To be honest, I had such low expectations for the blackout, I’m actually surprised how much impact it did have. This was never going to be the reddit killer. There is a reason why the 1% principle exists. Most people don’t care, and most people who do aren’t going to actually put in the effort to change their browsing habits. It’s part of why being an early member of new sites like these are the best, because the people joining are the people who are actively seeking out new communities.

Yup, exactly. Welcome to the fediverse!

There is traction, and in fact already a fix in review.

Ironically, still some issues with the federation, so we can see them but they can’t see us. We’re in the walls.