Right now, big communities dominate the feed. I’m wondering what sort algorithm could level the field so niche or hobbyist communities have a fair chance to get seen.

There’s a good related post: Niche Communities won't be able to reach their true potential until Lemmy adds a sort that takes engagement into account. It puts it well:

“If Lemmy is to truly start having active hobbyist communities instead of being 95% lefty US politics, Shitposts, and some tech stuff, it needs a sort that takes into account the user’s engagement.”

What do you think should be the default sort for a more balanced Lemmy?

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It's not a competition. Get rid of that mindset.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's not necessarily about competition, it's about visibility. If I create something and I want to share it with people, that means I want people to see it. It doesn't necessarily mean "I want people to see this more than other posts", just "I'd rather not be posting into the void".

For instance, I make YouTube Shorts for a game I play. I don't post them on Lemmy anymore, because the Lemmy community for the game only has 60 subscribers, most of whom aren't even active accounts anymore. The highest-upvoted thread in the community has 47 votes, the second-highest only has 9. This translates to effectively nobody on Lemmy seeing the videos I made, because this small, slow-paced community's posts get drowned out by everything else.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

What's the game? I feel like a broader community for "YouTube Shorts for a games people play" would have more successful than a community tailored to that specific game.

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com -3 points 5 days ago

I think it is, and niche has lost to shitposting. Also, don't tell me what to do.