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Reddit stock tumbles the most on record as lack of new AI deals, US daily users metric disappoints (finance.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Lemmy is also nerdy as fuck. Half of what is on here is Linux/selfhosting/AI tech bro nonsense. The average person has no interest in niche tech subs.

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[–] majster@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Niche subreddits were the only worthwhile thing there. Lemmy completley superseded it in terms of FOSS. Other niches can follow.

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[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I don’t disagree with you. Only time will tell if it will ever actually take off.

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

In my experience if you start a niche community and tend to it then people will eventually come and start filling it. Not as much as on the mainstreams but still enough.

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

My dude, what do you think reddit was, before it was Eternal September'd?

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[–] Meatwagon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

There were a lot more bio, history, and astrology nerds, too.

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 point 3 months ago

Perhaps that's the crowd we should attract next. I'd read their posts

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[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

I have been on Reddit for a long long time.

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[–] Jiggs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Isnt that the usual initial userbase? Your average person probably doesn't go around trying new platforms.

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