Submitted 4 months ago by Alice@hilariouschaos.com to askhilariouschaos@hilariouschaos.com
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.
It is easier to read than to type
I think most people treat it as a news/content aggregator service…
Much of the time the perfect comment has also already been made.
Yea true, that’s a good point
I don’t think the ratio is that far off from reddit. Getting involved takes effort. Up votes take none
yes
That’s just who I am. A lurker by nature. A browser in the night. I’m… Lurkman?
What makes you not want to post?
What makes you think they do that?
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.
Alice@hilariouschaos.com 4 months ago
Over analysis paralysis
ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Exactly.