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At least on the communities i follow. Every so often I come across a thread where i recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members and I haven't even been on lemmy that long.

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[-] dosaki@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

I almost never comment on anything. I imagine most users are like me.

Yes, I do see the same names popping up all the time.

[-] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That's honestly crazy to me. What's the appeal of lurking?

[-] Shark03@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Not the person you asked but another lurker. Social interaction is hard, even posting this I'm having second thoughts about it, but I still like to feel like a member of the community.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Congratulations to you on interacting! I agree with everything you said.

I'm certainly not one of the lemmy celebrities, but I've got nearly 900 comments on lemmy where I doubt I had 100 on Reddit. Not going back to check.

Lemmy is a just nicer place to comment than Reddit: smaller audience, kinder communities, much less intimidating. I don't consider there to be any pressure to make posts or to comment, but if you do, I doubt you'll regret it.

Either way, I personally am happy to have you here.

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Welcome to the community, fam!

[-] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

My published comments are probably about 20% of comments I start. I just give up most of the time because it wasn’t important or I can’t word something how I like in the moment

[-] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

If I notice that I am spending too much time trying to cover all the bases so someone can't nitpick or acktually my reply I just give up and hit cancel. I appreciate an entertaining comment thread, what bug the shit out of me are people that reply to a comment with an obscure edge case or who are just pedantic for the sake of being pedantic.

[-] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Sometimes what you were going to comment is already there, you updoot and move along.

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Mod@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Just happy to observe and take in people's ideas and views

[-] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

If you're satisfied then that's enough i guess. 2 comments in 1 year is crazy

[-] legopika@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Can confirm, browse Lemmy daily but almost never comment.

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