• @FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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    1121 year ago

    Lemmy could definitely use a bit more comment activity on a lot of posts.

    I think it’s because nobody really wants to be the first to comment and offer an opinion that might end up going against the grain when a thread develops. There’s no ‘reading the room’ as it were.

    I’m doing my part by commenting on threads. Like this one.

    • AtHeartEngineer
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      311 year ago

      That, and when switching from reddit to Lemmy I realized how toxic the relationship there was, and I just use all social media way less now.

      • @FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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        201 year ago

        Reddit for sure is toxic. Generally, it’s much easier to be toxic in a large, anonymous group with an endless amount of subreddits to retreat to. Here, it’s maybe 10-20 people talking, so there’s not much room to hide, as it were. You keep running into the same faces, so it’s a bit more important to stay polite.

    • Boozilla
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      91 year ago

      I have also noticed that once a few people “break the ice” it really helps (like you did here). Comments beget comments.

      • @FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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        81 year ago

        Exactly. This thread is a perfect example. There’s literally no real topic to discuss, and yet people are talking. And that’s a great thing to encourage if we want to grow this platform 👍

      • @can@sh.itjust.works
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        51 year ago

        This has been one of the biggest things I’ve taken away from my time here too. Especially when I first joined and it was even more barren. I was probably the first comment on over half the posts I viewed for the first few months. Often nothing substantial but it would lead to insightful comments from users who may have never even opened it if they saw zero comments.

    • @JimmyChanga@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      The last couple years on some other site really reduced the amount I commented. I’m not yet out of that initial instinct of just moving on without trying to engage, it just wasn’t worth it a lot of the time over there, had mostly positive experiences here though, experience wise.

    • @QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      This. I make it a point to comment on all posts I find interesting, especially if they aren’t any. It almost always spurs discussion.

    • @SomeGuy69@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      I’ve noticed that this effect is much more positive on my reception and well being.

      The same comments on Reddit often feel like a coin toss, between positive reception and getting voted into oblivion and hated at. I welcome this change.

    • @ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
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      21 year ago

      I think it’s because nobody really wants to be the first to comment and offer an opinion that might end up going against the grain when a thread develops. There’s no ‘reading the room’ as it were.

      Why offer an opinion when one can ask something about the post instead?

  • Jojo
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    1071 year ago

    Lemmy has so few comments that people actually read my comments occasionally, which is wild.

    • Jojo
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      301 year ago

      Seriously, that comment got, like, an updoot every two minutes so far. Crazy.

        • Jojo
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          61 year ago

          My parents and a number of other people in my IRL life would like you to know that they strongly disagree.

      • Che Banana
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        81 year ago

        I hr and 7upvotes in and Im here to give you another handjobby…good work

      • Jojo
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        51 year ago

        You’ve activated my trap card! Autocorrect has used the spelling of a famous singer instead of little old Jojo.

  • @NBCooks@lemmy.world
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    621 year ago

    It is just nice to be able to comment and have it read instead of buried 3000 comments down after the memes and one-liners.

  • @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s alright. Lemmy has good content and the comments are far higher quality than Reddit.

    Also you can actually have a conversation and people tend to respond a lot more than on Reddit.

    • kreekybonez
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      I’m finally over the feeling of going into comment sections thinking “there’s too many bots, no reason to try adding to the conversation”

      reddit had no middle ground between new posts that get buried and overinflated posts that have a thousand regurgitated phrases plastered all over it

      • @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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        151 year ago

        True. I regularly finish all the comments in a Lemmy thread. On Reddit the pile of garbage is far too big and 90% is people saying the exact same thing.

    • @S_204@lemm.ee
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      I really don’t find the conversation any better, I think this place still needs to grow out of its echo chamber stage where it’s a niche place with few commenters or diversity of opinion. I recall Reddit in its early days, different but similar.

  • @RunawayFixer@lemmy.world
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    241 year ago

    I also really appreciate about Lemmy how there can be a 2 day old thread on everything and I throw in my 2 cents and even after 2 days, that comment gets read. It really beats the endless reposts (and bots reposting top comments!) of reddit.

