I feel like there is more drive to interact because it's smaller, we want it to take off, and it feels like I am talking to real ppl and not a karma farming bot.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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Plus it's exciting to see it get bigger and better everyday, which might nudge some to participate.
Commenting here is more rewarding because you don’t stumble onto a popular thread only to see that it’s already got 3000 other comments and there’s no chance of anyone seeing yours.
I feel like I get the chance to see interesting posts here before they have 100+ comments much more frequently than reddit, which makes me more likely to comment here since it won’t just get washed away in the sea
@zephyr There's definitely a bias to the people more active who will comment here, but I feel I'm less active, which is a good thing, as Lemmy is less addictive.
Thats true for me :)
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 :)
Definitely, I've been busy but I'd love to make more posts when I have more time, especially once apps start getting better for it. I'm a big fan of connect, but you can't save images yet which is a bummer
edit: you can download things now
Right not, no. Soon, very much so.
Yeah, I do kinda feel like I'm commenting more on posts that I wouldn't have commented on over at reddit. Not sure why, probably has at least something to do with tje fact that I want to contribute to this place. I think it's also that people on here do seem to be more laid back and less confrontational over things that don't call for a confrontation. I like it here.
I actually used reddit with no account, you know, there was clients allowed us to use reddit wtih subscribing without account. But here, in lemmy, I have an account and am much more active.
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.
I plan on being more active on Lemmy - Reddit was mostly read-only for me for years, but the smaller community here feels like engaging wouldn't just be screaming into the void.
I think there's research that's shown 100-150 people is a critical limit for a community to feel meaningful. It's why the subreddits with the smaller number of active posters did so much better.
If we are not active this place will never take off so post some content! :D
Its enjoyable so far and I would, like everyone else here, like for this for work out.
Ya because theres less mass downvoting (tho i never got mass downvoted except once when i put an emoji on reddit) and less "ummm ackshully" people, usually people offer corrections in a more constructive way that stimulates conversation here. Also on Reddit esp. really big subreddits there'd just be comment threads of the same jokes over and over "and my axe! I also choose this guy's wife! Narrator: he did not" and I didnt really wanna participate in that lol
Yes, a lot. Here, I have a lot of communities and try to create a lot of post here!
Definitely. Since I found out how to filter correctly and with other subreddits coming over- its been getting better and better. I don't want this to be another reddit, but having some content that made reddit fun isn't all that bad imo.
Lemmy does not allow subscribing to communities without an account. Unless something like RES comes out at some point, I do believe that a lot of lurkers will indeed be more active here, than they were on reddit.
Not yet, but that's all gonna change when my preferred app for Reddit presumably dies a week from today.
Absolutely, I hadn't posted to reddit for so long because it was pointless. Here feels different, at least for now.
do we need more posts asking lemmy users how often they use lemmy
Yes
Yeah definitely , I try to engage more to also push more content up 😁
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.