Just created this account, let's see.
this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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I comment more but post little. But I'm also on vacation so maybe I'll post more when I'm back home
Yeah, definitely, idk I even started a community in !dota2@lemm.ee and created a user script to change all links on all websites to one's home instance. Definitely want this to succeed.
Definitely, but I also maintain my own Lemmy instance and moderate !guildwars@lemmy.wtf. I also want Lemmy to succeed, so I am more inclined to engage than lurk, because the more activity, the more appealing Lemmy will look for newcomers, resulting in even more activity!
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For sure, similar to what others expressed to help with engagement/activity. The centralized for-profit platforms hold way too much power over my infotainment appetite.
I definitely did. A lot of the communities I'm interested in are even smaller here, so I can actually post without just falling off the 'new' feed. Plus I've been commenting more too, and it seems like I'm not the only one. Got some local restaurant recommendations lol
Oh man tell me about it. I have been commenting on posts that I find interesting all the time here. In Reddit, I was a lurker with maybe a few uploads and upvote/downvote per year. There’s something about lemmy, I guess it’s the potential to be a true community that excites me
Ooh I'm tryin
Same Literally never posted on Reddit in my decade of lurking. Lemmy is more welcoming and 'charming' IMO
Nope, since I left reddit I spend less time mindlessly looking at my phone. But I do enjoy lemmy in healthy doses.
Just joined lemmy last night. (Now it's morning where I am from). Already commented 3-4 times. On reddit I used to comment once probably in a couple of weeks. It's probably because it's something very new and interesting. Also I am finding that people around seem nicer in a way maybe?
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I'm trying to be a more avid poster but the gateway errors are making it difficult.
Yeah there was no real contributions worthwhile on Reddit on main subs. I was in a few smaller subs that would chat daily but nothing big.
Me too. We're still the early days so I feel the "responsibility" to make the communities more lively. It's not much but at least I know I'm contributing something.
I'M DOING MY PART!
Definitely. I hardly even looked at Reddit for like 3 years. I feel comfortable and somewhat eager to talk here on Lemmy. The people are so much nicer, I’m not anxious about some entitled prick fighting with me about opinions.
Anger and spite, like what other have mentioned, but also, it's always nice to be part of a growing community.
You feel like you're actually contributing rather than just being a statistic.
Yep!
Definitely commenting and upvoting more. Didn't even think about it until I saw your post!
It’s just you
I posted a little on Reddit, but did a lot of replying to posts / comments in communities that I am interested in.
I assume that Lemmy will be the same.
I've always been a lurker and probably always will be. But until there's enough content to be lurked we all should do our part in creating the content and letting this whole site grow.
Nah, but I'm definitely a more avid commenter!
That may or may not be a good thing.
I didn't become an avid poster until I started using wefwef.app - it's a great implementation and I use it even on my desktop (in a mobile-sized window).
Yeah, my reddit comment numbers had already been significantly declining by the time all this API stuff came around, even getting as low as a few a month
I honestly find I'm doing it less. Maybe I just have to find the right communities.
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I'm having trouble because a lot of my usual interests haven't really made it here yet, and I don't have the time to be responsible for starting any communities
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It's a bit ironic that I've seen this exact same post about three times already. Apparently you're the only one posting stuff.
Or maybe I don't know how Lemmy works.
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I was banned from reddit for averting a ban so that's my engagement, before that I would post often on Reddit.
If anyone is curious why I was banned I argued in some conservative subreddit and was muted by a shitty mod who I called a bad name and that was enough to be banned, getting busted on a different account resulted in a heavier ban.
So fuck Reddit