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How do we deal with similar communities on different Lemmy instances? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by blitzen@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Say what you will about reddit, at least an established subreddit was the place to gather on the topic, ie r/technology etc.

With Lemmy, doesn't it follow that similar communities on different instances will simply dilute the userbase, for example !technology@lemmy.ml and !technology@beehaw.org. How do we best use lemmy as a (small c) community when a topic can be split amongst many (large C) Communities?

This is an earnest question, in no way am I suggesting lemmy is inferior to reddit. I'm quite enjoying myself here.

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[–] gnoop@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It depends on the subreddit as well. There are some where discussion is expected. /r/nbadiscussion versus /r/nba, for example. The former will get into some good discussions if there's a player looking to be traded. On /r/nba, you'll get a bit of that but you'll also get a few dozen, "He gone," comments.

I appreciate both at various times. I go into /r/nba specifically for the funny takes and will go to /r/nbadiscussion when I'm feeling like reading something more. That said, even /r/nba can get into some pretty impressive posts with stats, diagrams, and excellent breakdowns. It just depends on the day.

I think the funnier times are where you expect one thing and get another. I can go into /r/guitarcirclejerk expecting some light hearted shitposting and end up with a great discussion on one thing or another.