A great use for reddit is the ability to search posts and opinions about any niche topic. Will that be possible with Lemmy as it grows? Will I be able to Google “instant rice Lemmy” and get a comprehensive tier list of each brand?
I imagine search engines will have trouble with all the different instances(?). EDIT: Especially with instances that don’t have Lemmy in their name, I don’t think search engines would return them for Lemmy searches?
I haven’t really seen anyone say this, but I think it would be awesome for a new non-lemmy branch of the fediverse to be solely for things like grassroots reviews and recommendations. Of course, even as I say that, I’m highly aware of how easy it would be for it to just be full of shills there too… it would be nice though. Every other spot on the internet seems to be all paid listicles with affiliate links. Everything is mass made in factories with no emphasis on quality, and the top 10 xyz things are just full of random things people found on amazon (and didn’t necessarily test themselves). I hate it when I’m looking for quality. I’d love to see a different take on that that’s more straightforward. Something more honest. Like everything we used the ‘google + reddit’ search for, but in a place where it isn’t being paid for or controlled by conglomerates and information siphoning giants. A giant review site for everything under the sun, products and/or services, where you comment with your fediverse account for credibility. And no affiliate links. I’d love to know what anyone else thinks of this. :P