  • @weariedfae@lemmy.world
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    161 year ago

    I delete about 80% of the comments I write before posting. Even if I took the time to write a long response. This is because of the general nature of the Internet and reddit culture is definitely here on Lemmy. But, like this comment, I’ll try to engage more because I also miss the discussion aspect on posts.

    • @FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      Most people are guilty of that to some extent. You want to make a good response, but end up overthinking it and moving on. Which is a shame. God only knows how many awesome comments end up in the digital wastebasket.

      Besides, what’s the worst that can happen? Who really gives a fuck about downvotes anyway.

      • @TangledHyphae@lemmy.world
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        I do the exact same thing, once my comment reaches a paragraph long I just think “this is way too much stupid information to add, fuck it all, cancel.” Maybe I should shitpost random thoughts either way and let the chips fall where they may.

  • @siipale@sopuli.xyz
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    Moving to Lemmy made me realize how much time I wasted lurking on Reddit. I didn’t bother to participate because someone would have already said what I thought. Sometimes I could even read one thread for days because there was just so much to read.

    But I don’t know if it’s good or bad if there are so many comments. Maybe it’s good if you learn something useful but I don’t think it’s that useful to read for days about random subject you don’t need. At least it’s a some form of entertainment. I think I just read less now that I’m on Lemmy.

    • @OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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      Weirdly I’ve somehow adjusted for inflation. On reddit I wouldn’t bother commenting if there were more than 1000 comments, here I don’t bother if there are already 100.

      • @toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world
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        51 year ago

        Quality vs quantity.

        10 comments here likely means 10 people have unique thoughts. 1000 comments usually means memes and bots.

        I used to hate reddit in springtime when the kids got out from school. Now it’s always springtime.

  • @nexussapphire@lemm.ee
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    Has @showerthoughts ever been about silly shower thoughts on Lemmy or is it just hot takes here.

  • @nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml
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    101 year ago

    Come on mate, it might have been the case at the inception of Lemmy but now there’s interesting content everywhere, even in your bait post 😁

  • @_number8_@lemmy.world
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    81 year ago

    i usually just wait on the comments. articles are dry and boring, comments have opinions and views and emotion and juice

    • Rayquetzalcoatl
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      11 year ago

      A lot of articles are nothing but opinions and views, usually involving emotions!

  • @JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    The quality of comments on Lemmy, I’ve noticed, are far better than Reddit comments on average.

    When you remove all the fluff, there’s about the same if not more useful stuff in comment threads here, however on Lemmy there’s way less fluff (again just what I’ve noticed).

        • @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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          See the reason I ask is because one way to ensure there are batshit crazy takes is to claim that there are. It puts everyone on guard, making everyone less rational.

          Basically, this kind of talk is bad for morale, at the level of a community. This kind of talk, if it’s not reporting something specific and real, degrades the health of a community, the ability of that community to communicate internally.

          If there’s real batshit crazy stuff, it can be linked to. Consider it a sort of authenticity challenge, so we’re not all going into fight or flight mode based on zombie sighting reports, when there actually aren’t any zombies.

    • they grew up. reddit was primarily used by nerds in their 20s until it blew up in 2016 thanks to election. then it got flooded by idiots, children, and boomers. and the entire thing tanked. the cool people were there but got drowned out. a lot of them started moving to smaller and nicher subs.

      sadly there just isn’t a centralized ‘nerd space’ anymore that reddit was from 2006-2014. where it was a lot of really cool stories/links/subs and a lot of intelligent comments.

  • @pastaPersona@lemmy.world
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    51 year ago

    As others have said, the comments definitely feel more substantial / thought out here than they tend to on Reddit.

    Less shitposting and people regurgitating memes for sure, but it’s been easier to actually ask a question and get an answer here.

    On Reddit you end up having to filter through a bunch more BS when you’re just looking for information a lot of the time.

  • edric
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    51 year ago

    I did notice that I actually click and read articles more here, vs on reddit where I just read the comments.