Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn’t the thing that makes a social media site, it’s the engagement

So even if you’re used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they’re more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they’ll just go back to reddit

  • Nathan Campos@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • Debs@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Same. Always kinda talked myself out of commenting on reddit because my comments would never be engaged with. Felt like I missed the boat there. Time to start over and build a new community.

      • its4am@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        My comment would either get overlooked or it was literally walking on eggshells. Make an innocuous remark that somehow gets taken out of context and say hello to the downvotes.

      • Manticore@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Either it doesn’t get engaged with, or the people who engage with it have the reading comprehension of a carrot.

        I noticed you didn’t explicitly say in your post that you don’t kick puppies, so let me assume that you believe that is acceptable and then vividly describe what a horrible person you are. Also,

        Time to start over

        …now that I’ve pulled a tiny portion of comment out of context to make it easier to attack, how dare you.

        • longshaden@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          hol’ up, comparing their reading comprehension to that of a carrot is an unfair insult to the average carrot.

          and how exactly is the comparison? is it one carrot per person, or can a single carrot out-comprehend the whole lot?

        • HarvesterOfEyes@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yep, felt the same way on reddit. Sometimes, I started writing a comment but then halfway through I thought to myself “can I really muster the energy to engage with people who just skim through it or aggressively pick it apart and write an essay on how right they are with sources either taken out of their ass or taken out of context just to suit their viewpoints?”. So I just ended up deleting it and go back to lurking.

      • tyler@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Usually with Reddit you gotta be there early in a post to get interacted with. If it’s 5-6 hours since the post was made you’re only likely to get a few scattered upvotes.

        • mobiuscoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          It felt a bit off at first to not have the top comments all be the ones with the most votes, but I like how it works on lemmy after spending time here.

          You can join an old thread and not feel like it’s pointless to add to the discussion!

  • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • Aiden@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Reddit conversations have always been either “Google en passant” or something worthwhile, or the third one where it’s just an agreement. Can’t say I am not guilty of doing all of them.

  • Cyclonus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Was lurking on Reddit for 10 years, made just 9 comments that whole time; when there’s so much noise you don’t feel you have much to add to the conversation. But us lurkers have a chance to be heard in a growing community and help shape it in some way, gotta get out of my comfort zone I guess.

  • jatt@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • foofiepie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Hey people of the internet. So if I’m going to not lurk, and if I have a really weird sense of humour and am downright unfunny to most of my friends, where is my community here?

  • pain_is_life_is_pain@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    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

  • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    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.