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Definitely. I am more of a lurker than a poster, though. Which is difficult because there is not a ton of content yet. I want to contribute of my own but find it a bit difficult.

Thats true for me :)

Yes, a lot. Here, I have a lot of communities and try to create a lot of post here!

I feel like I get the chance to see interesting posts here before they have 100+ comments much more frequently than reddit, which makes me more likely to comment here since it won’t just get washed away in the sea

Ya because theres less mass downvoting (tho i never got mass downvoted except once when i put an emoji on reddit) and less "ummm ackshully" people, usually people offer corrections in a more constructive way that stimulates conversation here. Also on Reddit esp. really big subreddits there'd just be comment threads of the same jokes over and over "and my axe! I also choose this guy's wife! Narrator: he did not" and I didnt really wanna participate in that lol

Absolutely, I hadn't posted to reddit for so long because it was pointless. Here feels different, at least for now.

I had a Reddit account for 10 years and never made a single post, but I actually made a post here so I'm definitely more active here. It'll probably be end up being my only post as more users join Lemmy but I made the post primarily because I wanted more posts to hopefully encourage Lemmy growth.

Yes, definitely. Between so many comments already replying what I was going to say and the high likelihood of being rudely corrected on anything I have to say, reddit is just less fun to interact with.

Over here, people are more likely to respectfully disagree, and it's less crowded, for now.

@zephyr There's definitely a bias to the people more active who will comment here, but I feel I'm less active, which is a good thing, as Lemmy is less addictive.

For sure. I can’t remember the last time I actually posted or commented on reddit. I would do that thing where sometimes I’d even start to type a reply and then just trash it before posting. Here, I actually feel like contributing.

I think there's research that's shown 100-150 people is a critical limit for a community to feel meaningful. It's why the subreddits with the smaller number of active posters did so much better.

Definitely, I am sick of big tech CEO's greed.

Right not, no. Soon, very much so.

Definitely, I've been busy but I'd love to make more posts when I have more time, especially once apps start getting better for it. I'm a big fan of connect, but you can't save images yet which is a bummer

edit: you can download things now

Yeah, I do kinda feel like I'm commenting more on posts that I wouldn't have commented on over at reddit. Not sure why, probably has at least something to do with tje fact that I want to contribute to this place. I think it's also that people on here do seem to be more laid back and less confrontational over things that don't call for a confrontation. I like it here.

Yeah, like you said, it's wanting Lemmy to work and watching it grow. I think most people here so far are passionate about being here, and I love it.

I never did get around to starting a subreddit, but starting a community meant wanting to post something a couple times a day to keep content flowing while people discover it.

Lemmy does not allow subscribing to communities without an account. Unless something like RES comes out at some point, I do believe that a lot of lurkers will indeed be more active here, than they were on reddit.

Same. I feel a bit pressure to post in the hopes Lemmy will grow…

I've been more active on this site than I ever have been on reddit lol. At best I was lurking on reddit or search up the odd error that popped up on my PC.

do we need more posts asking lemmy users how often they use lemmy