Critical mass and inertia. That’s not a product I’d want to invest in, though.
MentallyExhausted 26 points 3 years ago
darkkite 7 points 3 years ago
Lemmy has been around for years.
to answer your question. ability to scale to millions of users and having broad appeal.
features can be copied but scale and other non functional requirements like security takes time
Bautznersenf 6 points 3 years ago
God damn, this is sick! I was not aware of this.
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BrooklynMan 14 points 3 years ago
thanks! you should e seeing some very "familiar" updates soon!
WonkoTheSane 8 points 3 years ago
Mlem is basically Apollo for Lemmy. I’m enjoying Memmy too. Honestly the only value Reddit has is the user base. The diversity of apps and the lack of corporate ownership already make this space far more exciting than Reddit
Dr_Cog 6 points 3 years ago
To answer the title question: reddit is a part of the zeitgeist, and people use it fairly regularly. By serving everyone ads disguised as posts (and shutting down API access to ensure that all traffic is served ads) they can greatly increase their revenue. Most social media has this same model.
samus12345 1 point 3 years ago
Yup. They already have millions of users hooked, so they can feed them ads and low-quality content and most will stay.
anotherandrew 1 point 3 years ago
I like mlem and am in fact using it to write this comment. I’m a fan and think it’ll get better over time, and will absolutely support the author monetarily if I end up moving off Reddit. Let’s not overstate its feature set or usability though; it’s a LONG way off from Apollo.
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If something like this can pop up in weeks and provide all of the functionality people need, what makes Reddit valuable in the first place?
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