It has the same problem that the rest of the fediverse has in terms of spread, though: all the big tech players advertise the shit out of their platforms, and word of mouth can’t really meaningfully compete with that. Which is not to say that Loops/Lemmy/Mastodon etc should get advertised (or gag embed advertisements), but simply pointing out that big tech follows a VERY different playbook in terms of lifecycle compared to community/OSS projects.
Right?!?
It has the same problem that the rest of the fediverse has in terms of spread, though: all the big tech players advertise the shit out of their platforms, and word of mouth can’t really meaningfully compete with that. Which is not to say that Loops/Lemmy/Mastodon etc should get advertised (or gag embed advertisements), but simply pointing out that big tech follows a VERY different playbook in terms of lifecycle compared to community/OSS projects.