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.
Exact same here. I’ve always had a hard time posting on the Internet at all until finding the 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!
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.
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).
Apparently, this is not the intended function and its’s built like this for interoperability with the rest of the fediverse/Mastodon…
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
Hey 4 comments over 4 days is alot more than 4 comments over 12 years!
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Link pls so I don’t have to find if on Jerboa
Every major forum/social media site has had this adoption curve. The early adopters are dedicated and can actually see their contributions make a difference. As the site attracts more and more casual users the quality of interactions descends to the lowest common denominator and loudest voices.
For that reason, I think there will always be demand for a “new thing” because those early adopter contributors are so good at making it happen.
I think I would like the FEDIVERSE even when its the “old thing” just because as far as I can tell, the product itself seems like a terrible place for investments and profits. Then again, I could be WAY off here.
Also, at the moment, there’s an almost complete lack of marketing/advertising, which is REALLY nice.
@Deralax I feel that’s more related with platform addiction. Since COVID 19 Reddit became more a news stand.
Look at r/popular 11 of each 10 posts are news related and not like a generic piece of news. Feels that they’re perfectly selected to create toxic comments which at the same time droves people to look for more toxic news.Reddit is a platform designed about being toxic and addictive while Lemmy/Kbin are designed as a way to connect with people that shares your same interests.
Reddit is full of bots, dude. It wouldn’t surprise me if 40% of the posts were automated.
same, i’m trying to encourage myself to contribute more by making an account that has a name unique to anything else i’m on so i can have the anonymity
I feel the same way I almost never commented on reddit, but here I feel like its just much easier to
