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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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[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just hope enough of us will remain in fediverse, since making account and understanding federation is the hardest part.

People who were happy with reddit will go back, but I think there are now enough of us that didn't feel part of it in the last few years, finding other communities makes me hopeful for better space (for me) on the web.

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

since making account and understanding federation is the hardest part

I can say for me personally, that was DEFINITELY the hardest part. I joined the Fediverse with Matrix and just understanding how federation worked and picking the right instance felt like a major undertaking compared to your average signup process. I ran my poor mom through the same process and she would have been absolutely baffled if I hadn't walked her through the process.

However, since then, I've been hooked on the idea. I use Matrix a ton now to talk with open source communities and have even convinced a few friends to sign up for it for regular chat. I signed up for a Mastodon account a while ago and have just recently started being more active on it and so far the content on it has been great.