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In the monthly server updates for lemmy.zip/piefed.zip there's a mantra that's repeated every month. I think it's wonderful and can be applied to the Fediverse as a whole.

If you’re new here - WELCOME! I hope you’re enjoying your time here :)

Just one small teeny-tiny request. The greatest gift you can give the Fediverse (Original: Lemmy.zip and Piefed.zip) isn’t money, praise, or interpretive dance (although we would absolutely accept the last one). Its participation.

Upvote the things you like. Start a discussion, debate, or ponder about whether water is wet or merely makes things wet. Make new communities if you don’t see one that fits your oddly specific niche obsession.
(We don’t judge. Well, we try not to judge anyway.)

The fediverse naturally ebbs and flows, tides of people come and go. But if you’ve found yourself oddly attached to this strange little corner of the internet? Wonderful. Help it breathe. Help it grow. Help it be just a tiny bit weirder in the best possible way.

So if you’ve gone to the effort of clicking Sign Up and proving you’re not a robot (unless you are, in which case hello and welcome to our new AI overlords), then please, I beg of you:

Stick around. Add your voice. It really does make this place better.

Original post by @Demigodrick@lemmy.zip

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[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 2 points 43 minutes ago
[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 25 minutes ago

I’m doing my part!

[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 4 points 1 hour ago

It shall be done, friends

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Hi. How's your day/evening been? Learn anything new today?

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

Been great, Thanks!

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 hour ago
[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

OK I guess this is my time to say hi!

So, hi!

I created a community for my erotic fiction on the lemmynsfw site. This is the link: https://lemmynsfw.com/c/DominatingChloe

I would love to hear your thoughts if you are into such things.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Bruh, who starts a conversation like that? I just sat down, Sarah.

[–] JstAnthrUsr@feddit.org 5 points 4 hours ago
[–] Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not only that, but also creating communities too!

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago

I had an idea, but solarpunk covers most of what I want to do.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 34 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

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.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

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

[–] Sizing2673@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

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...

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah honestly there’s no point adding meaningless chatter either

I like peas and mashed potatos.

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[–] ksh@aussie.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

Hello everyone!

[–] dontshoveit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago

Your bones are wet right now. 😂

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Sooo is water wet, or it just makes things wet?

[–] Applesause@mander.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago

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.

[–] SpraynardKruger@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

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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[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] transMexicanCRTcowfart@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 8 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

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.

This is a good insight; sometimes I feel like I have to know stuff to make a meaningful contribution, when maybe just cheering on can be enough.

[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, perhaps if you're lost for content you could just give the back story to your username?

[–] transMexicanCRTcowfart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Ooh that’s an easy one, it’s from this comment, credits to OP.

I’ve seen variations of it around here in other comments too, but this was the first one I saw and it cracked me up, so I took it. I’m some bigot’s worst nightmare

[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

And backed it up with a class thumbnail, nice haha.

[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] transMexicanCRTcowfart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Thank you, it's easy to see it when it happens to me but if I'm the one leaving things hanging I feel like either a missed opportunity or that I'm somewhat being rude (I'm not, and most likely the other party didn't think nothing of it. I'm working on my sometimes distorted inner narrative).

u know what? maybe we should start actively advertising the fediverse in local hacker clubs and such.

[–] Gino_Pilotino667@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Water makes my eyes wet

[–] Framptonian@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Trying to do my part. So happy to have this site.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

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

https://lemmy.world/c/IndepthIndie

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The problem with contributing is that most of my Lemmy browsing is done while I'm on the can, and phone keyboards suck.

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[–] gointhefridge@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago
[–] razen@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Lan@lemmy.zip 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Aw what a nice sentiment 🥰 it has inspired my first reply here

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

can confirm, this user has 0 posts and 1 comment

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[–] summerily@piefed.world 3 points 14 hours ago

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.

[–] airbornestar@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

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.

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