What were some ways old community sites grew before stuff like search engine optimization became prevalent?
Was a lot of it classic word of mouth, email, etc.?...
The Planet, some string and a bell.
Okay....
Will it ever get to a point where data is so over-harvested that it starts to lose value?
I’m speaking of online data harvested through apps, websites, hardware (such as phones/streaming devices)....
The truly stupid questions get censored by the moderators. Have you noticed?
And by “truly stupid” I mean any question that upsets the straights.
What is "attention", really?
No copy-pasted definitions please. Use your own words.
Videogames in dreamland. Have you, while dreaming, played one, watched one being played or became a videogame character?
Lemmings who downvote news posts because you disagree with the conclusions, why?
I sometimes post news articles that examine possible problems in society. Some may agree with the author, some may disagree. I often see these posts being downvoted if many disagree with the author....
Is there a reason I should donate a kidney to a stranger now, rather than just waiting till I die, at which point both kidneys will probably be donated to strangers anyway?
I’ve had an organ donor card in my wallet for as long as I can remember and I’ve always made it very clear to my loved ones that I want all my organs to be used when I die....
Why is science better than the alternative? (And what is that alternative, exactly?)
How do you call a word that is so rudimentary that it can't be defined without being redundant?
I think axiom should fit, but according to its official definition, an axiom is a statement that is taken to be true, and as far as I know, a word can’t make an statement by its own.
Does the government keep capitalist interests on the top ?
Lately since covid has begun, there has been a high job insecurity in multiple fields , while the logical thing to do would have been improving job security laws, at least our govt( the name does not matter really) has brought laws , that gives power to the capitalists to abuse labour laws , or to fire employees more easily! I...
I hate my hair. What hair cut should I get today?
I just am not a fan of how my hair looks, any suggestions for hair styles I should try out?
Do cavers accept chipping ?
I was browsing Tik Tok (yes I am ashamed) and saw a video of caver in pretty narrow passage. So that caver took another rock and started to chip in order to widen a little bit the passage, while complaining about not having a hammer with him....
Why do people self-harm?
I don’t really understand why people do it. Not like “they’re doing it because they are depressed and feel bad”, I had depression myself but never had a call to injure myself. I hate pain, and doing something painful to myself while I’m already feeling bad doesn’t really sound appealing. So I don’t quite get what...
Does not having any social media presence have any negative impact on a person's social life?
Does/Will Lemmy support videos/GIFs like Reddit?
I’m trying to build a sublemmy (BeWowed) based on r/Damnthat’s intresting and r/BeAmazed material that I have accumulated over the years but i need to host all the videos on imgur. Will lemmy be able to host videos? Do you have better alternatives than imgur? Thanks!
How do I manage my inbox?
I will soon start a new job where I expect to receive significantly more emails than I do currently. So far, I haven’t had a system in place, except for marking emails as unread until I respond and occasionally using flags....
Lemmy vs kbin?
I have been thinking which of the two should i use. If i understand fully i can still browse lemmy instances on kbin. And i can even check out mastodon users on it....
How come hotel check-in time is always 3-4?
I got in on an earlier flight, and arrived at 6 it was a pain in the ass… I literally had to walk around for like 4 hours until things opened, and I was so tired and weary all day.
Why do we use mean instead of mode?
Doesn’t using mode just make a lot more sense? You are much more likely to be the mode than you are likely to be average in the mean class...
Where do guns go when people are done using them?
Do guns wear out? Do they end up in landfill? You always hear about guns being sold, but never about what happens to them at the end of their useful life.
What happens of you use the gas from the exhaust pipe to inflate a tire?
Why people say good morning (or something like that) on chat after a night?
I mean, I see chats as one continuous conversation and unless the conversation has been properly ended, it shouldn’t be necessary even if a night has passed.
Who makes those terrible sheet cake things that every Chinese buffet has?
Is it all from the same company? Or do multiple terrible cake companes all just share the same terrible formula?
How long to grow a community?
I’ve been plugging away for about 2 months now trying to grow a small hobby community here on Lemmy. It’s doing well, up from 200 to 425 subscribers in the time I’ve been active....