You’ll never believe where I’m from…

It’s not, but since Lemmy and Reddit seem the same on a surface level (and unlike what many people say, I sort by New and so never see old content), I can doomscroll and waste time on both platforms. However, with Lemmy, this bad habit of mine has been tempered severely, and I don’t exactly know why. It’s a good thing, but a good thing that just came out of nowhere.

Some people here say because there’s no recommendations, which I feel is a good answer, but it feels just a little short. Is that really it?

Precisely the opposite. It’s great! Especially since I rarely stop due to a lack of content, since I’m always on New (but sometimes I’m prevented from seeing because the server’s down).

It was actually because there’s been so much content, yet I still spend a relatively healthy amount of time on the site. Why? On the surface, it’s the same thing, but in practice, it’s not.

I’m excited for it! I’m personally trying to build some of the really niche communities that were big before, like the tiny EarthBound one.

Thing is, though, is the site really growing? After most have just put up with Reddit’s bullshit, I can’t really find recent statistics of Lemmy’s active user base. And the few results I could find just show it’s being stagnant, or even shrinking. I could be wrong, though, if it is growing, even better!