Lemmy is growing very, very quickly but I still feel like there’s more interaction between actual humans here and not some stupid karma farming bots. I came over here before the Reddit civil war started and there’s been more and more content every day without it feeling contrived. I’m quite fond of Lemmy at this point.
I had a Reddit account for 10 years and never made a single post, but I actually made a post here so I'm definitely more active here. It'll probably end up being my only post as more users join Lemmy but I made the post primarily because I wanted more posts to hopefully encourage Lemmy growth.
ditto
Heard!
Yep, but i closed my reddit account a while ago. I feel like reddit karna makes conversations less thoughtful. Everyone wants to post a quick quip and get karma, making the conversation pretty useless.
I definitely feel more inclined to comment. Especially since so many posts have so little comments. It feels like my comments are more worthwhile to write to add to the discussion.
Having to collapse so many low effort joke comments to find real discussion on reddit, if at all, was very annoying.
I didn't realize that was something I have not had to do here yet, quite nice.
Right, then sometimes a reply to the top comment would be “this” then for some reason everyone keeps just replying “this”
That
There's more engagement here, you can comment late and have people talking with you.
Definitely. I am more of a lurker than a poster, though. Which is difficult because there is not a ton of content yet. I want to contribute of my own but find it a bit difficult.
The social anxiety is much less as the crowds are smaller so posting feels like it's being heard. Feels like I'm actually a part of a conversation
Edit: I forget which account is my main though so my comments are displaced. Which is probably good
I find I'm having the opposite problem with social anxiety. I feel like I'll be seen here and it's making it difficult to comment. Though since I just made my account last night and this is my first comment, I guess I'm being active much sooner. I didn't leave a comment on reddit for months after making an account...
Hi from another person that feels similar (joins discord server, never engages) you’re not alone
I find that so reassuring, thank you!
I think you will find that people here, at least with the current population, are pretty understanding, and I, for one, would love to hear your thoughts.
I finally made my way back into the Jerboa app instead of using my mobile browser, only to discover I had messages...Thank you. I've been trying to step out of my comfort zone and contribute. Your encouragement helps :)
Yes, I never felt like commenting when there were hundreds of previous comments. Here, with just a few comments, it feel like it an actual contribution, not a drop in the ocean. I also spend more time reading each comment.
Yep same here. I'd usually browse 'all' on reddit and everything that could be said had already been said in the comments. So it kind of felt what's the point.
It's made me realise that I don't want Lemmy to become a reddit clone for this reason. If it gets too big it'll be the same issue.
basically twitter -- post little microblogs, microthoughts about your day or life or the culture