The network effect. It’s big enough that small forums get enough posts to stay active which keeps more people using it.
For example Lemmy has a 3d printer forum that has a few posts a week. Reddit has forums not just for 3d printing but for every specific model of printer and each gets a much activity as Lemmy’s generic forum.
If I’m searching for something, Google will show Reddit content but not Lemmy because there isn’t an answer on Lemmy.
The network effect. It’s big enough that small forums get enough posts to stay active which keeps more people using it.
For example Lemmy has a 3d printer forum that has a few posts a week. Reddit has forums not just for 3d printing but for every specific model of printer and each gets a much activity as Lemmy’s generic forum.
If I’m searching for something, Google will show Reddit content but not Lemmy because there isn’t an answer on Lemmy.