Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn’t the thing that makes a social media site, it’s the engagement

So even if you’re used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they’re more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they’ll just go back to reddit

  • Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    481·
    2 years ago

    Big time introverted lurker on reddit, since here is a much smaller community, I don’t feel so intimidated. I’ll try to be more active here. Let’s do this guys, let’s create a great place for all the Reddit Refugees. FUCK u/Spez!

  • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
    35·
    2 years ago

    Definitely. Everyone on Lemmy at this time seems very reasonable as well and I am finding that the discussion is typically of a much higher quality than on Reddit, so for those who don’t usually engage, try it, it’s definitely worth a shot here.

  • Nathan Campos@lemmy.mlEnglish
    32·
    2 years ago

    I won’t lie, if you look at my Reddit profile you’ll see that I’ve commented more here in the last couple of days than probably the last 3 years on Reddit. The community just feels more welcome and I feel as if my comment will get read instead of being drowned out as it happens on Reddit.

      • bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.comEnglish
        13·
        2 years ago

        My screentime for reddit was like, 30 hours a week before this week.

        I probably should’ve quit link aggregation sites altogether. Would’ve been more healthy. It’s like a part time job lmao.

        • pancake@lemmy.mlEnglish
          6·
          2 years ago

          They’ve truly fucked up by messing with the few users like you that basically hold the site together. Welcome, and remember to spend time doing healthy activities, will you? ;)

        • lixus98@kbin.social
          6·
          2 years ago

          Wow. You just made me check and I was on reddit for 14 hours a week. Hopefully the fediverse won’t be as addictive (so far is not looking good)

        • IverCoder@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          Goodbye, Reddit addiction!

          Hello, Lemmy addiction.

          Here before low-effort Reddit content floods the Fediverse. 🍻

        • Aiden@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          I don’t use Screen Time for this exact reason. I don’t wanna know how much I used Reddit, and I don’t wanna know how much time I’ll spend on Lemmy.

      • bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.comEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Lol, it had nothing to do with Rogers the telecom company. That’s just the URL I happened to own for personal reasons.

      • bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.com
        1·
        2 years ago

        135 by my count. (Just means I’ve been commenting in communities that your instance hasn’t discovered yet)

        Edit: instance, not insurance lmao

  • jatt@lemmy.mlEnglish
    27·
    2 years ago

    Made an account 22 hours ago, been lurking around here and there, finally decided to post my first comment after reading this post. I’d like to get more involved, just trying to find my footing first. Speaking of - what app(s) is everyone using? I’m on Android, and just logged into Jerboa. Decent UI, not a fan of the flashing screen during transitions. Any recommendations on other apps? Thanks.

  • Lucy@beehaw.orgEnglish
    22·
    2 years ago

    Ok here’s a meme that is unrelated to anything we’re discussing but always cracks me up:

  • solidstate@feddit.deEnglish
    232·
    2 years ago

    I feel reminded of the old days of the internet. It is invigorating discovering this Fediverse. Everything feels a lot more engaged than Reddit. I think it may be a good thing if this does not “take off” completely.

  • flamingseaturtle@beehaw.orgEnglish
    18·
    2 years ago

    After 14 years on reddit I’m tired of watching it die, the death of Apollo is what pushed me over the edge, I loved Apollo. I’ve been browsing in here for the past few days. I like it. Trying to get used to it. Fuck reddit and u/spez all of the situation was trash. Thank you all for recommending this site!! I’m excited to be apart of it!

  • ComradeR@lemmy.mlEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    I’m upvoting posts and comments, and I’m sporadically commenting in other users posts. But I’m still getting confidence to post things cause everything is new and I’m kinda insecure with the possibility of messing things up.