What was lemmy like before all the reddit refugees? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Rez@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I discovered Lemmy as a reddit alternative once they introduced the api changes, and from what I understand, so did most of the current users. So I was wondering what was Lemmy like before that? Did any notable things or inside jokes happened? If you are one of the old users are you happy with this growth? Is there anything you'll miss?

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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was... sleepy. One guy provided half the content. Particular topics had like max 30 people interested enough to click the arrows, usually way less. Hell, even the few trolls we had were usually recycled.

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