It is probably due to a number of people stopping using their alts after some instance hopping.

Also a few people who came to see how it was, and weren’t attracted enough to become regular visitors.

Curious to see at which number we’ll stabilize.

Next peak will probably happen after either major features release (e.g. exhaustive mod tools allowing reluctant communities to move from Reddit) or the next Reddit fuck up (e.g. removing old.reddit)

Stats on each server: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

    • Prethoryn Overmind
      13•9 months ago

      These kinds of comments are why my usage has gone down. There is an inclusive we are different vibe and this mentality that people just shouldn’t have an opinion if it doesn’t fit the Lemmy opinion. It’s just weird.

    • @[email protected]
      12•9 months ago

      When you’re talking about an Internet forum, yes, more people makes things better.

      The magic of reddit is being able to find a community for the most obscure niche interest ever. You can’t do that with just a few thousand tech-savvy nerds like us here.

        • @[email protected]
          1•9 months ago

          More people does not make a community better. Better people make a community better.

          Every community is going to attract good and bad people. With more people there’s going to be more good people AND more bad people.

    • @schema
      6•9 months ago

      Exactly. It’s enough active users to have a stream of good content compared to what it was a few month ago. I’m enjoying my time here right now.