I am once again asking...

No

I use mint btw

How do people think of stuff to post?

fine uhh heres something idk

HELLO NOT LURKING WE JUST HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO CONTRIBUTE THANKS

Ok, I won’t lurk. I’ll post some comment.

Talking to people is scary. :(

Bla bla bla Linux bla bla bla

Why? Is Lemmy engagement decreasing or something?

OH MY GOSH I’m so sorry let me correct myself

good morning, people

all of the communities i follow are deathly silent, kinda hard to contribute when you have nothing worthwhile to post and nothing you can comment on

omelette du fromage

Fine.

Yes sir

When I do I get banned

,

I just found out how to comment.

i ask, what is a lurker?

I’m so much better at commenting than posting. I have nothing interesting to post!

Guess I'll come out of the shadows on this one

I have nothing to contribute.

Niche communities are still absent, so most of the time Lemmy is just political discussions and Linux memes.

Not interested in any of those

no because my opinions are not valued anywhere i go. I will be a lurker on the internet until the majority of humanity chooses kindness, open mindedness, empathy. I doubt i will see that happen. Honestly the internet was a mistake.

Wow, I'll have you know I post a comment maybe once a month. Fine though, I'll be better and make my first post today.

Darn social media asking me to be responsible and contribute back. What do you think you are? Open source software?

dont tell me what to do. you are not my real father!

I used to contribute, but I've mostly stopped even visiting Lemmy because of all the propaganda from places like Lemmy.ml. Totally killed my excitement for it.

Ok really dumb question (this was an issue for me with Reddit during the before time as well): I seem to only notice threads that have existed for a while, so I normally see something similar to what I would have said already posted as a comment. Should I be using Lemmy differently, to see younger threads?

hi

I posted because of this post

Some of us have nothing useful to contribute to society. Please don't shame us.

Peeks from under my rock

Well, I know this comment isn't much, but I have to start somewhere, and at least now I cannot be accused of being a lurker!

OK!

Am not super chatty. Having said that, hello.

Sorting by new helps, so you don't feel like you're too late to be heard if you comment. Making posts, now that's extra tough.

alright

I don't have a unique opinion to post if the thread isn't early enough. And the communities that I can provide expert opinions are basically deserted.

okay fine

aaaaaaaaaa

But I like being a lurker 😟

It's ok to be a lurker. Lurkers, I'm happy you're here with us.

I want to. But I must say its a bit difficult. Almost all lemmy instances are a specific echo chamber of opinions, thoughts and political views. The moment I say even the smallest thing out of the “norm” im banned.

Frequent lurker here, I just have such a hard time getting my thoughts out into words that’s relevant to a conversation. Add in an irrational amount of aversion to negative feedback (real or perceived) and it just feels better to just keep scrolling.

One day I’ll get better at this, it’s not easy when my socializing experience has been dominated with negativity both online and offline.

lurks lurkishly

👋

• Presses reply
• Types an insightful comment
• Looks at it. There’s something wrong with it. He just doesn’t know what.
• Erases it. Starts over.
• *Still doesn’t feel right *
• Hits cancel, discards the comment, and goes back to doom scrolling.

Yeahhhhhhh, I struggle with that a bit because I feel like anything I have to say isn’t worth saying

Ok

yes, hello, 1, 2, 3

Have a dramatically lit cat photo!

Hey I even upvote sometimes!

Half the time I post a comment trying to contribute in some way but get downvotes so I'm scared to post any comments.

Additionally, I never post news articles I see because if the content of the news is bad (eg a news article about something bad google is doing), Ive seen others and myself get downvotes

I have been getting more stoned in the past few days, in the hopes to provide more absolutely terrible jokes, however I went too far and binged a bunch of Mr. Rogers videos on YouTube with dabs.

Have you guys seen this man?! Someone this kind actually existed! Like man. Everyone needs to see Mr. Rogers stuff I think, it's like, proper positive and stuff.

No

Doing my best not to lurk

Well then post more things to get mad at geeze. Do you even know how engagement works?

I'm an introvert, leave me alone.

You can't tell me what to do! I was told that I do not need to do what other people say I need to do! Which I guess means that I do need to do what other people say that I need to do! But then that means that I do not need to do what other people say I need to do! Do do people need I do need people tell do me need!

ahoy matey

ok i know i said i would last time but i promise i will this time

Personal welcome to anyone this post encouraged to sign up. I appreciate you.

Goddamit squirrel I'm trying, ive got years of lurker conditioning to break.

I’m making sure I’m doing my part by posting every dumb thought I have in the comments.

If you upvote and downvote in a genuine way, you’re improving the lemmy experience imo by lurking.

Doing my part :) used to be a pathological lurker and Lemmy made me regular commenter and poster :)

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the hell am i supposed to do here, there's like- barely any posts in my subscribed tab, and the things i do reply on don't get interactions at all LMAO

might as well keep lurking if it's gonna be like that

But saying anything on the internet is too scary... :(

But it is what I do!

I comment! Sometimes!

And then there was last night where someone called me "brain fucked" for (allegedly) not understanding what conservatism is. Ah, internet discourse.

Amateur Keyboard Warrior reporting in 🫡

Nah you all can have some lurk as a little treat. You deserve it!

Lemmy is so much better for actual commenting and discussion. It’s like our threads range from a small room full of people to an auditorium full, while that other place most of us left was like a professional sports stadium full of people who all have a bullhorn and one rich weasel with camera who gets to decide who is on the Jumbotron.

I’m doing my part by flooding Lemmy with opossum and bat pics. Maybe an occasional raccoon if the mood is right.

I guess, if you say so.

Ok then, have this comment.

No, I only come here when I poo.

But Lurkers are great at defending from enemy infantry in StarCraft.

i comment a lot and its a 50/50 on if people hate the comment or think Im normal

Lemmy is far and away the most active I've ever been on social media, then I see a three month old account with 2K comments and suddenly feel like a lurker.

Reporting for duty 🫡

Sorry, I lurk. Sorry.

But .. but what if someone downvotes me?

I comment a good bit but rarely post

I'm doing my part!

I'm doing my part! <starship troopers meme/>

Sorry

ok

🫡

Are my almost daily cat pictures not enough for you?!

I'm doing my part by posting reaction images every day.

okayyyyyy...........

Hey!

I am here, my friend 🙋‍♂️

What's so bad about being a lurker?

Jello

Ok!

Hi :)

I do as I please

Lurky is the adjective form of lurking, i like saying lurky it tickels my mouth wires. So ill continue being lurky.

lurk lurk lurk hehehehehe try to stop me b

You aren't my dad.

Does actively commenting but never posting count as lurking?

<starshiptroopers>  
I'm doing my part!  
</starshiptroopers>

This is the way

Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla.

No seriously, it's actually fun to comment on random things. Often the next day when I wake up I have a bunch of fun responses in my inbox.

Make me

Screaming into the void can be therapeutic.

Hey Bernie 👋🏽

kk

Sorry <3

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

its hard when i get most of my content here.

Just posted some meme. Happy?!

I'll do it for you, Bernie.

I'll do better!

I'm doing my part!

Better a lurker than a shitposter

I'm a loomer not a lurker.

Sometime I try to post, but it doesn't let me, why is that?

I'm try 😞

I lurke, I smirk, I work, but not twerk, does that make me a jerk?

Fine you win this round

I feel like I already post too much lol. But that might be an artifact from my autism which always makes me feel like I'm not good enough or have nothing worthwile to contribute.

Sure when you ask like this, how could we resist?

I've been busy!

I'm a poster on Mbin, it'll have to do.

Don't tell me what to do old man