It seems to me that there are several factors. Firstly, the instance was created recently, about 1-2 months ago. There wasn't even an official instance opening, you know, with cake and confetti ;) During this time, I've been observing people on the Fediverse. It's unlikely that any follows were given by chance. Later on, wonderful people who discovered kbin did the rest. That's how it is in the Fediverse. In the beginning, not everything is easy and obvious, but if you put enough heart and effort into it, it pays off in the future.
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023
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Oh, it seems like I responded in the wrong thread. But hey, it fits here too ;p
You're awesome dude, just wanted to say this is the most fun I've had on the internet in years.
Me too. I've been on the internet since 2013, but its the first time I have ever felt part of a community.
this is what I wanted but couldn't find on the site which must not be named. I feel blessed to watch and contribute to the growth.
I saw kbin recommended by someone on Reddit (my apologies for not being able to give them credit - I didn't clock the username) and out of all the alternatives shared that I checked out, this one just felt right. If that makes sense. Thank you for creating such a wonderful space!
this was my experience as well. I visited /r/redditalternatives, saw someone mention kbin, I checked it out and it felt right. So here I am.
It’s feeling a bit like 2008 all over again, the community feels smaller, more engaged and with a main sense of purpose. It’s refreshing.
I’m glad to be journeying on this spaceship with y’all.
Something nostalgic and familiar about beta testing new apps, seeing the community grow, and getting 500 Internal Server Error screens in the process... I like it in a quirky kinda way
I kinda consider the errors and lags to be like those dog bowls that keep pups from eating their kibble too fast.
I always take it as a sign to go do something elsewhere lol
That's the same sensation I found with leaving Twitter and joining Mastodon. I found that I was more inclined to engage rather than simply read information, and it was more straightforward to curate the information and people I wanted to follow.
This 100%. Quality > quantity!
Completely the same! I now even run my own calckey instance and have lots of interactions. Also at almost 200 followers in just few months. Twitter felt like posting into the void instead.
Right?, it feels rewarding to add the discussion, to help solve issues in the code (if you can), helping people navigate where they want to go.
At least for me, reddit failed in something, making me feel part of its community, kbin is succeeding at this so far.
Edit: Obligatory plug of other kbin instances for new users to join: fedia.io, readit.buzz, fediverse.boo,
By joining them you are spreading the load so we can keep all instances stable.
I’ve registered on and experimented with a handful of fediverse instances, apps, etc this week and really keep coming back to Kbin.social as my main point of entry. With the progressive web app on my phone and iPad I’m having a similar experience to Apollo, and really liking watching this community (and Lemmy) grow. Glad to be here with you all, let’s keep this excitement going!
Not a kbin user but love how I can hang out with y'all just the same :D
I love this!
I joined Kbin.social four days ago, and I'm already having a great time! 😃 Excited to see what the future holds for this project!
This feels like old reddit :) I love it here
I joined on Sunday. Took a few days to figure out how to do things. But I haven't opened Relay since then. Loving it here.
Same here, I loved relay. I'm thinking of opening it up before the end just to spread the good word about the fediverse before I delete everything.
This is the way.
There was an old bit of snark about Internet Explorer being the best browser for downloading another browser then closing it permanently. I think that’s about where Reddit is: useful for telling the subs/communities you were part of that there are better places to be.
being on here made me realize of what has been missing from reddit for years now. This is a refreshing site, hopefully it continues to grow.
It's strange, because Reddit changes so slowly that I've forgotten how much discussion used to take place. This platform actually has people engaging in conversation and it's awesome.
Yeah I actually feel seen on this site. People like to hype the fact that reddit has so many users but most of the time my comments and thoughts were just lost to the void.
one thing I noticed is that if you need like, quick advice or to post a picture for content or for jokes etc it's fantastic and just fine.
however, it's not really a place for discussion over topics anymore. if someone is replying to your comment it's usually to argue with you lol.
So how do we new users help keep kbin alive? What are the hosting costs and what do we need to do to stay adfree or at least prevent long-term enshittification now?
There is a link to buymeeacoffee.com on the About page at the bottom.
Right now, your main goal should be enjoying the site. Ernest has been getting quite a few coffee purchases lately, so I imagine he's financially ok for the moment. But what Ernest can't do is populate the site with content and community. That's where the kbeaners come in. So the main goal you should have right now is to enjoy yourself.
I remember back in the day when reddit was like this, fun, high effort discussions, even with people complaining about how confusing reddit was to use.
For 30k monthly users some magazines that seem to be popular for most people (gaming, pcgaming) seem awfully dead
Too much focus on Reddit drama threads and not enough on actual content (I am guilty of this too). I think as the drama passes it will liven up in the popular topics/magazines. Reddit needs to stop pulling the trigger on their foot gun first.
That's basically a stadium full of people. Well except that most people here probably have never seen a stadium from the inside.
Nerds.
I have seen an inside of a stadium once! Does this mean I am not a nerd??
Now you're bragging
I'm one of them!
Good, making this place active!