it just passed midnight in EST, and some of the largest subreddits (e.g. r/funny) have just gone dark. goodbye, reddit!

  • promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    2 years ago

    It seems that many users have turned to the fediverse (myself included, only learned about it because of the blackout) because of this. Most will go back, but some will stay

    Edit: I agree its a good opportunity for mods to introduce their users to free communities

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      This also had an impact on older users, like me; before you guys kicked in there was little content in Lemmy and the rest of the Fediverse, but now even we are spending more time in the platform. I’m hoping that this spirals up: more users → more activity per user → more content → more users. So even if most go back, overall the place is better.