• mrcleansocks@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I’ve known about Lemmy for a few months and just registered with Beehaw because it looked active and had a funny name.

    What has been the biggest driver in activity? I’m curious how a community like Beehaw bootstraps itself into existence

    • Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      In short, engagement. A bunch of us migrated off another Reddit alternative which promised a lot of what we set out to do, but in our opinion failed in moderating itself and actually promoting a nice environment. This core group of individuals has been enthusiastic about carving a little space for ourselves on the internet for like-minded people and that dedication that comes alongside engagement is what kept us active and slowly growing.