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submitted 1 year ago by miles@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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a.k.a. the 90–9–1 principle. Does the Fediverse follow this rule, or are there more creators here as early adopters? Are you a creator, a participator or a lurker?

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[–] odbod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know, but I definitely am part of that percentile :)

[–] ciapatri@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think OP is counting commenting as being a "participator". I pretty much followed the 90-9-1 rule with my 11 year reddit account (90% lurk, 9% comment, 1% post) and likely will do the same here. I was always very diligent up/downvoting things based on value and reporting violations at reddit though, which I think gets calculated into their engagement metrics, unlike at Lemmy if I am not mistaken.

[–] Vreya37@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Commenting should be considered contribution.

People use reddit (and hopefully Lemmy) and not just a news aggrigator because people value the comments and discourse on content as much or sometimes more than the content itself. (Granted - this may be subject specific)