Over the last week or so I have noticed that I have a lot more fun engaging in discussions on here as opposed to reddit.
On reddit i always felt like i was shouting into the void and there was nobody listening, which resulted in me becoming a lurker for the last 12 years.
Maybe it’s the small size of this community, the lack of karma farmers, that I’ve finally lost my mind or a little bit of all of the above, but this place just feels like something special. I’m really looking forward to building the fediverse with all of you!
Same, when I posted on reddit I felt rejected, even if what I said was something unimportant, there was always someone who made you feel like you were wrong for just participating, this is much better.
Yeah Reddit had this fascination with being “right” all the timing and “owning” stupid people…
*time
Sorry, I had to do it :)
Sadly I’ve observed throughout the late 2010s how Reddit society gradually became about parroting the right opinion and walking on eggshells all the time.
Same here! I upvote/boost a lot more than I did on Reddit, and my threshold for commenting is much lower than it used to be. Part of it is that I want this place to succeed, so I want to help it be more active. I absolutely agree that this community is smaller, friendlier, and less cynical than what we had on Reddit. That’s the other part, it’s really lowered my threshold of engagement.
Couldn’t agree more. Exactly the same for me.
I feel the same and am wondering what I can post. I’ve been lurking for so long the thought of submitting anything isn’t even in my mind. Good to switch gears and shake things up, start seeing the world a little different like what can I share, not just what can I consume.
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with 4 comments over 4 days I don’t know how much of this is either a secret karma farm or honeymoon phase, but at the same time I don’t want to force you to exert more posting than you feel like
It could definitely just be a honeymoon phase, but I also sense that opinions seem to be more valued here.
I’m certainly not trying to karma farm. I haven’t seen any total “karma” score on kbin, and don’t think that there should be. I think a total karma score encourages reposts and very predictable comments all in the name of increasing the score.
I myself only felt compelled to create this post because i wanted to do my part to try and create content for others to interact with. The biggest advantage reddit has over alternatives is the sheer amount of content, and the only way to compete is for all of us to populate this place with the content we want ro see.
Social anxiety will most likely prevail in the end and i’ll return to lurking, but im not going to let it stop me from having a good time while it hibernates.
Very fair, sorry if my message seems a bit harsh, I overall agree, I just also thought it is a bold declaration this early into the fold
I think the wording of your first comment may also have been a tad confusing. It was hard for me to tell whether you were saying OP was a hypocrite for not contributing more or that it might be a bit early for OP to draw conclusions.
Nah, there’s nothing for them to be a hypocrite about. It just struck me as ‘hmm’ that someone with so few comments could judge that, but the social anxiety bit might also clue in that they’ve done a lot of reading on here in general as well, and probably are also taking into account a lot of other people’s in-depth discussions in their anecdote
I’m certainly not trying to karma farm. I haven’t seen any total “karma” score on kbin, and don’t think that there should be.
There’s a ‘reputation’ score, but it’s fortunately pretty pointless (it’s boosts minus downvotes/reduces, upvotes don’t count).
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Hey 4 comments over 4 days is alot more than 4 comments over 12 years!
On Reddit, there was so much bot spam that you were guaranteed to have your post drowned out. Here, your post is guaranteed to be seen.
I once got a bot reply that was word for word a comment I had made somewhere else in the same thread…
Like, people always joked that everyone was a bot, but I think it was a lot more than anyone thought.
Everyone on Reddit is a bot except you
I was like a consuming bot when I was at Reddit, and lastly I become a human at here Fediverse.
I was never a lurker on reddit. I liked commenting, but the community feeling is much more substantial on kbin (and fediverse in general).
I find the engagement here more real than I ever did on reddit for twelve years.
Exactly. On Reddit, most of the time there was not point commenting, because of the sheer size of the audience. Here, I can actually contribute!
First thing I noticed when moving to kbin is that I see what I want to see, and have only talked to people who felt like humans so far.
This is what’s so hard to convey about the Fediverse lol. Mastodon is obviously not everybody’s cup of tea, but when I made my account it was kinda shocking to me how I communicated with actual people. No ads in the feed. Took time to find good content but it was there.
Still haven’t found much good content on Mastodon, but I’m really liking the platform and app
Absolutely, but I think we will have to be vigilant to keep that culture here as the place continues to grow.
I hope we can do that while keeping gatekeeping to a minimum.
100% agreed!
I think it’s the same for me but to be honest I mostly participated in smaller communities on reddit and here on the fediverse the communities are even smaller. If fediverse grows to the same size as reddit one day, believe me it’s going to feel like shouting into the void again. Subreddits go to shit if they get too large (and moderators aren’t strict enough), and social networks in general just get too big for meaningful discussions or interactions with people eventually. We’re just not built to handle that many different people and opinions per day and actually still see them as people to be empathized with.
Absolutely agree. Some things need work (really feel like boost and favorite should be switched because imo the button that drops rep and visibility should be next to the button that raises them - it’s just mildly confusing from a design standpoint) but so far I think I’m enjoying the interaction more.
I also am feeling this. It feels super refreshing to be here for the same reasons. I felt like when I commented on stuff I’d get ignored too.
I actually had a civil and decently productive conversation with a maga person.
This is the exact reason why communism and anarchy would work. People love to do stuff when things are fair.
When you feel like you are just helping some rich person get more data on you, and you’re being exploited you shut down.
When you are working towards something with other people and you all benefit from it you can do things that would normally be considered work and enjoy them!
Yeah. Today I found Grimdank and I really want it to thrive on Lemmy. I even posted there and will do so repeatedly in the coming weeks.
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Feeling the same. I love commenting and posting, whereas on Reddit I was always nervous and felt like I was shouting into an empty void, like you said.
I hope it lasts, because it’s so cozy here so far.
Yes, Ive got the same thing. I did use Reddit to ask stuff, but never engaged in discussions as it didn’t seem to matter. Whenever something had hit the front page, new comments wouldn’t be seen.
On Lemmy I’ve been very active, and people are just nicer. Also I want to make certain communities a success so I do even more my best to post content.
I can relate very much.
for the first time in a longer time, I see that most commented are just nice and honest instead of the cascade of misunderstanding and closed minded discussions I sometimes had on Reddit.
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