I’ve been using Lemmy for a couple years now, and unfortunately I’ve noticed a
significant decline in the niche communities that were originally active. When I
first joined I saw much more variety when browsing the All feed. But over time,
the communities I liked have faded as shitposting and meme communities have come
to dominate the platform. I think this shift has changed the culture of Lemmy.
There seems to be more of a herd mentality now, where people downvote reasonable
opinions they disagree with. The discussions don’t feel as nuanced. Some people
have even been attacked for innocuous comments that don’t align with the
prevailing groupthink. The niche communities that made Lemmy special are fading
away, and the resulting monoculture makes me less inclined to participate. I
want a platform that supports substantive discussions in my interests, not just
memes and shitposting. I don’t know what the solution is on a platform level,
but a culture shift is needed if Lemmy wants to retain users like me who valued
the diversity of opinions. I may have to move to a platform that allows better
filtering and proportionality between niche interests and funny or stupid
content. I want Lemmy to succeed, but right now I’m finding myself drawn back to
Reddit because the niche communities there seem more active. I’ll keep checking
in, but Lemmy needs to recapture its original spirit if I’m going to make it my
main home. #### Related - I miss reddit [https://sh.itjust.works/post/874685] -
Is there any way to reverse degrowth of the niche communities on Lemmy?
[https://lemmy.world/post/7954621] - A little rant about lemmy.ml
[https://lemm.ee/post/9870344]
Piko
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