You are presented with a tool to make the social media you want to see and instead you're just complaining that it isn't in your perfect picture. All the while, not really posting much yourself. You just want more people to post and people like me to post less but you won't do anything to make the social media you want to see. Seems like this is kinda all on you here. You refused to make your bed. Lie in it. Because you know the social media I wanna see? One that attracts people. That's why I post a bunch. To fill the space because people like you just complain and don't do anything.

So honestly? Just put up or shush.

I certainly could spend my time shitposting and making things worse for you guys, but unlike you I don't actually think that every news article from newsweek or the daily beast is worth regurgitating.

I am commenting on what would make it better and in general bring up the level of debate, even if i have to act Devils Advocate in every single thread it seems.

https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/stats&months=48

Probably because >50% of the posts on here are about depressing American politics

Probably because >50% of the posts on here are about depressing American politics

Haven't had to deal with a single power hungry mod since I've been here.

If your model depends on users coming from lemmy, you're going to run out of users just the same.

The issue is there just isn't as much pull for the European/Canadian/Asian communities yet.

Every now and then I check to see if any activity has upticked in any of the UK subs yet, but the first post is always like a month ago. What can ya do.

Does this include users of other platforms like Piefed?

Their behavior does not excuse yours. You still did it. Also, again, ableist slurs and trolling. You guilty.

Edit: lol. Lmao even.

Then post what you think is valuable.

You've really got this all or nothing mindset, huh? "I HAVE TO POST EVERYTHING ALL DAY SO THEREFORE I POST NOTHING"

K. Whatever you say, sweetie. Have fun with that

Edit: lol

Well said

Or “windows sucks, yay linux!“

Or “windows sucks, yay linux!“

This doesn't seem to be hoping for unlimited growth but rather that is has stagnated and is even falling. That can kill a community especially when it is as small as it is

Let's talk about the Overton window.

At some point in time, the major social platforms will fuck up - probably by way of AI - and end up in a collective scandal that gives people a bad taste in their mouthes.

At that point y'all better have your talking points, framing, concepts and schpiel at the ready, because it'll be another chance to adopt even more users. So let me stress a couple of things:

You win more bees with honey, you should be more concerned about peoples wellbeing than your own opinion and start collecting valuable, objective and giving accounts - be they international, but most preferably local - across the fediverse to share with new users.

AGAIN!! You being a toxic little shit will repell people. If you REALLY CARE about GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF PREDATORY CORPORATE PLATFORMS plz be mindful, kind, shower, groom, keep your inside humor to your inside group, learn some rhetoric to improve your communication skills and remember:

you
win
more
bees
with
honey

Being on your A-game does not mean Asshole-game. Plz do not stink up the place.

• point people to one instance you like instead of a general website
• on Piefed, when people register, they can either join indeed the instance they're on, or have a look at other options: https://piefed.zip/auth/instance_chooser

You see decline. What I see is that a remarkable number of users have remained.

Who is the real competitor? The people who are fed up with Reddit, where do they go to for discussions?

Bluesky?

I imagine most people just want a replacement website, and think it was just one bad CEO and not enshittification. That's why the Linux users and leftists; we've been on the losing side of network effects before.