We can make this a great interesting place and more people will join
Hey! I’m keeping this as it’s targeted at new users from Reddit. However, in future please find another community to post this on, because it is not related to the lemmy.world instance specifically.
I don’t lurk just to lurk, I just have nothing to say most of the time. Still waiting on the niche reddit communities I was a part of to make it here, if they ever do.
Same here! Though, I’m also a chronic upvoter, so I hope that makes up for it.
Upvoting is also important to make the best content appear on top
Upvoting isn’t working for me. I click it, watch it change, then after about 2 seconds the upvote goes away.
I was having the same problem, but if you refresh the page it should stay blue :)
And comment if you even have something remotely decent to say. And add a profile picture.
Be the change you want to see! In one week I’ve made more comments on here than the last two years on Reddit. If the communities you want don’t exist, start them up and post the type of content you’d like to see.
But how does one even start your favorite subredditd again? I want to do Aquariums but have no clue
lemmy.ca/c/aquariums exists and could definitely use some content
First search “aquariums” and see if someone has an aquarium community running - they are roaring into existence hot and fast!
That quote is so good
Ditto, feels like we are just standing around a big semi empty gymnasium waiting to find all the other weirdos who like what we like again.
I only lurked on reddir but here saying something feels more impactful somehow. Post some fleeting thoughts to begin with, it helps to pump up our rookie numbers.
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Full-time lurker here, I’m trying, but going from content consumption to content sharing is a weird mindset change.
Try starting small. Reply more. Little things like that. Everything helps. Remember that we are interested in what you have in your life that you would like to tell us about.
Remember that we are interested in what you have in your life
This really hits. Cool to be a part of a small community like this:)
I also was a lurker but making content can be fun
The barrier to entry is way lower in a community this size. You don’t have to have the most witty thing to say or the hottest meme to share. Your comments and posts will probably be seen by more people than in the “viral or bust” of a bigger site. It’s a totally different kind of usage and definitely makes me feel more engaged
Yeah, I’m realizing that and it feels great.
lil fun fact: Participating in social media can actually boost your mental health, while lurking around out of FOMO, doomscrolling , whatever else can make you less happy.
source:https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/social-media-positive-mental-health/
I’m guilty of said doom scrolling. I’m gonna do a thing though and break the cycle! :)
Interesting, thanks for linking (see, I’m trying to engage and not just lurk)
Was a total lurker in reddit. No accounts, nothing. Just browsing the subreddits.
But I joined lemmy just to help the cause. And put up a good fight.
Yeah. I’m seeing myself using it more and more.
More importantly, talk about stuff besides Reddit!
I tried using Voat 6(?) years ago when there was a similar (but smaller-scale) protest. The fact that a lot of Voat users were those chased out of hate subs was part of the problem, but the other part of the problem was that half the content was “look how much better we are than reddit”.
Discussion about reddit is fine (it is still a big site), but we need our own content too.
Getting from “I reddit” to “lemmy post that” is hard, but I agree it’s necessary to grow the communities.
Okey , the way you wrote that pretty neat chief
I’m not interested in maintaining a community (I don’t have the time to be a moderator), but I have been trying to comment as much as I can. Also, if you think you have something to post about, just make a post.
Agreed, I want to participate, but I have neither the time, nor the desire to be a moderator. I’ve subbed to a bunch of communities so far, but there are also lots that I would subscribe to that don’t exist yet. Or maybe they exist somewhere, but finding them is not obvious.
Same. What’s kinda nice is that unlike reddit there aren’t a hundred posts saying what you wanted to say already, so you don’t feel like you are being drowned out
Absolutely! It’s the perfect environment for people to share whatever they want right now. Besides, many communities are relatively new and they rely completely on member activity to stay alive right now. Let’s try to keep up the activity until we’ve all settled on the platform.
I’m on mobile on an iPhone and it really does not like it. I was only able to create an account through my iPad, and the page froze when I tried to comment on my iPhone (it still went through though).
Anyways, as confused as I am about this fediverse stuff, I really like it here and will try to comment and post when I can!
I thought it was working alright in Edge on iphone. It was definitely looking better then old.reddit does on any iphone browser.
But you can get the Mlem app thru the Test Flight app on iphone. It’s still being developed so it’s a bit rough. But it’s showing a whole lot of potential.
That’s awesome, thanks!
yeah the iphone site sucks. i cant even download the app bc you have to be 18 to use testflight.
I’m a bit of an introvert, even online. But HEY look at me participating here with my first ever lemmy comment! Small steps, right?
I wish I could just share my enthusiasm with everybody, but I get very anxious that what I’d find interesting people will find dull or maybe even troll… that’s something I experienced with actual Reddit, I guess, and now it has carried over pretty much everywhere. I’ll try my best because I want to contribute to a better experience not just for me but everybody!
That’s what I’ve been trying to do myself. I’m really not an interactive kind of person on these online communities. I’m almost always a lurker, but I’m really trying to push myself to be more active, because I want an open-source and federated Reddit alternative (and ActivityPub in general) to succeed!
That is the mentality that everyone should have
Same. I was a long time lurker on Reddit, but hardly posted. Even on alts. Now I’m trying to be more active and upvoting since that helps drive engagement or whatever.
I also want more open source in life, in general so I will be out here attempting to pause my introvertness for the cause.
Yeah same here, never felt comfortable posting on Reddit, but so far lemmy feels safe enough to get more involved with.
Also…DON’T MAKE TOO MANY COMMUNITIES!!! I know we all have our favorite niche subreddits that we’ll miss, but we need to reach a critical mass with a core set…and then organically break out communities into more niche communities.
I’d also like to post more but worry that I’m being narcissistic…Not everyone likes my weirdly-tuned ukulele music.
Well no one’s gonna get a chance to like it if you don’t post! ♥️
Hehe true, well here’s today’s recording
So sick. What do you call it when something feels old-world but also futuristic? Love how you shot this too.
Thanks! Glad you liked it! I saw that uke online and just had to have one, the neon lights looked so fun.
I don’t actually know a good word for old fashioned but also futuristic.
I call it retrofuture but I’m sure there’s actually a real term for it haha.
I hope this isn’t a stupid question but is that ukulele glowing or is that just the lighting? It looks pretty cool!
Yes it’s glowing, there’s LEDs in it :D
It’s amazing! Thanks for sharing that vid.
_ glad you liked it!
Thank you for posting! It was so immediately evocative.
Thanks for kind words, glad you enjoyed!
dont get in your own head man, relax and just do you
Thanks for kind words _
Most users on any given platform are gonna be lurkers
Toilet readers.
Most are but at the beggining we need content to be lurked
Yes, for sure we need content, but it’s not helping for all us Reddit refugees to start spamming crap. What’s needed here is good content.
It will happen as all the new users get settled and comfortable. If Reddit is an example, there will always be fewer people who create posts than people commenting, and fewer people commenting than lurking. It’s human nature.
I don’t think the hierarchy you described is human nature but the effect of the state of affairs on Reddit. Think of Lemmy as a more chaotic version of Reddit where the status quo has not yet developed. Speak up your mind and help building the Lemmy status quo.
I don’t know, I’ve been a manager for a lot of years, and I see the same dynamic/breakdown on my teams. A small percentage are willing to bring up a topic with the group, no matter how candid and accepting the atmosphere is. Once they do, there are more who will chime in on it to agree or disagree. But half the group will generally stay silent, but might come to me later 1 on 1.
