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Per the title, is Lemmy actually growing, or will it stagnate and fade into obscurity like many other similar discussion boards?

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I ran a BBS back in the day with like 200ish? users. Engagement was way more valuable than growth. More people makes things harder, not easier. More engagement from less people is easier to manage, and leads to better communities.

Lemmy feels the same.

Lemmy is for discourse. I'd rather see the healthy and interesting back and forth of an OP and commenter than 5K up votes.

this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025
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