Same but in a matter of hours. I'm sure my enthusiasm will wear off at some point. Not enough people yet to just lurk, we have to make the content too.
I've seen a few posts suggesting that related communities should be merged, but I think their current fractional states help to mitigate some toxic behaviors.
There's more accountability in smaller groups, and less impetus for negative attention-seeking behavior.
I also wouldn't want them merged. But I would find it great if I could kind of curate my own "front pages". E.g. creating a page for myself called "Technology" and adding all the tech communities that I follow to it so that I can see all posts in one place.
Reminds me of using the internet years and years ago, finding small communities I liked, joining them and feeling compelled to contribute... I didn't even realize I missed it.
Exactly how I feel. Getting on here, learning the ins and outs of Lemmy and the Federated system, and being involved is something I look forward to doing during the day. As opposed to the mindless scroll just to fill time.
Its a good thing. Forums dying and the community moving on is a good thing. Things don't need to last forever for them to be good, now. I think of it like a cleansing event; like a forest fire or flood.