I think it's partially habit, Reddit became so big that it felt more like passive entertainment a lot of the time and then that physicy carried over when I got a lemmy account and realized it's going to be a lot smaller

Generally though I do post and comment a bit more but of course the content is also quite different so it's just going to take a little bit of time to settle in

TL,DR; you're not my real dad

The communities I used a ton on reddit simply aren't here. All I see is nerf stuff. I was active in /r/Maritime /r/Military /r/Guns and /r/GunAccessoriesForSale

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It's just how people interact in social groups and online communities.

I have multiple lemmy accounts, which kind of dilutes my efforts, maybe. I do try to post comments (and occasional new content). I think reddit beat me into a state of lurking and being afraid to participate very much, because a large percentage of redditors are know-it-all jerks just waiting to pounce on you for almost any reason.

Honestly since leaving reddit for lemmy, I'm also kind of enjoying not doom scrolling so much. I do like to stay on top of things like tech news, politics, sports, entertaininment, etc, and reddit was always my go-to for that stuff. So it's a mixed bag...I don't miss the jerks, I don't want to be addicted, but I do want to help lemmy thrive. It seems much nicer here (so far).