This reddit post likely has tens if not hundreds of thousands of views, look at the top comment.

Lemmy is losing so many potential new users because the UX sucks for the vast majority of people.

What can we do?

  • spacesatan@leminal.spaceEnglish
    786·
    5 days ago

    “but it feels like old reddit”. My god, imagine actively preferring the new reddit UI. Let them keep their shiny jangling keys instead of coming over here and pestering the devs for a snoovatar feature or whatever nonsense.

    The ‘maybe read for 2 minutes to figure it out’ miniscule barrier to entry is a feature not a bug.

    • XiELEd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 days ago

      It’s been a while since I’ve been on Lemmy, so correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Voyager, which I’m using right now, pretty good? You also don’t have to install an app, just set it as a Browser app on Firefox and you’re good to go, even though the apps on the Google Play store are pretty good.

    • ahornsirup@feddit.orgEnglish
      9·
      5 days ago

      Two minutes (and you’re being very optimistic here, for someone who isn’t technically inclined it’s almost certainly going to be more) of required reading on a subject that’s just not even remotely interesting to 99% of people eliminates basically all non technical people. Because they just don’t care enough to devote that time. If that’s the user base you want, that works out, but I’d like people here who can hold a conversation about something other than Linux and Star Trek. It’s honestly kinda boring here.

    • 3dmvr@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      Idk why anyones upset about ppl who prefer new reddit not wanting to be here, exact type of person who should stay there