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
I’ll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.
This is me not lurking
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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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.
i made an instance but using it is still kind of overwhelming tbh, but im excited to see where it goes so i can ditch reddit
Good luck with your instance!
awesome! how is it resource-wise?
Reddit conversations have always been either “Google en passant” or something worthwhile, or the third one where it’s just an agreement. Can’t say I am not guilty of doing all of them.
Holy Conversation!
New way to communicate just dropped
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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ppfft, get on my level scrub. :P
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.
Ok here’s a meme that is unrelated to anything we’re discussing but always cracks me up:
I lurk most of the time because most of the time i have nothing to say
I’m doing my part! turns head towards camera
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.
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!
This is kinda exciting ngl
I really, really hope the open internet takes off again
It’s like a new chapter of internet history! Maybe. Seeing Reddit getting dark was chilling. Edit: Wait, some subreddits did go dark already, right? Or am I just feeling the pressing atmosphere?
Oh yeah. Many have already gone dark. The real D-Day is the 12th.
Yeah, a slow trickle of subreddits have already gone dark in response to the announcement of all the 3rd party apps shutting down at the end of the month. And I imagine today’s AMA fiasco has only accelerated that
Definitely agree, it feels like the start of something really really promising.
@BarneyKB @bitsplease It’s very exciting!!! I’m just going to hold off a little bit until it gets to the early beta stage before standing up my own instance. That much said, I’m enthusiastically cheering the #lemmy devs on. Lemmy has good bones and a good plan of attack. I expect it only to improve.
