Theres a solid foundation, but there just isn’t the userbase. For example, I still have to go to Reddit if I want to discuss Dota, CS2, or War Thunder theorycrafting. These are massive, internationally popular games with compex mechanics and shifting metas that encourgae constant discussion, and yet there is barely a post a month across all three communities combined, nonetheless meaningful discussion. If we can’t even manage a baseline pulse for popular and dedicated niches that appeal to the Fediverse’s nerdy userbase, what could we offer for regular users, looking for smaller niches, nonetheless local topics.
Don’t get me wrong, I hope the Fediverse succeeds. I am still here, and contributing to the best of my ability, but not everyone wants to try and kickstart a new platform in their spare time. For most users, Lemmy will need to grow tenfold before it can even compete with Reddit, nonetheless replace it.
There are many users who are willing to put in the work in supporting new communities if they had seen all the advantages, apps, frontends you have with the threadverse. Many don’t even know that Piefed and Lemmy exists.
Theres a solid foundation, but there just isn’t the userbase. For example, I still have to go to Reddit if I want to discuss Dota, CS2, or War Thunder theorycrafting. These are massive, internationally popular games with compex mechanics and shifting metas that encourgae constant discussion, and yet there is barely a post a month across all three communities combined, nonetheless meaningful discussion. If we can’t even manage a baseline pulse for popular and dedicated niches that appeal to the Fediverse’s nerdy userbase, what could we offer for regular users, looking for smaller niches, nonetheless local topics.
Don’t get me wrong, I hope the Fediverse succeeds. I am still here, and contributing to the best of my ability, but not everyone wants to try and kickstart a new platform in their spare time. For most users, Lemmy will need to grow tenfold before it can even compete with Reddit, nonetheless replace it.
There are many users who are willing to put in the work in supporting new communities if they had seen all the advantages, apps, frontends you have with the threadverse. Many don’t even know that Piefed and Lemmy exists.