Comment on It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore

• tburkhol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The absence of a running karma total is a surprisingly powerful difference. I do still look back at old posts, and it’s nice when there’s votes, but without the little number next to a name or when I mouse-over a profile, there’s no motivation to be the first in a thread to repost a cliche joke or to ragebait for fake internet points.

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  • RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think the “not having to be first” is what is so powerful.

    I know that if I comment on a post from a few days ago on a populated community, I’ll likely at least get a reply from OP, if not a bunch of other people finding my comment and replying as well.

    It’s like Lemmy is the nice, small-town version of Reddit (which is probably more similar to Gary Indiana).

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    • scurry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s a bit cruel to Gary, Indiana, don’t you think?

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      • RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Check it out:

        abc7chicago.com/…/5582601/

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  • Eezyville@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I hated most of those cliche jokes. Here I am looking for real conversation only to be met with thousands of not witty low effort jokes.

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    • somedaysoon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There are some here too, I swear to god if I see one more, “Good bot” reply to a fucking bot account I may stoke out.

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• DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Opinions are fine. Being disingenuous/an asshole at the same time as having an opinion definitely provokes smackdowns, even on lemmy.

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• simin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Same goes for 9gag but that site is different

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