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How exactly did Reddit become a top website and what does Lemmy need to do to eventually get there? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by decadentrebel@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Did Reddit get massive because of Digg users making a beeline towards them or were they already big before that?

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[-] mojo@lemm.ee 238 points 11 months ago

For more interesting and easily discoverable content. Really that's what people want at the end of the day.

[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 81 points 11 months ago

Exactly. I hate Reddit more than most people here (I'm a mod on a sub that has more than a million subscribers and felt disrespected by spez), but the fact of the matter is they're the gold standard of quality answers and discussions.

I would want Lemmy to get to that level, not immediately, but that's the dream.

[-] mecha_pope@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

I want lemmy to become popular just so you can be quoted in news articles. User "fist eye mouth eye fist" wrote that...

Or just have 🤛👁️👄👁️🤜 appear in reputable news outlets.

[-] fy8d6jhegr 4 points 11 months ago

By the way why are people able to do that? I see that person's username is mojo by hovering over it but at a glance it's just emojis.

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

Mojo is my account name but you can change your profile name at any time in the settings so I used dumb emojis lol

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Classic Mojo!

[-] Skepticpunk@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

lol, nice.

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