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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

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.