• I would like to, but the fact is lemmy is 99% shitposts and memes. Don’t get me wrong, I like that stuff but I also need to know wtf is going on in the world. Since losing rif and refusing to use the official app, I am now basically getting news when my wife sees it on Facebook, which means it’s old news by then.

    • @Pregnenolone@lemmy.world
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      The reality is that the shitpost and meme communities will be the ones that give birth to the niche communities we need to thrive. It’s easy, low-effort, but fun-enough and engaging enough to get people through the door.

    • @BabaDuda@lemmy.ml
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      101 year ago

      Yeah I get that too, but it just shows we’ve been too reliant on others to generate content for us

      If it’s the news you need, there are RSS feeds from news sites, I’ve also subscribed to them after leaving Reddit

      • @mvuviA
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        21 year ago

        Precisely. Sharing your finds and commenting on what others have found is the ideal situation. When only 1% post content, and slightly more comment, it is easy to game the system - like Reddit and these other “socials”. Lemmy’s robustness will be a function of its people.

    • @slaacaa@lemmy.world
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      101 year ago

      It’s a process. Memes are the lowest common denominator, will get a lot of ppl on the site, then small communities will grow. Some are already useful, I curate a list that I follow and see when I open my app, and I can already see world news like the Italy heatwave, actor strike, etc. at the top. Not perfect, but already beter than 1 week ago.

    • @negativeyoda@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      Lemmy will hit its stride. I did some minor tweaks to my feed and it got a lot better. I’m still getting the lay of the land tho

    • @Saraphim@lemmy.world
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      I’m hoping the quality of the content will grow over time. I don’t even give a shit about porn but right now it’s like half this place is posts about wet pussies and subs about ass and it’s grossing me the fuck out. I’ve been curating so it’s getting better but still