Hi all,
The lemmy.world instance has reportedly increased to over 1k users. I think it was like at just 200 2-3 days ago. That’s wild!
Anyway, I’ve noticed a few posts/comments by new users, mostly from the reddit exodus, hoping for increased engagement in lemmy communities. We can help this merely by posting and commenting. Lots of users are going to come over to glance and see if this is a good place for them. If they see little to no interaction, then many of them will leave. But if they see that communities are active, they will be more apt to stay and join. So, I suggest we all start posting and commenting. If your post/comment suck, then don’t worry. Users will downvote it lol. We just need to spark conversation. Let’s get to it!
Ok, I’m going to follow my own suggestion and start posting on /c/[email protected]. All neurotypes are welcome, so feel free to stop on by and join as you please 🙂
relevant meme: https://i.imgur.com/Prs9z3e.png
Though there is a danger to the federation model. Where are images stored and what if an instance shuts down. Is everything lost from that instance?
I did read a comment that if the instance you registered on shuts down, your account goes. That’s a problem.
Yes we need to make sure the instances we populate are robust and almost as strong and reliable as a central model.
But it’s not a good model - if someone creates / hosts an instance that becomes popular but then either decides they don’t want to do it anymore, or their personal circumstances change and they have to shut it down, does that mean all the users and posts go? What about unplanned outages? Are hosters capable of running DR or HA? Or even being able to hold it hostage - “Hey guys, I can no longer afford to keep this running but if you donate I may be able to keep going “.