A few observations

  • interface is cleaner than Reddit (some people will probably complain about the space wasted, even in “compact” mode, but most users should be fine)
  • there is only a handful of communities existing at the moment, and no option to create more. See picture for the list.
  • feature-wise, it looks very similar to Reddit/Lemmy/Piefed: upvotes/downvotes, comments, sort types

Based on what happened with Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon, we can probably imagine that Digg might be a new actor that quite a few people will join, when the people the most aware of enshittification of corporate platforms will stay on Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed

Random thought: maybe a “lifestyle” community could be a way to encompass a few communities that struggle to stay active

  • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    141·
    28 days ago

    It’s nice that you like it. I’m just fine with the things they are on lemmy and mastodon. I see no need for another US corporation to control and censor the internet discourse.

    See ya!

    • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      28 days ago

      Same. Frankly it’s also about the users. I appreciate people who are willing to put a little effort in, and invest some treasured and limited mental bandwidth understanding how federation works in order to join the community and share their thoughts. A little bit of barrier to entry is a feature, not a bug as far as I’m concerned. Yes it’s going to keep the mainstream away, but on the plus side, it also keeps the mainstream away.

      Edit: Since we’re on Fedigrow, I want to clarify that I still want to grow the Fediverse (of course) but to me it’s about attracting the best kind of people to the conversations here, not about lowering ourselves to the lowest common denominator or being the only option for people to turn to.