I spun up an instance for a friend group, to test it out, and while I think no one has a real clue what's going on, it's nice to have something new and positive. And since I or a friend control the server, no worries on the perverse incentives of the internet giants.

So, yeah, hopefully we can learn, and hopefully the ecosystem can grow.

[–] overzeetop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've been here six whole days, so I'm, like, some super veteran 🤣🤣

I actually like the less jaded attitude in most of the communities, though many are still very, very small (like single digits). I was part of Post.news when the Twitter exodus happened and had a fun time with it for a month; once it got populated the bigger voices/micro-blog celebrities pretty much drowned out the average user like me and I wandered away because there just wasn't enough interaction on the average thread. Pretty much he twitter experience - too ephemeral to be a community. This (Lemmy/kbin) feels nice, though.

[–] puck2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is Boost shutting down?

[–] TrickyCamel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Definitely, I remember mayayo (Boost's dev) commenting that the update he pushed out recently was the last dance or something.

[–] postscarce@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Can't imagine how Boost would survive when many more successful third-party apps are going under.

[–] Usernameblankface@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's why I'm here, the third party app I use is about to be shut down.

[–] TheFence@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I already deleted my 3P app and was looking for an alternative. I wanted to be the one that ripped that band-aid off so it could scab up early. So far I'm liking these Lemmy servers. They are my polysporin :p

[–] tool@r.rosettast0ned.com 1 points 1 year ago

I think we'll see another spike when the third-party apps are actually shut down.

It might turn into the Lemmy version of Eternal September.