cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/38559
I’ve been seeing a lot of angst and emotion on the Reddit migration, which results in either defeatism or blind optimism. In the end, it probably doesn’t matter, but I wanted to do more fact-based research into the subject.
I put my findings and my analysis into what it would actually take to kill Reddit, based on the deaths of Digg and MySpace. tl;dr it’s a lot less dramatic than most people would think.
Well, yes, as far as software architecture goes, that’s true. But, the article refers to niches more in the content and audience sense. So far, Lemmy users seem to be attempting to replicate their favorite subreddits, which the article warns won’t work in the long run.
I get that but I think it will settle. The sub reddits were something that happened over time and its natural that people might search for a similarly named community here. I suspect many will die off due to lack of activity but what’s left is a good starting point for organic growth.