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Where are the creators? The cosplayers? The rube goldberg machines made out of post it's and shot glasses? The "I draw pictures by playing notes on a piano" people? The people porting Doom to a yoga mat? The "I made a car out of thrown out Crocs" people? The "I built a treadmill for my friend's overweight insects" people?
This is the stupidest shit I could think of but people are out there making and doing weirder/amazing-er things... Where are those people in Lemmy? I browse All and it's just politics, linux, and shit posts.
For better or worse, they're busy creating rather than being overly concerned about their platform.
I don't how many times in my life I've thought "this thing I'm doing is really cool, I should share it!" And immediately follow it up with "yeah but why would I care if anyone else sees it? I'm doing this for me, not them."
And as time goes on I think less and less about impressing other people and just take pleasure in my own skills and creations, and let me tell you, it's way better this way.
I feel this.
But sharing isn't necessarily about impressing people. I don't know what it is you're talking about, but whatever it is could help someone learn something, bring them enjoyment, or some other impact that can make it worth while. Or on a more personal note, you might get those same benefits out of it as well.