• ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know what the solution is on a platform level

    It’s not really Lemmy’s problem, using “All” on a large instance like l.w is going to get you blasted in the face with a barrage of low effort posts, that’s just the nature of the beast.

    I’m on a smaller instance (they’re all smaller than l.w which is the size of the top 50 other instances combined) and use subscriptions to manage what I see and it works out nicely.

    On Lemmy (and most of the rest of the Fediverse) there aren’t, yet, fancy algorithms serving you a bespoke selection posts that filter out a lot of the “noisier” communities and boost the more interesting ones. You have to get out there and curate your own feed, it’s pretty easy but whenever I see a post complaining that there’s too much about Linux or too many memes it’s clear that the OP isn’t taking (m)any steps to improve their feed.

    I’ve noticed a significant decline in the niche communities that were originally active

    Niche communities can often only have one or two people posting regular content. If no-one else chips in or replies then that can be a dispiriting experience and that’s how communities die. If there’s a community you like then drop in, comment, make a post from time to time. That’s how communities gain momentum and start thriving.