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I'm here, so keep that in mind, but as far as I'm concerned and objectively speaking, Lemmy does not offer what most casual users / general public want nor does it really operate the way people expect. Whether or not that's a good thing or bad thing or something in between is more subjective, so I'll leave it at that.
For example, if I want to scrap my account and start new, fine. But with Lemmy, it's been forced on me at least 4 times, and several other times I have done it because the instance I was on was unstable, had unacceptable technical issues, or just too much outage. Reddit definitely has outages and other issues like that, but those are generally addressed in minutes to hours, not days/weeks/months.
I've long given up on finding a place here for my main hobbies. There are communities, but I don't enjoy talking to nobody, posting to myself. If I wanted to do that, I'd just get a Twitter account and tweet into the wind. So, honestly, I can see the appeal of going to Reddit so you can actually discuss things and share with other people.
Those are just two examples of things that might keep the average person away. Of course, there are plenty of issues and concerns with Reddit and other social media platforms, but as long as they continue to work in a manner that people understand and expect and offer what folks want, most people aren't going to go seeking out alternatives that have many more downsides, relatively speaking.