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Why Do ppl on lemmy lurk more then interact or post anything?

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Alice@hilariouschaos.com⁩ to ⁨askhilariouschaos@hilariouschaos.com⁩

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  • ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I lost count of the times I started typing a post or comment and either couldn’t come up with the right phrasing to convey what I want, or just decided that my dumb comment wasn’t worth posting.

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    • Alice@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Over analysis paralysis

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      • ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Exactly.

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  • DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s not limited to Lemmy. It’s what happens across all social media. A tiny percentage of people will post, a larger percentage will comment, and the vast majority will lurk. The general numbers I’ve heard thrown around are 1-9-90, but the posters and commenters are probably much lower than 1% and 9%. Especially as platform size increases.

    As for why, and this is hazarding a guess: posting takes effort, commenting takes less, and lurking takes the least.

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  • midsummer@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It is easier to read than to type

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  • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think most people treat it as a news/content aggregator service…

    Much of the time the perfect comment has also already been made.

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    • Alice@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yea true, that’s a good point

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  • WraithGear@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think the ratio is that far off from reddit. Getting involved takes effort. Up votes take none

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  • frankenswine@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yes

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  • MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s just who I am. A lurker by nature. A browser in the night. I’m… Lurkman?

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    • Alice@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What makes you not want to post?

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  • rah@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What makes you think they do that?

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