Technology

I participate where I feel I'll be of value in some way, lurk when something is interesting but I have nothing to add to the conversation and very rarely create

Not yet and as the early adopters we should contribute as much as we can while at the same time being careful not to post low quality or repetitive things.

The platform will naturally mature if it is fit to do so.

Yeah I got nothing interesting to contribute and very early do. I don't shut up with comments though and uplemmy frequently, so I can at least encourage others!

I'm still trying to figure out where I can post things

I think the 1% rule is true of large communities, but less so with small ones. It takes effort to find and join Lemmy, Mastodon and others, and use them, so only the most enthusiastic join at first. As it grows, the 1% rule will be even more apparent.

I would be really curious if this was the case prior to the advent of smartphones. Was the ratio the same on early USENET or BBS? It’s so much easier to lurk than participate from a smartphone keyboard.

I feel much more motivated to comment compared to post.

Definitely more active than before. But still unlikely to create many posts.

Mostly Lurking as I try and learn the new space, as I get more comfortable I plan on engaging more with the community

I mean think of Hollywood or sports. Most people don't do those things but they do consume it.

I used to post a lot of comments on Reddit, but never anywhere else.

I posted more on mastodon than anywhere else

I'm like 70/30 lurker to contributor I think, same deal as before I jumped ship.

I'm definitely making more of a concerted effort to interact at the minute, though, to help with numbers and so on.

I try to contribute by honestly I just have nothing to say most of the time lol

I used to be a lurker. People can change.

The people that lurk will not participate and skew the result.

i dont want to lurk but english is not my native langage so my sentences looks weird when i dont use a translator

For all the lurkers out there, just comment something, nobody's gonna judge you.

Commenting a lot more here like I used to in forum days. Most of the threads I read I post in.

I tried to make a post yesterday but it stalled out.

The reason I comment more now is because I want to participate and I'm taking 'the internet' less seriously. This isn't real life.

Lurker. By the time I want to post something it's already been said.

I posted carrots

The rule is always true

I'd say I do a fair amount of lurking. I participated a lot more on Reddit, but I'm just trying to get a feel for the scene.

I used to lurk. Still do, but used to too.

Yeah I suck. And the content that I used to provide on Reddit that I thought was valuable to share was just nitpicked into oblivion. It really was a toxic place.

Lurker.

I don't think I'll ever create content, but I'm happy to try and comment on the stuff you guys create. Thats probably the most I'm capable of.

Mainly a lurker. Hoping the regional sports game-day threads take off here cause that was the majority of my posting.