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Why a mass exodus from Reddit won't be so good for Lemmy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Ultra980@lemmy.ml to c/chat

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Hello! A lot of people are discussing the recent Reddit changes (I'm also a Reddit refugee), but I think there are some reasons why a mass exodus from Reddit won't be good for Lemmy:

servers would crash The reddit "hivemind" would move to Lemmy The shitty jokes would continue here
just check r/redditmoment. Do you want that to become c/lemmymoment?
right now the community here is big enough that there are enough posts to keep us entertained, but small enough to get to interact multiple times with the same people and not get drowned in a sea of posts/comments The Lemmy community rn is also formed of at least mildly tech-savvy people (that could figure out the whole instances thing), that isn't the case for Reddit

As some people mentioned, many people will just forget what happened after the blackout (unless it becomes permanent), so a mass exodus also seems unlikely.

What do you think about this?

EDIT: I'm not talking about denying every Reddit application, I just hope the annoying redditors go back into their hole, just like @JTurtle said.

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[–] ffmike 13 points 1 year ago

Communities naturally change as they grow. I'm sure I'm not the only one who can remember being able to read every single Tweet as the scrolled by on the Twitter homepage, before it became necessary to pick and choose who to follow. Or who watched popular BBS boards fission as the load got too high.

The challenge is to have healthy growth. Thoughtful moderation goes a long way (unless you're looking for a free-for-all environment, which some people are). Welcoming and engaging people who you want to encourage to set the tone helps too. I suspect the fact that in the Fediverse you can "vote with your feet" and switch servers without losing access to previous discussions may also help to limit the spread of toxicity.