I can't see anyone's avatars and did not know I could set one, but I also wouldn't if I could as I think they're always a bit cringe. I prefer the sea of anonymity.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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Boost only shows them on individual user profile pages, not in threads, so I don't even know who has one to go look at it.
We can set avatars for profiles? I don't even see avatars.
There are avatars?
One of the harsh lessons in software is learning that users sometimes have different wants and expectations than the developer. Gold-plating is a constant temptation, and it usually leads to frustration and resentment.
At the end of the day, if 60-70% of people don't care, either do it for the 30-40%, or do it for your own enjoyment, or put your efforts elsewhere. In any case, don't fall into a pit of resentment just because lots of users are approaching a platform differently than you.
Lemmy is a place I prefer to be as anonymous as I can while still participating so I don’t set one for myself and I use voyager the vast majority of the time so I don’t see anyone else’s. I personally don’t find profile pictures/avatars add anything to the experience for me.
I don't know why others don't but I'll say why I do, which is that I noticed people were remembering my username whether I had an image or not, so why not have an image? And it was early days, still is, so I figured... may as well be the first static.
Maybe it's just that Sync is an outdated mess, but I can't even see your profile pic. I can see others, just not yours.
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i havent set it to discord either, or anywhere else either for that matter. Only for steam, but that is because i set it when i was child and i havent wanted to get rid of it for nostalagia's sake and because i cant think of anything better.
it just feels unnecessary
There are avatars?
My app do display them, but I hadn't paid attention to it.
Why do you bother with an avatar for your Lemmy account?
Because it reminds me of forums to have one. No other reason
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I have everyone else's avatars hidden anyway so wouldn't make much sense to set one for myself. I just don't see the appeal.
eh... I've thought about it but it becomes a chore and idk really
I changed it just for you 💾
Lol, nice! It hasn't federated here yet, but I clicked onto your home instance and it shows up. 🤘
I have one, but use Voyager so I cannot actually ever see it (nor my changed username)
Not that I care too much, y'all can enjoy how good it looks while you're here but I get to see it everywhere :3
Because it's an anonymous website?
I thought that they were dumb on Reddit and I think they're even dumber here.
Pseudo-anonymous, but from the toxicity on display here, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was 4chan.
I set my avatar, but I use old.lemmy.world and can't see it anyway.
For something like Lemmy or Reddit, any posts or conversations that I have are generally going out to random people who also happen to want to engage in a particular discussion. I don't even look at usernames. The next conversation that I have will likely be with completely different people. In other words, there is no sense of community (unless I were to become heavily invested in a single community for some reason), and therefore I have no reason to want to make myself stand out in any way or make it easier for people to recognize me.
On the other hand, for something like an old school forum that I would frequently post on, or a discord server or something, I might actually get to know people and develop a sense of community. In that type of situation, I feel like an avatar can be appropriate.
The Voyager app doesn't even show your avatar. So I didnt even know we could all set one since I use this app so much.
I think I have one .. don't know who can see my Snoopy.
Why would you add one? Who even sees it? This reddit/lemmy style of posting and commenting has always worked with just a username and a comment and I like it that way. If my app started showing them I'd either turn them off or find a new app.
None of my reddit accounts had avatars either. I would get banned so quickly it didn't make sense.
If it seems like Lemmy is a more welcoming place, I might make the effort. Not sure yet.
Because I dont care.