Zero percent chance this isn't a cover to launch something more predatory for monetization reasons.

I love Lemmy, but as others have already said, the vast majority of these signups are likely bots. Pretty spooky.

The death of Apollo is literally why I'm starting to look at online spaces other than Reddit as my go-to

These guys fucking suck, no doubt, but I really prefer that we put the impetus on users to block communities they don't like rather than pursue total defederation

Awesome to see so much growth. I just joined yesterday and I guess I'm not alone!

Completely agree with this. I can block anything I don't want to see, and I'd rather not have someone else decide that for me

Another thought: making a community can also be a nice structured incentive to check in on your hobby regularly. I like looking for videos or articles to link to for my yugioh community even though there's not many people subscribed - it gives me an opportunity to interact with and think about the game in different ways than I normally do.

Oh boy 29999 friends that I can be obnoxious towards on main

WhitePeopleTwitter. That sub seemed to do nothing but emanate lukewarm political takes or the worst humor imaginable - and reposted twitter screenshots are the lowest form of content

He thinks RIF and Apollo - both of which I have personally used - don't add any value to Reddit? Lmao what a shithead

Also love the gaslighting of "um actually sweaty nobody likes the blackouts and everyone just thinks they're annoying 💅"

I like "cliffs" on the theory that users are called lemmings, so the communities are the cliffs we choose to run off together

This is like a whole thing with people looking for more environmentally friendly ways to ship stuff - tho rn it looks more like a hobby for rich people hauling their bougie wine and chocolate or whatever. I for one think that having sailing ships come back with modern features would be cool!

https://designedconscious.com/plastics-in-the-ocean/sustainability-news-stories/sailing-ships-hauling-cargo-in-2021/amp/

On any given day I ping pong all over this chart like ten times

50k active users is still pretty damn good growth. Weren't we at like 40k just a week or so ago?

Fuckers

Very satisfying to see that graph go vertical starting in June lol

I unfortunately think 1 is the most likely, at least for now. A one-time disruption won't be enough to sink Reddit. What could permanently change things is the sustained build-up of viable alternatives over time. So I guess you can look at the blackout stuff not as the end for Reddit, but maybe the canary in the coal mine for a gradual descent.

Smh imagine not being a chad Pepsi enjoyer

You can't tell me that cat didn't go brazy in the mfin jean jacket fit 😤😤😤

We banned lemmygrad? I'm not a fan of that either tbh