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 117 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] a1studmuffin@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (3 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 72 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

I'll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.

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[–] carrot@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 year ago (9 children)
[–] CrayonMaster@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Watch me engage with someone

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[–] Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 51 points 1 year ago (2 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!

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[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.com 36 points 1 year ago (6 children)

> Joined 4 days ago

> 7 Comments

ppfft, get on my level scrub. :P

[–] pancake@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Holy shit that's amazing! I really need to step up my game.

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[–] G59@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

test comment please ignore

[–] thescoutisaspy@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

Totally ignoring, please ignore.

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[–] nathanpc@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago (3 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.

[–] Debs@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (7 children)

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.

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[–] Lucy@beehaw.org 29 points 1 year ago

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

[–] OrakMoya@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I lurk most of the time because most of the time i have nothing to say

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[–] jatt@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago (8 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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[–] Grenfur@lemmy.one 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm doing my part! turns head towards camera

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[–] solidstate@feddit.de 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I feel reminded of the old days of the internet. It is invigorating discovering this Fediverse. Everything feels a lot more engaged than Reddit. I think it may be a good thing if this does not "take off" completely.

[–] Ultra980@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm Gen Z and never got to experience the old internet, but I have seen old posts on stuff like Google Groups and mail lists. The fediverse has a similar vibe, and I like it

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[–] flamingseaturtle@beehaw.org 24 points 1 year ago (3 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!

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[–] BarneyKB@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This is kinda exciting ngl

[–] Geometric7792@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

I really, really hope the open internet takes off again

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[–] lambdauser@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] Lemmington@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I just feel like I have nothing interesting to say:(

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[–] wischi@lemmyrs.org 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

To be fair, I'm not sure if it helps to generate "fake" activity. IMHO the migration to lemmy will only work if the content will at least have a minimum amount of quality. Just posting random memes is probably not a good way to start.

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[–] Cavalarrr@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] calhoon2005@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I lurked for years at Reddit before posting. Doing it here on the first day. doing it here on the first day

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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think I've been more active on Lemmy in the past five days than I had been on reddit for the past 2 years.

Decentralization of social media is extremely enticing to me, and I really want this community to flourish, so I've been trying to make this into an active space.

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[–] pain_is_life_is_pain@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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[–] thilo@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

After 10+ years of lurking on reddit I have commented five(?) times in one Lemmy week

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[–] offthecrossbar@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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!

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[–] Senseibull@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Welcome to a better future everyone.

Me rn -

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[–] CatotheCat@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here's my first comment on Lemmy. I always lurked on Reddit, but I'll try not to here!

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[–] mr_pip@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just wanted to say that I am impressed with the mentality here. Everyone seems so engaged (at least at first now) that Lemmy feels alive although we are relatively few people, still. That reminds me somewhat of the early stages of the internet, when everything was still new and you felt special for being part of something big blowing up. Keep it up and try not to create redundant communities on every instance!

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[–] ComradeR@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm upvoting posts and comments, and I'm sporadically commenting in other users posts. But I'm still getting confidence to post things cause everything is new and I'm kinda insecure with the possibility of messing things up.

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[–] DawnOfRiku@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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[–] starrox@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

In all seriousness: I am trying. Hard to break the habit of lurking. But on the other hand I'll often upvote something, so thats engagement right there :-)

edit: also since someone said "less memes" - I'd recommend you this watch on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

If you want me to comment, there will be SOME memes. Heck, look at OP's handle, how did you expect me NOT to do it? :O

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[–] viptela_never_works@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

test post please don't ignore

[–] imkmiaw@lemmy.fmhy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Trying my best here, I'm introverted to an extreme, but I really dislike the direction in which Reddit is going and will go, and wish for this place (or rather, places), to prosper and see how it evolves.

[–] Packopus@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@bitsplease Hey all, I want you to think of this as rebooting the internet. YOU are the starter now. This whole fediverse concept is relatively new to a lot of people, but can make a whole lot of new websites be like what the internet was supposed to be. Please, be the forefront, be the internet you want to see. You can't lurk because without you, WE won't see anything. Content may be made by others, but you obsorb it and can pass it on. Just like gossip around the office, you have to be the one to help spread it otherwise there is no tea at the end of the day. This brought me out of my lurking shell. I've commented everywhere I even see! Join us! Share us! Be a part of this whole shift in the newest "generation" of internet!

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[–] BigP@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a recent Reddit refugee, I really hope federated social media sites like Lemmy and Mastodon take off!

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[–] ace@lemmy.ananace.dev 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I did quite literally just get this instance set up, so I guess just posting random comments is necessary.

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[–] CodeCompost@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Interesting comment here, please upvote

[–] SeerLite@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Long time no see, Lemmy. I hope Reddit ending is for the best, and I hope all my precious communities migrate to open source software.

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[–] alphapro784@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Reddit refugee here! Hope to see Lemmy, Mastodon and the Fediverse become super popular down the line!

[–] retnuh@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve always lurked on Reddit but I’ll try my best to comment more

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[–] artistan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But....but...I like lurking.

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[–] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Yes, people who are leaving reddit are making Lemmy more active which was the only missing thing to make me delete reddit entirely. Before that it was too slow to get new content but now it is alright, thanx to reddit, long life to lemmy .

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