Similar to Mastodon’s spikes last year, it seems. Anyways, there is data to think about. Source

    • deweydecibel
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      11 months ago

      Lol what? Liftoff is fantastic, and FOSS. Are we blaming liftoff for the downward trend/lack of growth? Cause the oh-so-amazing Sync does not seem to have reversed it, to spite all the claims I keep seeing.

      • @SIGSEGV@waveform.social
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        611 months ago

        You’re not missing anything but ads. I cannot understand the Sync hype and attribute all posts about it to promotion.

        • @XanXic@lemmy.world
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          411 months ago

          Connect for Lemmy is basically Sync free. It’s got the same swipe gestures and everything. I’m not sure what people are so blown away by.

          • @glockenspiel@lemmy.world
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            -111 months ago

            Not by a long shot. Connect is good, don’t get me wrong, but Sync has some major points that others usually just completely gloss over or ignore entirely–including Connect.

            Like tablet-friendly UI.

            And no, Infinity, “tablet-friendly” does not mean like 5 columns of independently scrolling content which take you to one big comment section which is a mobile UI stretched to screen size.

            Tablet UI–let alone good, productive tablet UI like Sync has with pagination and all–is always overlooked.

            • @XanXic@lemmy.world
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              311 months ago

              Not sure what you mean, this is what sync looks like for me on a big screen. Hardly tablet friendly.

              Connect looks much better for me

        • @Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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          111 months ago

          The native advertising has already arrived on Lemmy. Tis a day of sorrow.

        • @applejacks@lemmy.world
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          111 months ago

          Unsure what is going on but I’m using Sync, haven’t purchased anything, and haven’t seen a single ad.

          Hope it continues as I like the app.