‘Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,’ Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.
‘Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,’ Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.
The karma system had its advantages in that early on it encouraged people to be active and make the site seem more alive from what ive heard but as it went on it ike you said just devolved into an popularity contest
Yeah, tapping into dopamine bursts to encourage activity is a great short-term solution, but I guess it was also foreshadowing into what Reddit would become. I’ll take what I’ve seen here so far over the quick and easy hits any day; having a constant stream of bite-sized content to consume was wreaking havoc on my attention span and I didn’t even realize it until I found myself having to stay focused on some of the longer conversations I’ve seen around Lemmy.
Same here accually having convesations with people has been pretty fun and ive yet to see anything not civil for now wich is a plus
Definitely! The big reason I decided to join Beehaw after taking a look at what instances were available is because the focus here seems to be building that feeling of community more so than just replacing Reddit, and I’ve already been feeling it in the best way. It’s almost like a return to the days of forums where there were actual conversations happening, and I’ve actually slowly started recognizing names and avatars as I poke around in different topics. I’m not sure what things are going to look like further down the line, but hopefully it keeps developing in the way it has been! I do think it will, for what it’s worth, since the admins and mods seem to be on the same page and dedicated to keeping the momentum going in that direction.