Did Reddit get massive because of Digg users making a beeline towards them or were they already big before that?

  • nbafantest@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Reddit got massive because it had very vibrant communities and lots of them that inspired a loyalty in its uses.

    I was brought to Reddit by a previous user, and I brought several of my friends to Reddit.

    For lemmy to get there, you need thousands of communities.

    Want to know stuff about Rav4? There’s a sub for it.

    Want to know about accounting? There’s a sub for it?

    Want to know about what’s happening in Oklahoma city? There’s a sub.

    Lemmy isn’t anywhere close to this point. In fact most subs are very dead.

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      2 years ago

      Reddit didn’t start out like that either. If Lemmy is to grow, it will take years of dedicated active use from us.