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How many users here do you think are going to get bored and end up back on Reddit as soon as the blackout ends? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by nodsocket@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't mean to be pessimistic, bit since most subreddits are only going dark for a couple days, the site will basically be back to normal soon. I wonder how many users here are only here because of temporary outrage and not because they actually prefer Lemmy. I'm curious about people's outlook on this situation.

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[–] UrbenLegend@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I feel like the concept of instances and federation are still foreign to a lot of mainstream users. And it doesn't help that a lot of these instances have genuinely terrible domain names that don't give them an air of legitmacy or even a vague association that it could be a Lemmy instance. Like seriously, beehaw.org? sh.itjust.works? I guess this minor gripe will eventually go away once reputable groups, associations, or even companies start spinning up Lemmy instances, but still, it is quite daunting and scrappy looking to the average user.