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Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 week ago by AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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This reddit post likely has tens if not hundreds of thousands of views, look at the top comment.

Lemmy is losing so many potential new users because the UX sucks for the vast majority of people.

What can we do?

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 46 points 6 days ago (2 children)
  1. Stop making blanket claims about instances you like or dislike, no matter how fair you feel they may be, and don't fall for the bait of others doing it. This is just drama and is exhausting to read about.
  2. Instead of suggesting people "join Lemmy", say things like "Join Lemmy at programming.dev" (or whatever instance you yourself are using). Sure, "but picking a server is hard" will always probably be a complaint, but leading with the one you personally use is the best way around it. If you're on a hobby focused instance (like I am) then maybe suggest a generic instance to people outside of your hobby. Don't be afraid to suggest lemmy.world. It's better to suggest the biggest instance than endlessly debate about which one is the best to suggest.
[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

Quality content as usual. I appreciate the thought you've put into this and agree with your reasoning.