It seems the fediverse is continuing and growing again. Line go up is probably good!
https://fediverse.observer/stats&months=50
Total users are huge now.
There are many websites out there that pull data from the fediverse. So take that with a grain of salt. But anecdotally I am seeing a small rise in people using the various platforms as each get more mature and servers somewhat stabilize.
Reddit is an AI dumpster fire. There are still decent communities, but the glory days are behind it (the 20teens). Reddit circa 2012-15' was peak. Now it's an AI slop infested milquetoast facebook alternative. Damn shame. Hopefully the user base will finally realize the ship has sailed straight up it's own corporate butthole, and seek alternatives, such as this one.
You couldn't have certain reddit subreddits here. For example, I follow r/Sverige which is the political right's Sweden channel. And they talk about immigration as a major problem. How open would Lemmy be to discussions like that? It can't even handle different opinions without defederation, downvoting and blocking.
No, i think Lemmy is good for memes and stuff but it can't handle discussions that adults wants to have.
I don't think there would be anything stopping them spinning up instances. It would be up to others whether they want to see their posts though.
I'm a leftie but I can handle having a conversation about immigration, as long as it's mature, lucid and respectful.
I can count the number of mature arguments I've had on reddit on one hand. I frequently compliment the other person for being so decent.
i remember having arguments like that on reddit on a daily basis. but that was a over a decade ago.
and sadly i keep thinking i'll be able to find that again... but it won't ever happen.