I think actually feeling like you are being seen is a big factor for me. I felt buried in Reddit and so far this community just feels right. I really do hope it stays that way.
this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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In a way I feel kind of responsible to be more active to promote the community more. I want this to succeed and it won't without content, so I probably will end up being a lot more active than I used to be on reddit too
I had Reddit for almost 10 years, yet in the <1 month that I've started using alternatives I've already posted/commented more. Not sure why it it feels more enjoyable engaging in discusison on the Reddit alternatives, but it's probably the lower user levels creating a nicer environment.
I absolutely did, at least for commenting. Partly because I want to create traffic for Lemmy, and partly because it feels just... Nicer here. More genuine interaction, less quippy one liners or insults.
I don't know if it's just me but it reminds me of early Reddit, without all the Karma whoring
Not yet, but in Reddit in recent years I mostly posted in niche little places for interests I didn't know there was a community for. I'm just hoping they will migrate or evolve over here because I found so many fun little hobbies because of the organic finding of new subs that Reddit seemed to foster.
And I have a 4mo old baby so that limits my time too. Every day though there is more and more, so I'm hoping I'll be a contributor to help it grow soon!
Yeah, I've been posting a lot more on the websites I've switched to. Just want to help build the community, ya know?
If anything, the opposite.
The algorithm knew me. Losing the algorithm is like losing a friend... the dickhead that always asked for money.
I feel like I was always getting served up the same thing over and over. The randomness of Lemmy is refreshing.
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Same, long-time reddit lurker here. I have posted more on Lemmy than I've posted on reddit in years.
I think that as a result of the size of reddit, it was unlikely to have engagement when you commented, and it was common to get unkind engagement if it did happen. It’s nice to have a fresh start, but since there’s less of us, it is also a much more intimate experience.
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Yeah, I post more. Gotta do my part to make this community alive.
I barely interacted in Reddit. But communities here makes me want to participate.
Posting links or content? Not so much but I’ve definitely commented a lot more.
I didn't post on Reddit because I felt no desire to give free content to a business making money from me. Although lots of people really felt like it was a community, I didn't. I thought it was like a theme park - dressed up like a town in order to make you feel like you weren't inside a store. This seems like a real community, at least at the moment.
Although it’s only been a couple of days, I feel more connected here. You don’t have conversations on Reddit anymore unless you’re a in a small subreddit. If you don’t comment on a Reddit post within the first hour, no one sees it. It’s not about karma, it’s about engagement and community.
A bit, yeah. Joining Lemmy got me to finally write up a technical idea I'd been intending to post for the last year or so. Figured it'd be a good way to help seed one of the programming communities with some content.
Like other commenters have said: gotta help the community grow, and it won't grow if there's nothing interesting for people to read.
Same with me. I was a lurker on reddit and never really felt the need to contribute, but with Lemmy I really want the place to grow and it needs content to do that.
Same here! It helps that there's a lot less negativity here overall, similar to the earlier days of Reddit.
I haven't posted but I've sure commented more times in the past 48 hours than I'd posted on reddit in probably the last year.
I'm loving the engagement I'm seeing. And the fact you're here means we have more in common that the vast majority of users I interacted with on reddit even when I did interact on reddit.
Agreed. Maybe it's because aside from such a welcoming community, a lot of us shared this collective experience coming from Reddit. It oddly feels at home here.
Ah now that I finally figured out how to comment maybe I can join this trend
I'm trying to. I'm so used to lurking on Reddit that I forget to actually post here. Working on it, though.
I'm for sure posting more in the communities that I really like and those that I want to see succeed.
I figure that the more we all interact, within reason, the more everything will grow.
Definitely I am more willing to post and comment, since reddit fail down. :)
We're surely in the golden age of Lemmy where the moderators are numerous and engaged enough to keep up with the bots, spammers, and hate mongers. It makes it a pleasant place to be, even if it seems to be overflowing with beans at the moment.
This is my first Lemmy post!
Finding it way easier to engage and comment. Don't have to wade through thousands of shit comments on Lemmy. Loving it!
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Well I'm just new here. I posted a lot on Reddit. But I have to say, I'm running across some new forums (or whatever they're called here) at least one or two a day with hugely interesting discussion. Subscribe subscribe subscribe...I thought my Reddit interest list was pretty solid.
Part of it is probably also that, because it's new, there's none of that stupid reddit insider culture. Like not being allowed to do this or that or say this or that without being crucified in the comments.
Well yeah I'm currently posting all oc things i made and posted on Reddit to contribute to Lenny so that people are encouraged to join
And i also got a few gigabytes of content I could repost, too.
I don't, tbh I'm still trying to get a feel for the liftoff app and it just doesn't feel as easy as boost and sometimes it's kinda buggy. I also don't know what to post
Have not made a post yet (busy with school and work) but I definitely comment more. Feels so much like web 1.0 forums with a splash of 2.0.
I commented on reddit a lot, many times a day for many years. After the latest bullshit I had no qualms about dropping it like a hot potato. Bye bye, not going back. The future of social media is decentralized.
I love posting here! It, like you said, has a much nicer and kinder vibe here 💕
I havent posted as much here, yet... but I love Lemmy like I love mastodon. I feel like I can have real conversations with real people-- which is something that has been severely lacking on the internet for years.
Yes I’ve definitely posted more here than Reddit. The only thing that keeps me from posting more is performance issues. There have been a few times when I wrote a response but the post button just spins and eventually I give up.