this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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How do you feel about the massive influx of users?

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[–] GreenCrush@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think the concept of "enshittification" will become more apparent to more users. Younger people, who are more technically literate, and have seen social media rise and fall I think will be more willing to adopt platforms like Lemmy. Reddit was a "place for weirdos" for a long time until the general public noticed it and began to post comments and posts to YouTube/Instagram/Twitter. Lemmy just needs time.

One thing I always like to say to people, is "The internet was cooler when your parents didn't understand how it worked." I think the concept of Lemmy appeals to and will start to appeal to a lot of people soon.

[–] ccunix@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Jokes on you because middle-aged people are the children of the people who built the internet.

Source: I am middle-aged and also 25 years younger than Tim Berners-Lee

[–] miles@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

sidenote, i really love that "enshittification" has more or less become the proper term for this

[–] danisth@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah Cory Doctorow really nailed it with that article.

[–] Wilshire@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I look forward to the announcement by Merriam-Webster.

[–] Debs@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

AKA The profit motive

[–] GreenCrush@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Same. That one article changed the lexicon for a lot of people.