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
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.
good to know!
“Would you like to know more?”
Can we share this info with others? Or is this like Netflix where you say yes then change your mind and bill me $8.99/per at a later point?
Hey cool a free image!
For the federation, I will give my life!
This is a great sign! The community is so healthy that somebody has already made the reference that I wanted to make.
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!
> Joined 4 days ago
> 7 Comments
ppfft, get on my level scrub. :P
Holy shit that’s amazing! I really need to step up my game.
My screentime for reddit was like, 30 hours a week before this week.
I probably should’ve quit link aggregation sites altogether. Would’ve been more healthy. It’s like a part time job lmao.
They’ve truly fucked up by messing with the few users like you that basically hold the site together. Welcome, and remember to spend time doing healthy activities, will you? ;)
*remembers my actual job being a truck driver working 6 days a week*
yeah… healthy. yup.
Hahaha nice
I mean idk how long youve done it for but if it hasnt killed you then it cant be that bad for you.
I’m in my 20’s, there’s plenty of time lol. Just a lot of sitting. And way too many hours working a week, plus an ever changing schedule resulting in terrible sleep.
And admittedly this is a nice passive way to decompress after a work day
Wow. You just made me check and I was on reddit for 14 hours a week. Hopefully the fediverse won’t be as addictive (so far is not looking good)
Goodbye, Reddit addiction!
Hello, Lemmy addiction.
Here before low-effort Reddit content floods the Fediverse. 🍻
I don’t use Screen Time for this exact reason. I don’t wanna know how much I used Reddit, and I don’t wanna know how much time I’ll spend on Lemmy.
> joined 1 day ago > this is my third comment
At this rate I’ll take you over soon!
Holy smokes 84 comments? You must have commenting superpowers or something
135 by my count. (Just means I’ve been commenting in communities that your instance hasn’t discovered yet)
Edit: instance, not insurance lmao
I thought Rogers was strictly Canadian, but you moderate Houston Texans community?
Lol, it had nothing to do with Rogers the telecom company. That’s just the URL I happened to own for personal reasons.
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 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.
test comment please ignore
Ok here’s a meme that is unrelated to anything we’re discussing but always cracks me up:
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.
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
