I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.
I don’t see that as a problem, tbh. Bigger numbers generally just mean more problems, in my experience. From poor users contributing nothing or bad content, to site devs seeing dollar signs and ruining the platform.
And if people get discouraged enough by a fairly simple system like Lemmy to give up or leave, they obviously weren’t interested in this and really just wanted something handed to them instead of being part of something.