• wia@lemmy.ca
    31·
    10 months ago

    Probably 95% of the time, honestly.

    Almost every time, even when it’s something I’m a SME about. I just don’t want to play the popularity/karma game and deal with nonsense.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    13·
    10 months ago

    3 out of 4 times?

    Find myself reiterating something that was already said. Arguing a point nobody cares about. Entering a discussion that I know will not go my way regardless of what info I provide, because even Lemmy has a Hive Mind sometimes and doesn’t like dissent. Realizing half way through writing it that I don’t really know enough about the subject and should just shut up. Or maybe I just think my comment won’t offer anything that contributes to the discussion.

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      I can mindlessly reply no problem. But in the few times I’ve stopped myself from replying, I’ve asked, “will this post and potential replies bring me any value, be it educational, entertaining or similar?”

    • Weirdfish@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 months ago

      This sounds about right. I have an emotional response to something, feel I have something to add, and start banging out a wall of text.

      Then I reread it for errors before I post and just think “nobody needs to see this” and delete it.

  • moistclump@lemmy.world
    10·
    10 months ago

    Often but not as often as I used to on Reddit. On Lemmy, I do feel more of a sense that I can contribute to the conversation and hopefully will be met with more respect than the other place.

    We’re building the kind of community we want. I want to be interacting with engaged and respectful people, so I’m trying to be the same. Feels like more ownership, Yknow?

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    10·
    10 months ago

    A lot. I start typing then stop, physically remove my hands from the keyboard and remind myself that A) arguing on the internet never convinced anyone of anything and B) it will make me feel worse, not better.

  • MrMamiya@feddit.de
    9·
    10 months ago

    I’ve been on the internet long enough I can have the entire argument with myself at this point. I’ve taken to just posting what I want and forgetting about it. They can’t all be bangers.

  • mayo@lemmy.world
    9·
    10 months ago

    I think of this as like reddit ptsd. People on lemmy have generally been unexpectedly level headed when disagreeing on things.

    • Throwaway@lemm.eeOP
      11·
      10 months ago

      I only really started doing it here, but then again my posting habits completely changed too

  • weariedfae@lemmy.world
    101·
    10 months ago

    All the time. I just did it right now because I don’t want to fight about what I was going to say. Sigh. Tl;Dr lemmy isn’t that different than reddit… still lots of jerks.