A post from 2 days ago presented a graph that showed an important variation in the active userbase: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/52565659
Using the daily rather than monthly view on https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 shows a much stable line (especially if you take into account Piefed's growth: https://piefed.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 )
Going through the comments in the other posts, a few recommendations that can help with the overall experience
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use different feeds: either using different Lemmy/Mbin accounts (one account per type of content), or Piefed personal feeds, but being able to browse different feeds such as "Good news", "Hobbies", "Art", "Life advice" help to see more content than politics and tech
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discover communities: subscribe to !communitypromo@lemmy.ca, !fedigrow@lemmy.zip and !newcommunities@lemmy.world to add active communities to your feeds
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go to general communities rather than specific ones: the current user base only allows so much specialization. Your favorite city builder community may not exist, but !citybuilders@sh.itjust.works does. !stationery@lemmy.world and !pen_and_paper@lemmy.world may be inactive, but !journaling@sh.itjust.works is not.
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use a client that allows for comments consolidation: I don't remember which mobile apps does it (Sync, I think?), Piefed has that feature built-in too. It allows to see all comments on a cross-post in the same view: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/928874/worst-in-show-ces-products-include-ai-refrigerators-ai-companions-and-ai-doorbells#post_replies
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report toxic users and avoid communities that do not handle your reports: quite a few comments mentioned that issue in the other thread. Mods can't see everything, reporting helps to keep the atmosphere of a community enjoyable.
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use a client that implements keyword filters: quite a few mobile apps and alternative Lemmy front-ends do, Piefed has it built in. It can really help avoid the "doom and gloom" overwhelming your feed.
Finally, a few communities recommendations for lighthearted communities
No one can suggest Lemmy or any federated social media on corporate social media. I've had comments removed from various platforms just for answering curious people looking for alternatives, I assume Reddit is doing the same.
!fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com shows several examples of the Threadiverse being recommended to people looking for alternatives
Same here lol
inb4 "FUCK SPEZ" spamming in every comment section
fuck spez
Reddit just claimed I threatened violence by calling joe rogan a cynical tool playing his flock. Nothing even close to violence or harm calling. I tried to give him a chance as he was a bernie supporter, and could not stomach his bad faith lies on everything from the president to him castigating environmental protesters.
I think it was in bad faith, for other reasons. Their link to the offense does not even show the offending comment to you anymore either.
It was probably an automated decision to be entirely honest
I once got banned for quoting a spammer to make fun of their spam. They banned me because they thought I was the spammer.
I think certain subjects they do not want to violate you for if not against the rules so they find a pretext on an unrelated subject, automation is their excuse.
Just like uhealth putting ai in charge of denying claims that qualify, or the uk putting ai in charge of post office fraud, or michigan in charge of unemployment insurance claims. They were all set up to deny legit claims and flag legit claims. They deny there is a problem with software until they cannot, then oops, only the ai is at fault, as if it was not knowing.
We have no rights in the us so social media will never get to that admitting stage. The government is the one telling them to find pretexts to violate accounts oftentimes too.
LOL. You have beaten my record, since my comments were, at least, containing phrases that could be classified as threatening violence without the context of a whole comment. But your case is a new level. My applause.
Spez here. Hey, come on, man.
Make Spez account
Troll reddit refugees
????
Profit 😎
Hey, nice to see you around!
Thanks Blaze!
Thanks for having me, hopefully soon on piefed!
Fuck FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world
NOOOOOO!
It’s been 6 hours, may I out of friendly nature inquire after the hopefully most entertaining intercourse with @Klear@quokk.au? I trust it was most fulfilling?
Yeah, it was fun.
Nah, he kept screaming and it kinda ruined the mood =/
fuck spez
it's going to take more than that
the lemmy line is going down much faster than the piefed line is going up
looks like losing 1500 users per quarter when you take both into account
spez learned from the last one. the ecosystem gets more closed down every day and automod's trigger finger just gets jumpier.
I wouldn't know I don't use the other site