A downwards tendency immediately after such a huge peak was to be expected, since retention will be never 100%. Some people arrive when they’re overexcited, the “fire” inside them burns out, and then they leave for somewhere else. As such I wouldn’t say that Lemmy is doing so bad.
And for Reddit, the very fact that this exodus happened - even if temporary - is already a sign that Reddit isn’t doing so well. It means that some people actively fought against their inertia to avoid the platform, even if it’s large and already well established.
Another factor to consider is who left Reddit. The APIcalypse and “landed gentry lol” fiasco didn’t affect all cohorts of the userbase the same way.
I like Lemmy; especially with a nice app or frontend (personally use voyager, and gives me that Apollo feel).
But, I don’t consider Lemmy to be as enjoyable as Reddit was (It’s enjoyable, but for shorter durations). Both have their pros and cons, but Lemmy doesn’t have near the same level of user base, and I tend to see the same posts over and over, even if I reload 12 hours later.
Could be an activity problem, could be an algorithm problem, but it is honestly something that will get better over time.
Lemmy does have plenty of pluses though, depending on your instances moderation. It typically has a more pleasant community; and I’m looking forward to updates to for users to block/filter whole servers. Unlike Reddit, at least Lemmy is getting better over time.
A downwards tendency immediately after such a huge peak was to be expected, since retention will be never 100%. Some people arrive when they’re overexcited, the “fire” inside them burns out, and then they leave for somewhere else. As such I wouldn’t say that Lemmy is doing so bad.
And for Reddit, the very fact that this exodus happened - even if temporary - is already a sign that Reddit isn’t doing so well. It means that some people actively fought against their inertia to avoid the platform, even if it’s large and already well established.
Another factor to consider is who left Reddit. The APIcalypse and “landed gentry lol” fiasco didn’t affect all cohorts of the userbase the same way.
I like Lemmy; especially with a nice app or frontend (personally use voyager, and gives me that Apollo feel).
But, I don’t consider Lemmy to be as enjoyable as Reddit was (It’s enjoyable, but for shorter durations). Both have their pros and cons, but Lemmy doesn’t have near the same level of user base, and I tend to see the same posts over and over, even if I reload 12 hours later.
Could be an activity problem, could be an algorithm problem, but it is honestly something that will get better over time.
Lemmy does have plenty of pluses though, depending on your instances moderation. It typically has a more pleasant community; and I’m looking forward to updates to for users to block/filter whole servers. Unlike Reddit, at least Lemmy is getting better over time.