I am once again asking...

But I like being a lurker 😟

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

• 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.

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

HELLO NOT LURKING WE JUST HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO CONTRIBUTE THANKS

I'm an introvert, leave me alone.

No

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

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

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.

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

Talking to people is scary. :(

Ok then, have this comment.

Have a dramatically lit cat photo!

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

Sorry, I lurk. Sorry.

No, I only come here when I poo.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

good morning, people

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

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.

How do people think of stuff to post?

ahoy matey

But .. but what if someone downvotes me?

Bla bla bla Linux bla bla bla

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

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

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

lurk lurk lurk hehehehehe try to stop me b

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

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

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

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

I do as I please

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.

OK!

I posted because of this post

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

Doing my best not to lurk

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

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

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

Screaming into the void can be therapeutic.

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!

Does actively commenting but never posting count as lurking?

okay fine

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.

I guess, if you say so.

I comment a good bit but rarely post

yes, hello, 1, 2, 3

Fine.

I'm a loomer not a lurker.

I'm try 😞

Just posted some meme. Happy?!

Sorry <3

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

This is the way

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

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

I'm doing my part!

Sorry

ok

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

Reporting for duty 🫡

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

👋

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

Peeks from under my rock

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?

I just found out how to comment.

omelette du fromage

I use mint btw

No

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

i ask, what is a lurker?

What's so bad about being a lurker?

Don't tell me what to do old man

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

Hi :)

I'm doing my part!

Am not super chatty. Having said that, hello.

Jello

I am here, my friend 🙋‍♂️

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!

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.

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

Hey Bernie 👋🏽

Yes sir

Ok!

I'll do better!

Hey!

You aren't my dad.

fine uhh heres something idk

its hard when i get most of my content here.

alright

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

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.

Fine you win this round

Ok

Make me

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.

I've been busy!

This post might get ratio'd

hi

kk

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

What could have been

Too bad that when you are strong worded against a particular set of netizens, your comments get deleted by the moderator teams or whatever it is called here on Lemmy.

Reddit and Lemmy, two peas in a pod.

But why?

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

Lurk on Deez nuts 🥜🌰

Why? Is Lemmy engagement decreasing or something?

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.

,

I'll do it for you, Bernie.

Better a lurker than a shitposter

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

When I do I get banned

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