the non-meme Lemmy content is rather small.

Did you have a look at the active communities promoted on !newcommunities@lemmy.world ?

Comment conversation seems lacking.

Depends on the topic:

• https://thelemmy.club/post/18078930
• https://thelemmy.club/post/18062524
• https://thelemmy.club/post/18124400

The idea of “start your own” mindset in the design makes community formation just as bad as Reddit. There doesn’t seem to be any tools for a more collaborative approach to running subs or instances.

!fedigrow@lemm.ee