The next 2 weeks…any predictions/bets on what it will be then?

  • esty@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Part of me thinks the rapid growth is over and that user retention is the new struggle; but part of me holds out hope that the reddit api finally dying will push over yet another wave of users

    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.socialOP
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      2 years ago

      One worry I have is the opposite scale. Active user growth have been pretty linear so far, but the network effect is pushing user activity growth at a higher rate.

      But there is still under 100 kbin servers.

      If there is a burst of new users and post activity after the API change, will the system be able to scale up fast enough to cope?

      • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Knob is mainly just aggregating Lemmy and Mastodon. So it does not need so many servers. Lemmy has surpassed 1000 servers a few days ago.

        We will get there.

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          It’s the number of users logging in and hitting those servers that’s the main issue. 44,000 users is a lot for one instance to be pushing content to. I wouldn’t say it’s just aggregating Lemmy content either though, there are plenty of popular communities on kbin as well, including this one.

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          1 year ago

          Plenty of magazines and content over here on Kbin, it’s certainly not just an aggregator.

  • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I have been on Lemmy for about 3 weeks. It also got me to return to Mastodon. And both the sites are “fast” enough with new content so that I go to Reddit less and less. It’s enough.

    We do need to keep growing. We need to engage new users so they come and stay. But that is a struggle all scaleups know.

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      2 years ago

      Personally lemmy didn’t work out, so I went with kbin. Reddit does not have these kinds of choices.

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        Yes. The ability for users and admins to literally choose their feature sets while still getting access to the same content is a big, big plus for for the distributed and federated model

  • MagpieMama@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    What the problem is going to be is attracting the average user. I’m an average, 35-45, mom, tech user. I am struggling on kbin so far. But I’ll get there.