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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yes, communities where people discuss in good faith are so much more pleasant.
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.
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!
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.
Yep, this is how i felt as well!
@nathanpc @bitsplease test
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ppfft, get on my level scrub. :P
test comment please ignore
Ok here’s a meme that is unrelated to anything we’re discussing but always cracks me up:
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’m using Firefox on mobile. A dedicated app would be cool but the web experience is really nice, much better than reddit’s mobile site.
Im too using Firefox (on iOS). Even if it’s not comparable to a native app, it’s quite nice.
On Jerboa as well. Had downloaded lemmur before but that app seems dead. Have you set your phone on dark mode? I don’t have those same issues you’re having regarding transitions.
The mobile web UI is very nice, the native dark mode in samsung internet looks great on here too. Feels almost like a native app.
I’m also using the mobile site and it’s been pretty good so far. More than enough to browse around and interact.
The Jerboa app seams to be in active developement. So i am optimistic for various improvements shall arrive in the future. You can observe it on their GitHub page.
I’m trying to spread the word about the progressive web app as another option. It gives you the same functionality as you would have on a web browser.
In Chrome, login to whatever Lemmy instance you’re registered with, click the triple dot menu, and click “install app”. You’ll get a “Lemmy” app downloaded and added to your homescreen that looks and functions just like the website.
Welcome here!
For mobile apps: https://lemmyapps.netlify.app/ and !lemmyapps@lemmy.world
I lurk most of the time because most of the time i have nothing to say
I’m doing my part! turns head towards camera
This is kinda exciting ngl
After 10+ years of lurking on reddit I have commented five(?) times in one Lemmy week
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!
