They’re not uncommon in the UK either!

This is pure nostalgia.

It does explain why all the niche communities I visit have gone from quiet to abandoned.

Someone the other day referred to posting in niche communities as shouting into the void currently, which I thought was apt.

I’m seriously impressed with how functional this app is from the start. Like lots of others have said, it felt like coming home given how long I’d used Sync for. Didn’t hesitate to pay for the ad free version once that option was added.

Yeah, this is my experience with Lemmy so far: it has replaced the “all” experience for me, but all my hobby / interests subs are completely dead.

I hope it will be, and think it has the potential.

It has already replaced the “all” experience for me, and I automatically come here rather than Reddit. On the other hand, most of my engagement on reddit was with hobby/interest communities. Very few of the ones I visited on Reddit have made it across in an active way so far.

One unexpected thing is that I actually enjoy my specific instance and find myself browsing “Local” way more often than I expected.