Reddit had many years of growth. Lemmy is more like what Reddit started as.

It’s one of the better Reddit alternatives.

Trade off.

Less nichey and less specific, but more community, you run into the same people multiple places.

What are you looking for?

I mean I’m new here

You have already become part of the solution!

you gotta subscribe to a LOT of communities to get a somewhat active feed

Yeah, Piefed.

As nobody else mentioned it there is https://lemmyverse.net/communities to search for communities across instances.

I'm aware how finicky it sometimes is to subscribe to new communities on other instances. The fediverse (Lemmy+PieFed+Mastodon+everything else) has some technical quirks but for me its a small price to pay for an unbuyable platform.

The obvious problem is that niche comms are not active. I feel like this comes from people expecting or even emulating the same experience as on reddit. But before we even create new niche comms. We should use the more broader ones even if the more broader one is casualconversation or something generic like that. Even some half dead forums feel alive cause they have like only 4 different places to post. And is also how reddit started but people are forcing it to be like it is right now.

And to answer your question no not that I'm aware of :)

There is https://lobste.rs/ which seems to be working well mostly because its invite only. Truth be told Lemmy will eventually also have to close registration and have an forced application form. If we want to keep it as human as it is right now. Don't think there is any other way of dealing with bots that are eventually going to hit us.

There is also https://tildes.net/ which is less active but more moderated. They also have only broader comms because its more opinionated.

But they all do not federate which is in my eyes a deal breaker. The mods are probably alright but having the option to move instance while keeping most connections and communities only changing the server owners that control what you see is a game changer for me. It even made me post way more than I ever did on reddit because I feel like its more sustainable. You feel like you are part of the network more than on any other platform, because nobody really owns anything. That is what makes this place so special :)

Lemmy is really the best alternative ive found, it reminds me of reddit when it was new.

What are you into?

The fediverse isn't as addictive or algorithmic as legacy corporate social media, but I follow stuff that I'm interest and see new things everyday.

The amount of content on here is less plentiful, so browsing all and blocking the communities you don't like has been how I curated my feed. If a community doesn't exist you can always make one (easier said than done I know).

I see a good amount of stuff here. Sorting by New and even just looking at Local shows plenty. (Once you get your language option set, like several others have already said).

I mean, it's quite a lot quieter overall than reddit. Especially on niche topics. But I think that's okay. Quality over quantity. And IMO it's still busy enough to spend your time if you cast your topic net wider. Plus, at least here you don't have to put up with reddit's shitty policies and constant monetizing/farming user data.

Yes, but Lemmy hasn’t blocked me yet because of some weird comment. Reddit did it again yesterday. I know I should delete my Reddit account but…

im not sure about lemmys interface but with niche communities that are active but real light. like no posts for weeks. well anyway I finally realized I could, at least with piefed, click this bell icon and get a notice for every post. Its pretty awesome for low post communities but of course anything with decent traction it would be a nightmare to turn on.

There is piefed. I am even using it to see your post and write this comment

Its not something that helps with your problem since the 2 platforms share the same feed

If there were something more active than the fediverse (lemmy, piefed, mbin) you would have heard of it already.

No. you have to create the stuff you want to see here.

It is still small but oddsrabbit

SACRILEDGE

This is the best Reddit alternative. But we all hate Reddit here. Nothing is going to have as much content as Reddit, but it's also a shithole run by shitheads, sooooooo....welcome to Lemmy.