Unless anyone knows another reason for this impressive increase in comments? Seems to roughly coincide with Sync launching. If thats the case, just goes to show the importance of good third party apps.

Source: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats

EDIT: Looks like a confusingly labeled graph and I think this is total comments. I have no idea why that spike could exist though.

  • dbilitated@aussie.zoneEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    it’s people arguing about whether or not they use sync

    … honestly tho I wouldn’t be surprised, I’m using it a lot more now 🤷‍♂️

    • gabe [he/him]@literature.cafeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I think it’s a good sign people are sticking around. A lot of people joined mastodon and instantly left because it was too much to figure out how to use. Lemmy is a lot better in its current state than where mastodon was during the first mass migrations.

      • noqturn@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        I also think mastadon was trying to replace Facebook and twitter. A generalized assumption of those users is a lack of technical familiarity. Lemmy is the reddit alternative, and the users there tend to be way more technically proficient, or at least willing to learn.

    • Not A Bird@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Mastodon has 2M active users and has been steady for quite a while now. Fediverse is growing, maturing.

  • rubikcuber@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I was skeptical when people were saying “just wait until sync launches”. I’ve been using Lemmy since the blackout and feel like there has been a noticeable jump in the quality and quantity of comments in the last few days. I’m not actually a fan of the app (Voyager and Summit are my favourites, Summit has the edge just now), but whatever the reason I’m pretty happy.

  • Square Singer@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    That’s not the number of daily comments, it’s the total number of comments, by day.

    So on day X there were totally Y comments on Lemmy.

    The big jump is probably related to some instance adding a bot that copies content e.g. from Reddit.

  • haych@lemmy.oneEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I went from 1 comment a week to a few a day, I can’t be the only one.

    Sync definitely helped with that.

  • AggroKrab@reddthat.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Honestly, I learned that I like how sync presents content to me,and it’s really less about what site it’s for

  • necrophagist@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m on lemmy significantly more since the sync launch. Both jerboa and liftoff were pretty half baked in comparison… Really hoping more people from Reddit will join

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.oneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Same boat as you, used to encounter multiple bugs and crashes with Jerboa… Since switching to Sync I haven’t encountered a single crash.

      I really like how it auto translates links to comments on other instances and has lots of other small QoL features that show the dev really cares about the app.

      Other users who are just choosing apps by how the UI looks and Lemmy’s stock features have missed a lot of the things that make Sync stand out 🤷‍♂️ I’ve customised mine to resemble Infinity (the app I used for reddit) and I’m pretty damn satisfied rn with the gestures, performance and much longer battery life when browsing.

    • ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      It wasn’t because of Sync. The increase happened before Sync for Lemmy was even available. Notice how it jumped up and then didn’t rise again? Probably a dodgy instance federated.

  • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    I actually switched to sync too. But still think the prices are nuts and they need to come down for me to pay for it.

  • Manticore@lemmy.nzEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Checks out tbh. Around 90% of the web’s overall traffic is viewed from tablets and mobile devices. Having a good mobile/app experience is essential for user traffic - how many of us are on the web while in bed, on the toilet, eating breakfast, half-watching TV, on break at work, etc…?

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    Lemmy has become my main social media app already. Mastodon is painful to use for me. I just don’t like the Twitter format, and the lack of algo is unbearable.