Not only that, but also creating communities too!
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2025
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I upvote a lot, but I don't always comment as much as I should. I often find that I may or may not have anything particularly new to add to the comments.
Don't worry about it, in places like Instagram and YouTube - even twitter and R*ddit - people are leaving comments like "bro said [thing previous commenter said]"
And that's fine! Let's be social and authentic and just happy that there aren't bots pretending to be people here
I think I'm still a little concerned about account security especially in these scary US fascist times. Trying to take the safest course of action but I am still burnt over by reddit and its hard to wipe your accounts there too now...
Yeah honestly there's no point adding meaningless chatter either. I like the comment sections here because it feels like people have let their words settle in their minds before they started mashing the keyboard.
Yeah honestly there’s no point adding meaningless chatter either
I like peas and mashed potatos.
What that random idiot said
I appreciate your concern for the quality of your contributions, and I think this place has a higher proportion of that type of user than just about any other platform.
This place is small and it's generally friendly and inclusive. Most comments won't get any replies, but the ones that do will generally be constructive. The users here are into the whole idea of the social contract and that we can have something nice if we are just excellent to one another.
I repeatedly say "generally" because this is an open platform and assholes are allowed to join. The assholes can even have their own instance dedicated to asshole topics! But fortunately the instances and communities are generally moderated by actual decent humans who are much like the users!
So let that knowledge help you comment more, not less! Even if you get no comments and like 5 upvotes, it actually feels like something of value even if it's just a nod from a few decent people.
Edit: part of the conclusion was supposed to be that you can consider comments more like a discussion with people and not some strict message board.
Nobody's kicked me off yet, you'll be fine
Your bones are wet right now. 😂
Sooo is water wet, or it just makes things wet?
Wetness is an illusion. An artificial category imposed on what we call reality by our minds. Which are also illusory. Everything is an illusion. It's all as meaningful and purposeful as the patterns dust makes in a whirlwind. That's all we are- dust in the wind. Everything is dust in the wind.
Water is wet. When it gets on things, it makes them wet until the water is gone. When the water is gone, the wetness is gone. The water was the wetness.
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It makes itself (the molecules) wet I guess...so it is wet uwu
It's without a doubt wet, right? Even if one claims it just makes other things wet, then surely it makes itself wet too?
Water makes my eyes wet
Trying to do my part. So happy to have this site.
u know what? maybe we should start actively advertising the fediverse in local hacker clubs and such.
I second that!
I'm out here trying to get a group going all by myself 😅 I'd be super grateful if someone broke the ice
Looks like you've got a good community going there. Not sure i have much to contribute, but we do have some crossover with the associated communities.
Ok fine
One of the major things I like about lemmy is that it allows text alongside links/images - I think it's good when OPs use this as a jumping point to start conversation as well.
I enjoy Lemmy because I tend to get a response. Despite the higher pop at Reddit, I often go ignored. It’s not unusual to have a back and forth chat with another commenter in a given thread here.
I find it hard to keep a conversation going, maybe lack of skill on my part but usually idk what to reply and hit a dead end. So most of the time I just upvote in appreciation for taking the time to respond.
If you don't know what to reply, then don't. Seek out communities, posts, and comments about stuff you enjoy talking about. Especially when it's a positive light.
I mean, perhaps if you're lost for content you could just give the back story to your username?
Conversations either continue or they don’t. You shouldn’t be hard on yourself. If someone says something that makes you want to say or ask something else, great. If not, that’s fine too.
I tend to forget I actually have an account even though I follow my subscribed page. I have been only reading the internet for too many years.
This post seems to work well, given that it has remained in the active tab for days now with the sheer people commenting on it.
The problem with contributing is that most of my Lemmy browsing is done while I'm on the can, and phone keyboards suck.
better on the can than on the can't
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How to comment when I just can't relate to things, people from my country are not on this platform so there are less relatable things here
Find your community.
I am sure you like stuff that people from EU and US like.
They might be more common than you think!
Lemmy/PieFed isn't all US and EU. People from all kinds of places can be found here.
No need to call me out considering that's what i do most of the time 😅
Aw what a nice sentiment 🥰 it has inspired my first reply here
can confirm, this user has 0 posts and 1 comment
Can confirm that Gandalf did not lie and the user in question does indeed have 0 posts and 1 comment
Well I agree. I post on lemmy or mastodon-like first, then only after on Reddit if I must. Many times I get a few but meaningful replies, that’s good.
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