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!
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.
Spez the hero of Lemmy
Praise /u/spez! /s
But fuck you, u/spez 😆
Hail Spez!
If Spez was secretly trying to sabotage Reddit and boost Lemmy, would he have even done anything differently?
Given Spez extreme incompetence, he probably would have introduced a great new app and removed all ads
spez a real one fr
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Is this just a pun or is there a way to support this instance? (Is that the right word for lemmy.world? Still trying to figure this out a little)
In the Lemmy.world homepage sidebar there is a link to the donation page.
Thanks!
Of course m’lady.
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Not a joke, you can support @ruud using the mastodon.world Patreon or OpenCollective. See the below blog post for more:
Honestly, its already a good amount of content. People reply, people upvote, people post interesting articles. Its filling the void for me already.
I love exploring all the communities. It’s been a fun ride so far and a super positive experience!
Holy shit, are you really u/PoppinKREAM? If so, it’s an honor, sir.
You better not be fooling me.
Feel free to check out my comment history to compare. Not sure how else to prove it, sorry :S
This is what reddit doesn’t get when they say it’s only a small fraction of users who left.
Redditors aren’t created equally. The vast majority lurk and maybe don’t even upvote.
You put in more work than a lot of professional journalists, and provided the content for free
WOW. amazing.
This really feels like old reddit. The glory days.
Glad you’re here, a devastating blow to reddit if this is where you live now! Welcome!
Totally agree. I stopped using Apollo 2 weeks ago to get myself adjusted early but felt like there was something missing each day.
Using Lemmy right now really feels like that void has now been filled.
If you used Apollo before, I think you should definitely try WefWef app in browser (wefwef.app zite), it is incredible!
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!
Lemmy 17? We’re on 0.18.0, buddy. 😆
0.18.1, guy
I’m not your guy, pal.
Ahh, look at that reply string we started. It’s feeling like home around here already.
And my axe!
Edit: Thanks for the gold, kind stranger!
You get a lemon, that’s the best I can do.
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You took it too far
Oh God lol
I’m not your pal, mate.
He’s not your mate, budday.
I’m not your budday, muchacho.
I’m not your muchacho, partner
Hopefully this doesn’t interrupt the flow, but I definitely read this in Jamie Tartt’s voice.
I’m so glad the auto refresh bug on the main page is finally gone after the software update.
Would it be too dramatic to say it’s changed my life?
It made me whole again
How so?
Yeah, it was REALLY weird bug!
As fellow former Redditors we should understand server issues
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!
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.
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
I see we still have repeating comments around here lol
Yeah, it happened with one of mine too. It’s like Connect had a seizure or something. Might happen with this one as well
Yeah, it happened with one of mine too. It’s like Connect had a seizure or something
I’m in a similar boat. Was a big lurker on Reddit for a decade and finally made the switch once Apollo went down. Really like the vibe of Lemmy so far!
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
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This is beautiful to see - I understand Reddit is a company that needs to make a profit, but the way they have treated their users and unpaid staff is shocking (but not unexpected). The fact it also heavily impacts users with additional accessibility requirements is terrible.
Will be fun in a way to watch Reddit try to claw back what has happened.
Give it 12 months it will likely be a wreck along with the current CEO who will probably be given the boot.
I’m old enough to have seen many services go through this: AOL, MSN, MySpace, Fark, Slashdot, Digg, Something Awful, etc. Reddit (and maybe Twitter) are just next in line to realise they are not too big to fail. Hopefully followed by Meta.
Hello, it’s me, a reddit refugee 🎶
Oh hi Mark
I didn’t know it was you.
Old or new, we welcome you!
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Wellcum ❤️
As a new user from reddit, wanted to say thanks for welcoming us and working hard to accommodate us!
spez is unironically the best thing to happen to Lemmy lmao.
We gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers.
Both twitter, and reddit (maybe twitch and youtube) going to shit is perfect timing
Best Lemmy instance on the fediverse. I appreciate the work the admins here have done
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.
I peeked around a bit with Connect (android) for a while, and the things that stood out the most to me was the small size and sluggishness of the whole thing. BUT what also stuck out far more were pins of maintenance because of growth & updates of constant hard work to increase performance, and an interface that (while slightly jank) is infinitely superior to the official reddit app. It’s good to see continued growth, especially in such a welcoming community. The problems are providing to be simple growing pains and it’s great to be here.
I am a reddit refugee. I am so happy that lemmy exists. Thank you all for standing up these servers and giving us a place to scroll. ☺
