I’ve noticed that technology discussion is more commonplace on Lemmy than I remember from Reddit.
In what other ways might our demographics be different than Reddit and from other sites?
I’ve noticed that technology discussion is more commonplace on Lemmy than I remember from Reddit.
In what other ways might our demographics be different than Reddit and from other sites?
None of which is surprising really (I’m referring to everything mentioned here, from age to tech-mindedness and left-leaning views). It takes at least some technical knowledge and somewhat noticeable preference for FOSS-like stuff to bother with joining alternative platforms.
Not saying it’s not easy, kbin is pretty much identical to other social media in terms of sign-up simplicity. But you have to actively want it to pursue it. And a lot of people don’t want to get into that, since media outlets and even random users have been whining about how hard it is to wrap your head around fediverse.
I’d guess we’ll see more activity going forward. The general sentiment takes some time to catch up.
I would say it’s the sentiment and popularity that matters more to them that hearing that it’s difficult to use is just one way for them to justify not making the switch. One of the big reason Twitter and reddit are still kicking despite what they are doing.