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How do you older Lemmy users feel about the large influx of reddit users? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A lot of questions on here are aimed at the reddit users experiences, but I've been wondering what the older users thought of his move. Are there any reddit cultures you are hoping do not come with the users? Are you confident or fearful of the growth coming from the reddit community? I'm curious how the reddit influx is changing these communities either for better or for worse.

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[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

My account is pretty old by Lemmy standards; back from the dev.lemmy.ml times.

I created it because I saw the potential but, after a bit of lurking, I was then met with the reality that there was just.. no content. Back to Reddit I went.

We're now at the point where I probably wouldn't need Reddit anymore, so I fully appreciate all the new users. If we can keep this up, I can probably get my fix here in the future and the dose would probably be much healthier too.

That view might be skewed by the fact that I'm sort of also in this wave though as, while my account is quite old, I've been inactive for most of the time and have only now started using it actively.