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Fediverse migrants are a self-selecting group (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Point being, all of us that are here are the ones cool enough to come here. We are unified by the desire for a better social media that is not-for-profit and user driven. And that makes this community unique compared to the scabs advocating for Reddit. The people who will belong here will come here. :)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yea I'm with you. For a few days, I was debating if I wanted to get the word out to some select communities and friends regarding kbin / lemmy / fediverse stuff, but I've come to the decision to keep it personal. As you mentioned, there's a self-selection thing going on and those that should be here will end up here anyway.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Started feeling the same way after I left twitter and had been on mastodon for a few months! At first I was like holy shit it's so nice over here I have to tell everyone! Then I realized most people don't care and everyone who is here came because they made a conscious decision to find something better, not because someone talked them into it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Funnily enough, I've met most of my current online friends on Reddit. With this whole situation happening, I was the only one out of them that got pissed off enough to actually move over to the fediverse. I know they're all good people that could engage with content, but they're not particularly interested in making the move here. I hope with some more time, this place will be more appealing as an alternative to them, and to more people like them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How do you think people end up here then? I came in by someone mentioning it on Reddit because that person felt that it wasn't personal.

If word isn't spread, people will not find Lemmy or Kbin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same way I found it. But what I think is being said is: not everyone wants to leave Reddit. If they do, sure let them know. But a lot of people don't want to switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I think that also many other people, who maybe use subs that were not part of the blackout didn't even know that there was a protest. some friends of mine didn't know till i told them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I posted a thread in the reddit alternatives sub so people can see it if they go looking for it but I'm not not trying anything in the large subs for that reason.