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At least on the communities i follow. Every so often I come across a thread where i recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members and I haven't even been on lemmy that long.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're looking sat you PugJesus! 😎

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I have no idea what you're talking about.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I use both reddit and lemmy and for the most part, I'll see similar or the same articles shared/posted on both platforms. I don't mind, it actually makes me feel like one day Lemmy might grow enough to the point where I use reddit less and less.

using multiple platforms I see the same users from time to time but I never really cared about who's posting or commenting

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

not a bot at least

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm just here so I don't get fined.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s called a community. If Reddit doesn’t seem like this anymore, it’s because half those people are actually AI.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The reason for that is Lemmy Social Score, aka karma. Most of the people on the internet are looking for a validation from online randos and this prevents them from posting unpopular points of view. Hide score from the users and you will see way more posts and comments.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Personally I think it's because Lemmy users tend to lean towards an older/more mature audience; and that crowd tends to comment less often in general.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

but then there's no sorting to it all and it functions on bumps like 4chan. not necessarily a better system.

the real reason is that 90% of users on any social media site only lurk. the users that post tend to post a lot. these are just natural things that work out that way due to human nature. confidence and extroversion are some of the last things to make it to niche social media.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You can still do the voting and the sorting without actually showing it publicly. This would make discussions a lot more genuine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Call me old fashion but the best system was and is good old forum. Posts and comments are order by posting date. No points, no bumps, just a regular timeline.

As for the lurkers, I still believe that removing Lemmy Social Score would cause more people to engage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

most forums had bump rules. any new comment jumped a post back to the top, like 4chan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Not the good old 90s forums. You could stick the post but all posts and comments were displayed in chronological order.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yes. I've been posting to subs around here too. I like it cause everybody will probably see your post and you'll get engagement from real people. We also have common interests on here that things are pretty interesting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well it is not hard to love pineapple πŸπŸ˜„

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm commenting to boost engagement!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm engaged in your comment

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am engaged with your engagement.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congrats! When's the wedding?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There are more popular people that hang out and comment often in the main communities, then there are people who pass by. I know on Reddit I've seen certain people pop up frequently in certain communities. It's a smaller platform so you see the popular ones more often but it's not that unusual.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Nope, it is.

In a way it's kinda cool though. Feels more like a community.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I disagree, you just notice them more

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You've been very busy talking to several of my puppet accounts.

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