Yeah it’s actually a much bigger problem here than it is on Mastodon. Probably will end up slowing adoption of Lemmy in the future. Especially considering Lemmy is one of those platforms that really needs normie content and normie interaction to keep going, something it’s really struggling at currently.
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Lemmchen@feddit.org 2 months agoMany Lemmy instances are requiring their users to apply for an account.
Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 2 months ago
Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
And that makes it better how?
Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 2 months ago
It doesn’t that was the point of my comment, it is sarcastic, because asking normies to write about themselves then manually determine their worth before they join will exclude the vast majority of them. Applications are how you run exclusive clubs, not a social media platform. Which is the biggest reason the Fediverse sucks for regular people.
I don’t want to join a club, I want to join a regular platform. That’s why I joined discuss.online and not any of the other exclusive club instances.
Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah. I somehow caught that. I wasn’t responding to you.
Famko@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It lowers the barrier of entry which may deter some people who just want to check out the space first.
Granted, it also makes it more accessible to scammers, so give and take really.