this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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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

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[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] a1studmuffin@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cool, I didn't know we could embed images in posts and they'd show up inline. I wonder how long that will last, haha.

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[–] Skullfurious@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I'll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.

[–] mattc@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I don't often have anything to add, but here is my buddy.

[–] its4am@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Senseibull@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] SQL_InjectMe@partizle.com 1 points 2 years ago

that's not a puppy, he's too big

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[–] carrot@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] CrayonMaster@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch me engage with someone

[–] CruiseTheBlues@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch me watch you engage with someone

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[–] Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

FUCK u/Spez!

Hey now, /u/spez is a hero - without him, Lemmy would never have taken off like it has lol

[–] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Don't tell me what to do, I'll engage when I'm ready >:(

hol up

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey people of the internet. So if I’m going to not lurk, and if I have a really weird sense of humour and am downright unfunny to most of my friends, where is my community here?

[–] MacDangus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I got a reply!

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] flamingseaturtle@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

After 14 years on reddit I’m tired of watching it die, the death of Apollo is what pushed me over the edge, I loved Apollo. I’ve been browsing in here for the past few days. I like it. Trying to get used to it. Fuck reddit and u/spez all of the situation was trash. Thank you all for recommending this site!! I’m excited to be apart of it!

[–] The_Dunglelorian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ditto for RIF on Android dying. Lemmy will take some getting used to, but I refuse to support reddit for killing my user experience.

[–] DawnOfRiku@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I feel more comfortable participating on Lemmy than I ever did on Reddit or Twitter.

[–] velvetThunder@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

Shush! let me lurk....oh no

[–] jatt@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] problem_chimp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Using the jeroboa app rn and it's fairly intuitive.

[–] nathanpc@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (9 children)

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.

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[–] Alexxxolotl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Alright... this marks the end of my lurking lifestyle then, I guess ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] Cyclonus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Was lurking on Reddit for 10 years, made just 9 comments that whole time; when there's so much noise you don't feel you have much to add to the conversation. But us lurkers have a chance to be heard in a growing community and help shape it in some way, gotta get out of my comfort zone I guess.

[–] Mixo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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## just doing my part##

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[–] pain_is_life_is_pain@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

You're right, I'll try. I enjoy reading, but often get overwhelmed with trying to respond, so I end up just giving up and not finishing my

[–] JMHershey125@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do we get any benefit from hosting our own Lemmy server? I am a tech nerd and love new IT projects. Sorry if this is off topic, please redirect me someplace else if there is a better thread to ask my question in.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The main benefit is being in total control of your experience on lemmy

If you're on someone else's server, you don't really have any control of federation, and your instance admins could just decide to defederate some instance that you enjoy seeing content from without your say. Similarly you may want to defederate from an instance, but on a public server you'd have to appeal to the admins to do so for the entire server.

Other than that it's mainly a "because it's cool" thing

[–] viptela_never_works@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

test post please don't ignore

[–] Lucy@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Ok here's a meme that is unrelated to anything we're discussing but always cracks me up:

[–] cfx_4188@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Lemmy sprawls thanks to his dislike of Reddit's new rules. This is both a virtue and a problem at the same time. Reading 1,000 "Reddit is about to fall apart" posts or copies of old Reddit posts is quite tedious. Oh yeah, there's also the defederation announcements, it's even more tedious to read that nonsense. Guys, you have not had time to consolidate, and already arranging a rant.

[–] nwithan8@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same problem Mastodon had, the content consumers joined, but the content creators didn't, so there was nothing on the platform to engage with.

And let's be real, Lemmy is going to face the same fate when inevitably the Reddit protest ends in a couple days and everyone goes back to Reddit. Reddit is going to survive.

[–] arne@posta.no 1 points 2 years ago

I think a massive difference between Twitter and Reddit is that Reddit isn't very user-centric. It's not about building a "personal brand" or amassing individual followings.

That's why I believe a decentralized Reddit clone (akin to Lemmy) has a much larger chance of thriving.

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Testing cross-instance posting from my own

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

"Test post please ignore" vibes

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

How'd you find the setup process for self hosting? I've got half a mind to do the same. I've already got self hosted Audiobook Shelf and home assistant servers

[–] 200cc@lemmy.tedomum.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you just quit reddit because they dropped support for same mobile application there is a lot you should learn. Learn what free software is https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software learn about Aaron Swartz.

[–] ratamacue@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I don't understand. I love free software more than the average person, but I choose the communities I belong to based on more things than the license of the underlying technology. What else do I need to learn?

[–] G59@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

test comment please ignore

[–] setInner234@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Another lurker here. Been well over a decade and this is the first time I feel like contributing again. Really hope the fediverse catches on this time.

[–] Kaliax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Totally agree, we need to build for the long term. Engagement has power.

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