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In recent weeks, I have posted an absolutely staggering amount of content on Lemmy.

My goal is simply to support the platform. I hate huge corporations.

Now I'm taking a break. I won't post anything or I'll post very little (I still feel a little guilty!! Who will post new content 😢?)

But I need to focus on improving my own life and relax.

However... I'm just curious.

Is the number of Lemmy users actually increasing, decreasing, or staying the same? Is that data even available?

Edit: I will still post stuff. I'll just post a lot less!

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[–] NogMan@reddthat.com 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

That + I have begun to loathe the average “user” there + the Admin AI bot decided my comment making commentary on Reddit’s generally poor culture through very thick ironic language constituted “harassment” and perma-banned me. My 14 year old account - 2 “offenses” (one was valid) and it’s gone. I’ve appealed but it has been 8 days with no action.

It’s also just “people” parroting the same cold take like it’s hot over and over to farm karma. Yes Trump sucks, yes Epstein files need to be released, yes progressive policy, but like cmon, can we have SOME days where we can escape and just enjoy the internet guys? IRL is miserable enough lmao.

Ban-happy power tripping mods, recycled low-effort content, a generally discouraging attitude toward nuanced takes and critical thinning, and an absurd amount of bots and propaganda has really made me want to migrate. Anyways I’m here now, and I hope to contribute to this platform in a constructive and positive way! I welcome any pointers or advice!

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well, I myself still use Reddit for my hobby since on lemmy there’s like 4 of us FPV pilots.

But generally: spread the word, if there’s a community you’d like that doesn’t exist - make it yourself

[–] NogMan@reddthat.com 1 points 12 hours ago

Yea, it seems for the more niche topics/interests/hobbies, Reddit may still be required.

It’s annoying because I’ve always been a lurker-commenter and don’t really post, but if I want to be the change I wanna see in the world — I’m going to have to start making posts here😂

[–] DarthFrodo@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Welcome!

There are good Lemmy apps if you don't have one yet. You can search "for Lemmy" to see most of them (in the Android play store at least). I like Voyager for Lemmy.

but like cmon, can we have SOME days where we can escape and just enjoy the internet guys?

You might want to block some keywords then, as there's also a lot of American politics on Lemmy. You can filter most of it that way.

[–] NogMan@reddthat.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Holy shit there’s a lot of tankies on here lol

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Hey I just saw your conversation over on Memes@lemmy.ml. You'll want to stay well clear of both lemmy.ml and hexbear.net to avoid most of the stupid tanky shit. Most other instances seem pretty cool.

[–] NogMan@reddthat.com 2 points 9 hours ago

Lol thank you for the heads up. I’ve already made a new account on lemmy.world and immediately blocked the entire lemmy.ml instance loll. I’ll be adding hexbear now😂

[–] NogMan@reddthat.com 1 points 12 hours ago

Thank you! I stumbled upon Voyager and it’s been giving me some major nostalgia for the Apollo Reddit app lol.

Yea filtering may be the way to go. The problem is like to stay in the loop and engage in SOME politics, just everything in moderation. Hate when my feed on Reddit for example, is ENTIRELY Trump-related or politicized news. It’s just a bit draining after a while. I appreciate the heads up! I’m glad that I can already tell the community is a bit better about it here because none of my fellow leftists have commented jumping down my throat saying “too bad”😂