A post from 2 days ago presented a graph that showed an important variation in the active userbase: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/52565659

Using the daily rather than monthly view on https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 shows a much stable line (especially if you take into account Piefed’s growth: https://piefed.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 )

Going through the comments in the other posts, a few recommendations that can help with the overall experience

  • use different feeds: either using different Lemmy/Mbin accounts (one account per type of content), or Piefed personal feeds, but being able to browse different feeds such as “Good news”, “Hobbies”, “Art”, “Life advice” help to see more content than politics and tech

  • discover communities: subscribe to !communitypromo@lemmy.ca, !fedigrow@lemmy.zip and !newcommunities@lemmy.world to add active communities to your feeds

  • go to general communities rather than specific ones: the current user base only allows so much specialization. Your favorite city builder community may not exist, but !citybuilders@sh.itjust.works does. !stationery@lemmy.world and !pen_and_paper@lemmy.world may be inactive, but !journaling@sh.itjust.works is not.

  • use a client that allows for comments consolidation: I don’t remember which mobile apps does it (Sync, I think?), Piefed has that feature built-in too. It allows to see all comments on a cross-post in the same view: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/928874/worst-in-show-ces-products-include-ai-refrigerators-ai-companions-and-ai-doorbells#post_replies

  • report toxic users and avoid communities that do not handle your reports: quite a few comments mentioned that issue in the other thread. Mods can’t see everything, reporting helps to keep the atmosphere of a community enjoyable.

  • use a client that implements keyword filters: quite a few mobile apps and alternative Lemmy front-ends do, Piefed has it built in. It can really help avoid the “doom and gloom” overwhelming your feed.

Finally, a few communities recommendations for lighthearted communities

  • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zipOPEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    If you’re on that chatroom, you very much know why fxomt got so stressed

    i wonder why fxomt was so stressed

    It was because of you, that was said a few weeks ago. That’s the bad faith I’m referring to.

    Regarding everything you screened, I stand by all of it. Also, linking a thread to a room with 10 active people is not bridaging, otherwise this link at the bottom of the post should be brigading too: https://lazysoci.al/post/40725899?scrollToComments=true

    Now I’ll stop here as this is not the place to discuss this. We can have a thread on !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com if you want.

    • goat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      8 hours ago

      I’m banned from YPTB and the chatroom, and so are most MWoG users. That’s because dbzer0 is a tankie instance and YPTB is a tankie community that protects said tankies.

      If you stand by all of it, don’t complain about your ban, since if you stand by all of it, you know you were brigading, and you know that’s against the rules of my community. You’re proving my point by threatening to create YPTB threads. You’re proving my point by actively linking this comment chain to the chatroom.

      Or do you think your ban was unjust and you should be unbanned?

      • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zipOPEnglish
        2·
        8 hours ago

        As I said, not replying to any of this as this is off topic for this community.

        If I find another place to continue that conversation, I’ll ping you there.

        • goat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          8 hours ago

          Why should I bother to engage in any conversation with you when you’ve proven in these very replies that you brigade and get others to dogpile with you? Why do you insist on having a thread instead of just DMing me? Not that I want you to.

          Tell you what: if you’re actually earnest and acting in good faith about this, you should call off the dogpile and ask for peace between the communities. But I doubt it.