I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.

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    11 year ago

    I think the majority of people who will go to Lemmy are already here. Nobody waits until reddit has died to search for an alternative. And I think the amount of people who are active on reddit and who haven’t heard about the changes that are about to come at all is very small

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      1 year ago

      Maybe, but being here and actively participating in the community are two different things. I’ve had an account here for a few days and even though I browse it daily I don’t really comment or vote much cause I still have RIF. Once that’s gone so am I so I’ll just focus on Lemmy. It could still make a significant difference.

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      31 year ago

      But at the same time, there are those who won’t move unless they absolutely have to. Reddit has not forced their hand, so they don’t need to bother as much.