Lemmy

So far I am loving that the communities I've subscribed to on Lemmy are not only interactive, but that the people interactive are genuinely contributing discussion and perspective! It's sooo refreshing. I fucking love it.

As we get more people joining I'm sure that will slowly change; if Lemmy gets easier for people to join then it will change. If Reddit goes down completely it will definitely change: most casual redditors probably won't move unless Reddit itself no longer has the content they want.

But right now? Ahh... I'm enjoying Lemmy more than I have Reddit in well over a year.

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

Not just Lemmy as a Reddit alternative, but I've fallen in love with the Fediverse in general. It's kind of how I always imagined social media to be like, though it still has a ways to go and has been held back because "mainstream" platforms have monopolized users and power. I definitely want to be more active here.

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

I can't seem to post an image in a comment, does anyone else get the same?

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I wanted to post the starship troopers "I'm doing my part" meme

EDIT: I think it's my local instance.

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

I’m doing my part! After killing my 11 year old Reddit account

Interesting comment here, please upvote

wildly hits keys on the keyboard

Yeah I keep telling myself to comment. It really doesn't come naturally to me after years of lurking.

You can't tell me what to do!

Alright sir, I shall upvote and comment whenever I feel I have something useful to add!

I have no idea what I'm doing

I'll try my best not to be such a lurker. A fresh start on here might be what I need to get me out of my comfort zone.

I think the presently smaller user base makes it easier to feel comfortable posting and talking, plus I feel as if many could be motivated to participate more because of the ideals the community upholds through FOSS. It certainly feels good to post here, a more guilt free experience.

Hello everyone. This is literally the first thing I'm clicking on after registering

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.

I think, for mass appeal lemmy will ultimatively need communities for popular topics (games, trends, etc.), which can bring in lots of new users. From what I've seen so far the topics are still rather niche, or can't compete with identical communites on major platforms. When the traction starts getting big enough, it might just run on its own.

This comment is also more or less a test, trying out the platform.

I couldn’t agree more!

In effort to try to add value to posting, I found a mobile app for iPhone. It’s clearly in beta. I’m not associated with them at all, and I hope they don’t mind me posting the results of my Brave search.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/xQfmkJhc

Bro literally triggered lurkers

Does posting and replying from another server count as "not lurking"?

I've always been a lurker on the other site but I think I'll be much more active on here!

well this felt like a personal callout but i will try a little to do this, and to be active as a user rather than a lurker

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

I've just created [email protected] and [email protected], does that count? :P

This is probably the first-ever post to surpass 1,000 upvotes.

I signed up... checks notes... 3 years ago?! I don't even remember why! But I haven't posted much or at all since then. Now that Lemmy is gaining traction and is becoming more active, I'm trying to contribute to it as much as I can. So far, I've tried to comment at least once a day.

I'll try my best 😅

I prefer to type my response then delete it without submitting.

More than that, spread the word around. Help people register. If Reddit users don't know that lemmy exists no one will use it. We have to get more people AWARE.

One thing that might keep people off is how communities are created/duplicated on Lemmy. I mean you can have the exact same community but on different instances. Then you start asking yourself which one should I join? or perhaps both? This definitely will confuse people.

Trying hard! What I'd need is a browser extension (Firefox) that just sends me to the fediverse as soon as I type "old.reddit.com" into the address bar to kill some time. Old habits die hard.

I'm confused by Lemmy but also excited to try and help it grow.

Will do

Reporting for duty!