Lemmy

I'll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.

This is me not lurking

Big time introverted lurker on reddit, since here is a much smaller community, I don't feel so intimidated. I'll try to be more active here. Let's do this guys, let's create a great place for all the Reddit Refugees. FUCK u/Spez!

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ppfft, get on my level scrub. :P

Definitely. Everyone on Lemmy at this time seems very reasonable as well and I am finding that the discussion is typically of a much higher quality than on Reddit, so for those who don't usually engage, try it, it's definitely worth a shot here.

I won't lie, if you look at my Reddit profile you'll see that I've commented more here in the last couple of days than probably the last 3 years on Reddit. The community just feels more welcome and I feel as if my comment will get read instead of being drowned out as it happens on Reddit.

Made an account 22 hours ago, been lurking around here and there, finally decided to post my first comment after reading this post. I'd like to get more involved, just trying to find my footing first. Speaking of - what app(s) is everyone using? I'm on Android, and just logged into Jerboa. Decent UI, not a fan of the flashing screen during transitions. Any recommendations on other apps? Thanks.

I lurk most of the time because most of the time i have nothing to say

test comment please ignore

Ok here's a meme that is unrelated to anything we're discussing but always cracks me up:

After 14 years on reddit I’m tired of watching it die, the death of Apollo is what pushed me over the edge, I loved Apollo. I’ve been browsing in here for the past few days. I like it. Trying to get used to it. Fuck reddit and u/spez all of the situation was trash. Thank you all for recommending this site!! I’m excited to be apart of it!

I'm doing my part! turns head towards camera

I feel reminded of the old days of the internet. It is invigorating discovering this Fediverse. Everything feels a lot more engaged than Reddit. I think it may be a good thing if this does not "take off" completely.

This is kinda exciting ngl

I think I've been more active on Lemmy in the past five days than I had been on reddit for the past 2 years.

Decentralization of social media is extremely enticing to me, and I really want this community to flourish, so I've been trying to make this into an active space.

This is the way.

To be fair, I'm not sure if it helps to generate "fake" activity. IMHO the migration to lemmy will only work if the content will at least have a minimum amount of quality. Just posting random memes is probably not a good way to start.

After 10+ years of lurking on reddit I have commented five(?) times in one Lemmy week

I lurked for years at Reddit before posting. doing it here on the first day

Woah, I'm lurkin' here!

I just feel like I have nothing interesting to say:(

test post please don't ignore

You're right, I'll try. I enjoy reading, but often get overwhelmed with trying to respond, so I end up just giving up and not finishing my

I'm upvoting posts and comments, and I'm sporadically commenting in other users posts. But I'm still getting confidence to post things cause everything is new and I'm kinda insecure with the possibility of messing things up.

Not lurking is such a hard habit to break. Especially with the way Reddit sorts comments, I'm so used to clicking into a thread to find some insightful discussion or hilarious joke that had already been made. But I'm trying my best, even by writing this comment!

As a recent Reddit refugee, I really hope federated social media sites like Lemmy and Mastodon take off!

But....but...I like lurking.

Honestly, I feel more comfortable participating on Lemmy than I ever did on Reddit or Twitter.

I just wanted to say that I am impressed with the mentality here. Everyone seems so engaged (at least at first now) that Lemmy feels alive although we are relatively few people, still. That reminds me somewhat of the early stages of the internet, when everything was still new and you felt special for being part of something big blowing up. Keep it up and try not to create redundant communities on every instance!

Trying my best here, I'm introverted to an extreme, but I really dislike the direction in which Reddit is going and will go, and wish for this place (or rather, places), to prosper and see how it evolves.

Welcome to a better future everyone.

Me rn -

In all seriousness: I am trying. Hard to break the habit of lurking. But on the other hand I'll often upvote something, so thats engagement right there :-)

edit: also since someone said "less memes" - I'd recommend you this watch on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

If you want me to comment, there will be SOME memes. Heck, look at OP's handle, how did you expect me NOT to do it? :O

So far I am loving that the communities I've subscribed to on Lemmy are not only interactive, but that the people interactive are genuinely contributing discussion and perspective! It's sooo refreshing. I fucking love it.

As we get more people joining I'm sure that will slowly change; if Lemmy gets easier for people to join then it will change. If Reddit goes down completely it will definitely change: most casual redditors probably won't move unless Reddit itself no longer has the content they want.

But right now? Ahh... I'm enjoying Lemmy more than I have Reddit in well over a year.

but i don't have anything to say

other than fuck spez of course

I’m doing my part! After killing my 11 year old Reddit account

Reddit refugee here! Hope to see Lemmy, Mastodon and the Fediverse become super popular down the line!

I’ve always lurked on Reddit but I’ll try my best to comment more

I can't seem to post an image in a comment, does anyone else get the same?

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I wanted to post the starship troopers "I'm doing my part" meme

EDIT: I think it's my local instance.

You can't tell me what to do!

Interesting comment here, please upvote

@bitsplease Hey all, I want you to think of this as rebooting the internet. YOU are the starter now. This whole fediverse concept is relatively new to a lot of people, but can make a whole lot of new websites be like what the internet was supposed to be. Please, be the forefront, be the internet you want to see. You can't lurk because without you, WE won't see anything. Content may be made by others, but you obsorb it and can pass it on. Just like gossip around the office, you have to be the one to help spread it otherwise there is no tea at the end of the day. This brought me out of my lurking shell. I've commented everywhere I even see! Join us! Share us! Be a part of this whole shift in the newest "generation" of internet!