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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

niche communities that don’t exist on lemmy.

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can't participate through RSS.

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Correct. Less engagement for them, still can get your fix of reading specific things. A read only option to lurk is better than missing everything.

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I suppose, but anything I'd consider a niche community probably has worthwhile discussions, questions, answers, etc. They aren't read-only.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

This is the reason. I can get all the Linux discussion I want on Lemmy, but discussions about an Acura RSX? That community does not exist here.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 6 days ago

TF2, a very popular game, is barely present here! Let alone niche indies!

[–] spookex@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Tbf, for me, that's more of a forum territory. I wasn't even using the subreddit for Aprilia motorcycles, but been on Apriliaforum for years

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There is zero car talk on Lemmy and it fucking sucks ass.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Well that's just not true....

!fuckcars@lemmy.world

We talk about how much better the world would be without cars. That qualifies as car talk, right?

[–] azl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

There are definitely high-IQ car guys and they are soul of car forums/reddits. But based on my observation of the diagnostic and critical thinking skills of the other 90%, they are probably never going to figure out how to use Lemmy.

And somehow we need both types (maybe for sample size?) in order to have a thriving niche community about anything.

[–] ad_on_is@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Yeah... I also miss doom-scrolling unixporn and ergomechkeyboards in here.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are some pretty basic communities that are non existent or dead on Lemmy and I hate it

[–] TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

A good example is the Usenet community, in Lemmy there is barely any activity, on reddit people post at least once a week.