I hate big tech controlling social media. I desperately want social media to be federated.
I really love community-driven social media like Reddit. Lemmy feels… too small. I really loved that Reddit let me jump into any niche hobby, and instantly I had a community. Lemmy, you’ll be lucky if that community even exists, and if it does, chances are nobody has posted in ages.
On the other hand, Lemmy is full of political content lately. I’ve basically been doom scrolling everything US election-related, and it’s really starting to take a toll on my mental health.
I know I can filter content. I know I can post and be the change I seek. Yet, it feels like an uphill battle.
Not sure what the point of this is, or if it’s even the right community to vent about this. I just really want to replace Reddit, but I find myself going back more and more (e.g. r/homekit is very active compared to Lemmy version).
Browse by “subscribed”, and subscribe to a lot of communities. Only do it by “all” when you can’t find good stuff in the subscribed view.
I do this and, while I do see a few intrusive US politics posts, it’s far less than when browsing by “all”.
The problem, as already stated, is that there are not many communities in the first place. And if there are, they’re likely more or less dead, with weeks or even months old posts.
Disagree. I use subscribed and I get plenty of content, a couple hours worth a day. You may just be used to reddits firehose. If there’s a missing community, you can always create it and start posting consistently
I’m not here to post stuff, that’s the opposite of what I want. And the things I’m subscribed to I can scroll through within a couple minutes before they’re dry. It’s just too empty here with only a few threads and comments here and there.
Well then I can tell you you’re in the wrong place. There aren’t algorithms. There aren’t bots. Just people like me posting. It is run by and for individuals, and all posts are made by individuals. If you don’t want to post then you are the one to be mad at for not enough content
The fuck are you talking about? It’s not about algorithms (which there are some, just not content based), it’s about the lack of people. Maybe work on your reading comprehension. It’s simply a matter of the fediverse lacking critical mass.
And you are welcome to be part of adding to the critical mass by posting, but for lurkers this place is going to be empty for a very long time.
I don’t know why you people keep suggesting people do something that’s not within their interest & use case.
Don’t know why people come here and get upset that we haven’t provided enough free content.
Huh? There are a looot of communities. Of course, a good number of them are dead. To get a good idea of which smaller communities are active, I’d recommend following the !trendingcommunities@feddit.nl posts. @Blaze@feddit.org did “active communities” overview threads a while ago at !newcommunities@lemmy.world too.
Yes, it is a problem - depending on your tastes “subscribed” won’t be enough. But going “subscribed” and then “all” is bound to show less political posts than going straight for “all”.
A lot of the small communities are not dead, they simply have a low post rate. If you actually post something of interest to them, they get engagement.
Social media suffers from the curse of the Pareto principle: The overwhelming majority of users do not generate content. They also suffer from the network effect: Most people will be where the content is, and most content creators will stay where the audience is. What we have on Lemmy is a group of people that skews more heavily toward consumption or commenting than posting new content, and the ever present thief of joy.