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Comment on The small scale of Lemmy's active user base is never more evident than in the absence of active members in all the sports related communities.

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shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

We are in at the ground level of Lemmy. A lot of people like OP are passive consumers, but now is the time to step up, get out of your comfort zone and start building the communities you want to see. You might have to hustle a little bit

If you do start up a community you can link it like this:

!weightroom@sh.itjust.works

Here’s a totally random community about strength and hypertrophy training for example

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Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Nah, I’m just gonna do what I’m doing. Commenting on stuff I like or am interested in and that’s it. I’m way too anti-social to do something like building a community.

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- 3dmvr@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  you dont have to be social or even reply to commenters lol
  
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11111one11111@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

We are in at the ground level of Lemmy. A lot of people like OP are passive consumers

For real? Im replying to almost every comment I get a notification, I made this post, I’ve commented on NFL posts among other comments in non-sports comms. How you guna just blindly call me a passive consumer lol? Not hating just couldn’t believe you coulld draw that conclusion while I felt I was borderline spamming the thread with replies hahah 🍻cheers tho, to your commitment to motivating any and all users to be more active.🍻

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- shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Gotta give props to active participation, upvotes, comments are helping too, you’re right. I was just focussed on community building, it might not be as fun but it’s important also
  
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biofaust@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Thanks for that link! I was almost gonna start one myself. Gonna try that one instead, at least for a while.

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Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

A lot of people like OP are passive consumers

Passive consumers make up the largest number; the base of the pyramid. But you seem to be implying that there’s nothing between that and the tip of the pyramid, who create their own communities and post their own content into them.

OP seems to be a user in the middle. Happy to contribute to ongoing conversations by commenting, replying, and voting, but not as comfortable starting conversations. Which, to be honest, is also where I’m at with sport threads. I used to love popping in to a live game discussion megathread to comment on a particularly outrageous call, or to see the community’s response to something controversial. But it’s not a subject area I’m invested in enough to start the community myself, or to make enough comments to help start a lively-looking megathread.

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