its true
I don’t really have this issue but I go out of my way to find new communities.
This is why I’m everywhere 😏
And? Small community, big heart, I say.
Cool! I’m one of 40!!!
I’ve always wondered how often I post compared to others. Granted no one is near the squid…
pretty standard for forums.
Yeah, it’s kinda like that. Thankfully!
In addition to the1% rule that Blaze mentioned, there is the concept of tribes. Lemmy/MBin have fostered a tribal culture. Those that don’t follow in line with that culture are more fringe and as a result receive a different ratio of up votes to downvotes. It helps people find their place in our tribe, but it can also be off putting and result in a sort of self-exile.
I’m not saying this limitation is good or bad. I personally find the views here refreshing even if I don’t always agree with them. To me, it’s a comfortable little microcosm of the human experience. But it is just that, a microcosm.
If you want more people to contribute, we either have to evangelize and recruit and/or celebrate a more open culture.
Right now it feels more like the beginnings of Reddit. My concern is if we make a goal to get bigger, we’ll also fall into the trappings of current Reddit.
Great points and well said. Lemmy needs small community tools to really be a open platform for everyone
- unlisting a small community from all
- only allowing subscribers to vote on small communities
- posting requirements for small communities (account must be x old, have x votes, have some voting ratio, etc)
We need safe spaces for everyone.
Is there anywhere or any way you can recommend to get rid of US politics in my feed? Seems like theres a lot of that (I don’t mind a little but not every second post)
What Blaze said, or make sure your on an instance that suits your interests and rely on Local tab as the filter.
Be it Nation (like myself at aussie zone), or special interests (like the instance “vegan theory club”). These instances Local feeds are very different from All Lemmy, and days often go by without any passing referal involving US politics.
It doesn’t mean you can’t participate in the All tab discussions trending across the Lemmy instances, but it does mean your own Lemmy instance provides a kind of safe harbour, or comfortable place to retreat to when the trending posts get too much.
Thank you for the reply! I will take a look around
Just block a lot for communities.
And a filters using https://lemmy.world/post/24545370
Wow - this is awesome thank you
Henlo
👋🏻 lurker here
I post randomly and without logic to confuse the sand worms.
Removed by mod
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Ive found that any george strait style waltz beat throws off the graboids completely.
Maybe you should try posting more.
This isn’t really different from other websites. And it’s more than 40 users, but yeah, it’s a small number.
I’ll have you know I’ve been to some pretty dank places on Lemmy, where 40 active users would be an improbable, and frankly questionable, validation. I’ve seen things.
40? There’s one guy with multiple accounts.
It’s all one guy. Giant guy in outer space!
More like giant squid. Who happens to be flying. Occasionally he forgets to change accounts before posting.
