the majority is as major as they are presenting it to be.

To be perfectly honest, Lemmy has had staggering growth regardless of the lack of media attention. And I'm not entirely certain that's a bad thing.

Look at my home instance of lemmy.world, for example. When I joined pre-blackout, we had around 800 members. Now, two server upgrades later, we're at nearly 18,000. If only a fraction of those newcomers stay, it's still enough to jumpstart organic growth, even if it's slow. And it gives us time to really develop.

Maybe that's a glass-half-full outlook, but I'm optimistic.

I didn't notice it until recently, but I whole-heartedly believe that Reddit was bad for my health.

There's also a Twitch stream linked at the top of the page. Join us in sitting around, watching, and chatting as the proverbial shit hits the fan!

I don't know. My best bet is that it's a happy coincidence for them. It's probably just an actual accidental outage, but it can be spun in a few different ways. Given their push for an IPO, I wouldn't be surprised if this is an excuse for lower traffic numbers. "Hey, look, these guys all went to protest but there was an outage. Nothing correlates the numbers. Now that we're back up on XYZ date, everything is returning to normal! It was no big deal!"

If it actually turns out to be something more nefarious, I can't say I'd be surprised, but I sincerely hope that isn't the case.

Just hopping into the chain to say that I appreciate you and all of your hard work! This place—Lemmy in general, but specifically this instance—has been so welcoming and uplifting. Thank you!

I think u/spez on reddit has done a phenomenal job helping to increase Lemmy's appeal as of late. Maybe someone should give him a job?

Is it just me, or is 31 inches over two decades an incredibly frightening number?

I'm one of those people. I hate Edge. Like, with a disproportionate amount of vitriol.

But it actually doesn't have anything to do with its functionality (though I'm not thrilled with the privacy concern OP linked), but rather the fact that I get bombarded with "IT'S BETTER IN EDGE! MAKE EDGE YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!." It's the most asinine, annoying bullshit.

In all fairness, I did finally figure out how to make it stop. It's just ridiculous that I have to go through all of that every time I'm on a new PC. Let me browse the way I want to, damnit.

This gave me a good chuckle. Lol. But I'm part of the problem. The only "new Trek" that I look forward to and enjoy anymore is LD and SNW, but I still think it's absurd to pull Prodigy from Paramount+ when they have all other Trek.

I wasn't especially a fan of Prodigy, but I know people who were. And, let's be honest, it's still better than Disco or Picard.

I guess I could see how this is infuriating to some without foresight, but when the event was expected from the very beginning I fail to understand how it would incite those feelings.

Reddit was always going to do this.

I've seen several going indefinite, a few going a week or so, and the vast majority only committing to 48 hours. Even then, though, many of those are open to extending it.

I suppose we shall see.

The number of times I accidentally wasted three or four hours reading hundreds and hundreds of comments is way higher than I'd care to admit.

You are heard! Lol.

Wow. This is a gorgeous piece! Color me impressed. I personally don't do any woodworking, but my father dabbles. Would you mind sharing what tools you used?

As with all things Trek, SNW has its detractors and its promoters, but I find it highly enjoyable. It isn't quite classic Trek—and it isn't perfect—but it's just so much fun. It's the first live action show where the love for the universe shines through the bleak empty promotional garbage.

I've loved the character development. There have been episodes that changed my mind about certain people, gave me real horror vibes that could rival Alien itself, and some heartbreaking moments. Just don't expect Kirk to feel like Kirk yet. He's still developing, and so is the actor, but it shows promise.

Yo, look. I may be totally off-base here, but I don't think Coca-Cola to the eyes would be an ineffective distraction.

Haven't watched Picard. Head canon is now OP's shower thought.

I will not let this be challenged.

The admins of Beehaw have been on one since its inception. Not that I mean to shit-talk them at all—I have a great degree of respect for what they are trying to accomplish, and the community springing up around them seems to be largely positive. But, that said, one of the reasons I chose not to register there were the constant tirades. This is just another one of those. They're attempting very hardly to curate something that doesn't, in my opinion, really jive with the idea of federation.

As an extension, it seems like Beehaw would be much better suited to becoming its own web forum rather than a part of Lemmy. Now, again, that's not to say they can't exist successfully on Lemmy, but whether it is one instance or another, it will be a game of whack-a-mole with bad actors, even if they end up pursuing a white-list approach. That's just the nature of something like this. You have to have the core community, yes, but you need enough instance mods and admins to handle it, too.

Hopefully they'll get it all figured out and swing back around. But, as with anything, we shall see.

You're telling me. Lol.

Fortunately for everyone, though, the most complicated part is getting started. It may be a barrier of entry for some, but just googling "join Lemmy" will get you where you need to be without much fuss. And as this community grows naturally, features and QoL improvements will come with it.

I wish I had more tech knowledge to contribute with, but maybe I'll eventually get a poetry community rolling.

Internet is a finicky thing. What you should be getting depends a lot on what you pay for, what device you have, and the equipment you're using, not to mention the infrastructure you don't control. Without more detailed information, it's hard to say. But, that said, your download and upload speeds are more than enough to do practically anything you should want without much of an issue.