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minus-squareBreakDeckslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoIf this place ends up with 70 million users, I won’t be one of them. Lemmy isn’t a for-profit company. It doesn’t need growth for the sake of growth. Besides, lemmy growth isn’t a measure of Reddit shrinkage. Lots of people are just quitting without a replacement.
minus-squarelemmyingly@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoImagine hosting an instance if Lemmy had that many users. I can imagine it being a full time job.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoAgree to disagree. I miss having niche communities, and the only way to get them is with a large user base.
If this place ends up with 70 million users, I won’t be one of them. Lemmy isn’t a for-profit company. It doesn’t need growth for the sake of growth.
Besides, lemmy growth isn’t a measure of Reddit shrinkage. Lots of people are just quitting without a replacement.
Imagine hosting an instance if Lemmy had that many users. I can imagine it being a full time job.
Agree to disagree. I miss having niche communities, and the only way to get them is with a large user base.