I don’t mean to be pessimistic, bit since most subreddits are only going dark for a couple days, the site will basically be back to normal soon. I wonder how many users here are only here because of temporary outrage and not because they actually prefer Lemmy. I’m curious about people’s outlook on this situation.
I expect a lot of people to go back, and I can’t deny that if too many people decide to go back I’ll probably drift away too; hoping that the blackouts are indefinite so people stay on here and get acclimated enough to decide that this is better than Reddit (or at least has more potential)
I think you’re right. I am guessing the ones who will return are the ones crying F Reddit the loudest. It’s like the boy who breaks up with Girl A, but them starts dating Girl B, all the time looking around to ensure that Girl A sees him and talking to Girl B about how terrible his last girlfriend was. Maybe I just watched too many of those after school specials.
definitely the case for some, lmao
understandable feeling, but Reddit does not care about that; you gotta hit their profit margin, which is what an indefinite blackout will do if it gets big enough
I hope it gets big enough
I’m the same way. Its really all about user content. If the Lemmy userbase doesn’t have a lot to offer after the blackout then I’ll probably go back