The post volume is still much lower, but that isn't all bad, since the toxicity and quality isn't as bad and unlimited scroll time isn't healthy.

what you see as ads, they see as content.

The creator of Lemmy, dessalines, is a tankie, and is also the main admin of lemmy.ml.

Right-wing Europeans have trolled Reddit for so many years I can't even remember.

this whole situation is just showing investors it's worth even less if the user base can revolt in the way that it has.

Beatings will continue until morale improves.

Caring might be something that your girlfriend can click off like a light switch

This post is helpful for highlighting some of the reasons the migration is slow. People who want to chart the future of the Fediverse need to listen to this kind of feedback and think about how to fix the pipeline.

There are existing communities and there is an exodus, so it shouldn't be necessary for the entire process to repeat from scratch.

Creating an instance is not free and requires some effort (including a little research). Discord is free and creating a server is as easy as falling off a log. I don't like Discord, but let's be objective about why this happens.

Just like every "grassroots" political campaign on Reddit that suddenly arises, and then disappears just as suddenly after failing.

Discord also excels for punitive struggle sessions where someone is chosen to be "it" and is then verbally beaten by a rotating cast for hours.

Communities move to Discord because it is a catchment: you can set up a server for free on a moment's notice, which gives you a place to hold a decent proportion of your community for continuity. The mod tools are also sufficient for basic use. You're right that it's not a replacement for a forum - terrible for archival and search purposes.