…relative to Reddit’s size?

I see so many posts and comments voicing disappointment with Lemmy’s lack of massive expansion.

I too want to see Lemmy gain more users, but I do not want it to grow to Reddit’s size. If Reddit is the yardstick, I’d say that a population that large attracts a lot of negative behaviours; degeneration of discourse, amplification of echo chambers and hive mind behaviour, etc…

I started on Reddit in 2010 and found that by 2016 things were really bad in comparison. A fun and engaging site was experiencing an obvious devolution that persists to this day, accelerated by Spez’s enshittification of the platform. Obviously the fediverse insulates us from that occurring here but I think you get what I mean.

Do you you think Lemmy is too small? I don’t. I’ve been here since the great migration last year and have had a really good time. I see a lot of familiar names in the comments on a daily basis. It actually feels like a community here. I guess I just don’t understand the fixation on the size of Lemmy’s user base. Curious to hear your thoughts.

[EDIT] Thanks for all the responses, everyone! Lots of perspectives I hadn’t yet considered.

  • IndiBronyEnglish
    11•1 month ago

    Yeah will I think you’re a fucking idiot for that shitty take 👍

    (Am I doing it right? ❤️)

    • @LifeInMultipleChoice
      4•1 month ago

      Agreed, he’s a sad clump of grinded meat in a loose ill fitting sack. The sweaty kind, their armpits likely have patches in their moist hairy growth.

      Okay… that wasn’t very nice of me, I’m going to go find some cute pictures of river otters to re center myself.

      /I hope he is having a nice day (no real hurtfulness meant)

      • @sir_pronounEnglish
        4•1 month ago

        Awww, you guys are making me feel so sentimental 💕 thank you, you fucks

          • @sir_pronounEnglish
            2•1 month ago

            I sincerely sent an otter pic from there to my gf half an hour ago. Maybe you and I are more similar than we think.

            (Why would you wash off the pain, though? You smear it unto others, that’s the most fun part of pain. You can still send them otter pics.)