I'm probably wrong but I think because it takes a lot more user effort to navigate Lemmy and find your communities, and those communities can be spread across many instances.

It's just easier for those that are interested in the community around those interests to use something like reddit or a specific forum site.

Lemmy is mostly tech dorks, which isn't a bad thing but that leads to the tech and programming communities dominating the feeds. Also I think people who have been using Lemmy for a while vastly overestimate the appeal of the platform and also tech literacy of the general population. It can feel intimidating and uninviting.

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah people talking about popularity or more posting or whatever, when the problem is that Lemmy is not easy on the average internet user

[–] Redonkulation@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I am working on my bachelor's degree in computer networking and I still find Lemmy a pain in the ass to search sometimes.

Communities are too small, fractured and not enough people post. 1% rule and all that

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Heya, I was just doing a search for something and your comment popped up so thought I'd let you know we do actually have some quite decently active craft communities. !woodworking@lemmy.ca and !knitting@lemmy.world for example. Join us, the more the merrier! :)