You can respond more than 1 day later and it’s still relevant!
On Reddit it seems on most major subs if you’re not one of the first to respond, or within 2 hours, then you may as well shout into the abyss.
So much content is being created on Reddit that only the tide of instant opinion (and gratification) sweeps certain posts to the front page before ebbing into history, until someone reposts for karma. I suppose that’s the most efficient and easiest way of filtering posts but there surely must be a better way that does not involve mod (human) judgement. Some forums - like whirlpool or skyscrapercity - have matured enough to be self-regulating and largely appear not to have those problems.
Just checking to see if this thread is still relevant…
It’s made even worse when the post is something you have a lot of experience with but the echo chamber has been established for a poor narrative.
E.g. I work for a company that has John Deere as one of their franchises. There are a lot of things I don’t agree with that JD has done but there’s also a lot of just straight up incorrect info out there and that is normally what is parroted first. By the time I normally comment, as someone who actually deals with the product daily, it’s too late and gets buried.
I mean even the politics sub in the place-that-shall-not-be-mentioned suffers from the same problem even though they don’t have an unmanageable amount of comments. When a community is polarised but filled with unqualified but loud voices, you get echo chambers that form.
It’s frustrating for someone who’s keen to see a different perspective and learn something new.
And here I am: 6 hours after OP and still able to post the second comment 😄
I honestly like this slower pace. Reminds me of good old times posting in online forums… 😍
Although it does make the feed a little confusing. I initially thought that the app I was using simply bugged out, rather than the threads just being active a few days after being created.
Wonder if Lemmy will develop the same kind of taboo against necroposting that Reddit and forums had back in the day. It was generally frowned upon to revive an old thread, even though you could feasibly do it.
