Maybe because we all want this to work out and be a thing.
Definitely. I am more of a lurker than a poster, though. Which is difficult because there is not a ton of content yet. I want to contribute of my own but find it a bit difficult.
Lemmy is growing very, very quickly but I still feel like there’s more interaction between actual humans here and not some stupid karma farming bots. I came over here before the Reddit civil war started and there’s been more and more content every day without it feeling contrived. I’m quite fond of Lemmy at this point.
Content felt like it exploded just over the past couple of days. The coverage of world news events has been excellent. Memes have homes. It has been nice.
The breath of fresh air has generally been maturity in a lot of posts. Reddit felt like junior high deduction skills most of the time. I don’t expect it to last, but it makes me engage more.
Yes, I never felt like commenting when there were hundreds of previous comments. Here, with just a few comments, it feel like it an actual contribution, not a drop in the ocean. I also spend more time reading each comment.
Yep same here. I’d usually browse ‘all’ on reddit and everything that could be said had already been said in the comments. So it kind of felt what’s the point.
It’s made me realise that I don’t want Lemmy to become a reddit clone for this reason. If it gets too big it’ll be the same issue.
- The top 3 most upvoted comments aren’t unfunny puns.
- This feels mor elike a ‘community’ because there’s fewer people. I don’t feel like I’m screaming at a tornado.
- More niche content. It’s more fractured and I liked that about the early internet and early-reddit.
- My Reddit account got banned for a fucking ridiculous reason and every new account I make they re-ban. Fuck Reddit and it’s over-sanitised, Disney-bullshit.
- I can speak British English without my comment getting deleted. E.g. “Can I bum a removed mate”?
Having to collapse so many low effort joke comments to find real discussion on reddit, if at all, was very annoying.
I didn’t realize that was something I have not had to do here yet, quite nice.
Right, then sometimes a reply to the top comment would be “this” then for some reason everyone keeps just replying “this”
That
The social anxiety is much less as the crowds are smaller so posting feels like it’s being heard. Feels like I’m actually a part of a conversation
Edit: I forget which account is my main though so my comments are displaced. Which is probably good
I find I’m having the opposite problem with social anxiety. I feel like I’ll be seen here and it’s making it difficult to comment. Though since I just made my account last night and this is my first comment, I guess I’m being active much sooner. I didn’t leave a comment on reddit for months after making an account…
Hi from another person that feels similar (joins discord server, never engages) you’re not alone
I find that so reassuring, thank you!
I think you will find that people here, at least with the current population, are pretty understanding, and I, for one, would love to hear your thoughts.
I finally made my way back into the Jerboa app instead of using my mobile browser, only to discover I had messages…Thank you. I’ve been trying to step out of my comfort zone and contribute. Your encouragement helps :)
I have made more posts since I joined kbin than I have in years of being in Reddit. The conversations here just seem more genuine.
