We can make this a great interesting place and more people will join
I don’t lurk just to lurk, I just have nothing to say most of the time. Still waiting on the niche reddit communities I was a part of to make it here, if they ever do.
Full-time lurker here, I’m trying, but going from content consumption to content sharing is a weird mindset change.
I think we stand a chance of bringing over the best parts of reddit while leaving behind all the negative aspects, I think a lot of people who lurked before (myself included, <4000 karma after 10 years) will be much more willing to engage here.
It feels they way to me already. I think assholes are more likely to stay on reddit tbh. Lol
But if my asshole stays on reddit, then how will I get reddit out of my system?
Just like Twitter > Mastodon. Mastodon is so much more friendly and the engagement with people I actually value the opinions of is stupid high. Love it!
@QuarterSwede @MiddleWeigh And the cool thing is: Mastodon and Lemmy are interoperable because they’re both implement ActivityPub!
Absolutely. This feels so much better. Hopefully we dont mess it up as it grows.
Was a total lurker in reddit. No accounts, nothing. Just browsing the subreddits.
But I joined lemmy just to help the cause. And put up a good fight.
Yeah. I’m seeing myself using it more and more.
lil fun fact: Participating in social media can actually boost your mental health, while lurking around out of FOMO, doomscrolling , whatever else can make you less happy.
source:https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/social-media-positive-mental-health/
I’m trying to comment more often, but I have anxiety issues. Baby steps.
How dare you talked? Do you have no manners? /s
I didn’t comment/post that much on reddit either, it’s tough.
I’m the same. It’s good exposure therapy though. There are also plenty of nice people that will respond to your comments.
I’m the same way but with the switch to lemmy im trying not to lurk as much.
The barrier to entry is way lower in a community this size. You don’t have to have the most witty thing to say or the hottest meme to share, and you have much less of a chance of getting hive-mind downvoted, its just about engaging where you can and realize that people appreciate you adding to the discussion
What is making you so anxious?
Probably a combination of childhood trauma and trust issues.
Getting from “I reddit” to “lemmy post that” is hard, but I agree it’s necessary to grow the communities.
I’m not interested in maintaining a community (I don’t have the time to be a moderator), but I have been trying to comment as much as I can. Also, if you think you have something to post about, just make a post.
More importantly, talk about stuff besides Reddit!
I tried using Voat 6(?) years ago when there was a similar (but smaller-scale) protest. The fact that a lot of Voat users were those chased out of hate subs was part of the problem, but the other part of the problem was that half the content was “look how much better we are than reddit”.
Discussion about reddit is fine (it is still a big site), but we need our own content too.
I tried to move over to Voat but it very quickly turned into a cesspit.
It’s almost as if making a site dedicated to people too racist, sexist, antisocial, etc, for even Reddit’s lax moderation policies, was a bad idea.
And that’s before it became a central hub for literal treason.
I just made a version of one of my favourite subs, which I think most people could contribute to: !hypotheticalsituation@lemmy.sdf.org
I forgot all about voat.
I’m hopeful that large scale subs going dark will help us. That and being forced off of 3rd party apps.
Oh man, I forgot about Voat. That place was… interesting for a little while.
I have been trying to upping my game from Liking to Commenting. Still didn’t have Idea to post though, lol…
I lurked reddit for years before I made my first comment. Some of the larger subreddits still feel so hostile I rarely posted on them. Enjoying the feel of this place though.
Yeah I feel this place has more of a community vibe than reddit.
So on board with that plan! Trying to do the same.
I don’t even know how to post yet. Is the URL field the community or Instance? I assume it’s the community because all posts would go into whatever instance you’re on…
I wish they had a drop down of at least the communities your subscribed to.
I’m a bit of an introvert, even online. But HEY look at me participating here with my first ever lemmy comment! Small steps, right?
Same with me. For what it’s worth, the people here seem genuinely nice. :D
i’m also joining the first comment train, choo choo!
This is my first comment too! I’ll try engaging with others more despite the fact I also lurk a lot on Reddit :D
I am too but hey, look you inspiring me to comment too! Honestly I do try to comment but I’m more determined than ever to lurk less and engage more!
That’s what I’ve been trying to do myself. I’m really not an interactive kind of person on these online communities. I’m almost always a lurker, but I’m really trying to push myself to be more active, because I want an open-source and federated Reddit alternative (and ActivityPub in general) to succeed!
i would post but for now i don’t have anything to post. I was more of a commenter on reddit anyway
If we comment even when we have nothing to say we end up with comments like ‘this’
this
That
These
those
that
The other thing.
yep
pretty much.
yep
Yep
me too
I wish I could just share my enthusiasm with everybody, but I get very anxious that what I’d find interesting people will find dull or maybe even troll… that’s something I experienced with actual Reddit, I guess, and now it has carried over pretty much everywhere. I’ll try my best because I want to contribute to a better experience not just for me but everybody!
