Why are communities on Lemmy.ml more full compared to the same on a different Lemmy instance?
For example, I’m on Lemmy.sdf.org and I joined the Apple@lemmy.ml community. But there are many missing articles and comments. If I browse directly on Lemmy.ml for the same article there ~90% of comments are missing.
https://lemmy.ml/post/1152794 has 26 comments https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/11232 has 0 comments
The network effect plays a role in the popularity and activity of communities. As more users join and engage with communities on Lemmy.ml, it becomes more attractive for others to join as well, creating a positive feedback loop Like Fnaf