On Reddit I generally didn’t read attached articles. I’d developed a pretty good intuition where the article title, website and top comments could tell me all I needed to know (And reading the source normally confirmed this)
On Lemmy the smaller numbers of comments mean we need to engage with the content being discussed more directly, which is quite a nice change of pace for us Reddit converts.
And I think people here post for sharing purpose. There is no karma whoring, no motivation for it!
At the begining I was missing the 10k coments on top posts, but now it feels cosy and familiar to have few coments, it gives you the oportunity to also share your opinions
I think a large part of it is that the folks who are really conscious of social media’s toxic sides, the enshittification/‘ennui engine’ phenomenon, privacy, etc are more likely to come over here first. Makes it especially great at least for now.
I think a large part of it is that the folks who are really conscious of social media’s toxic sides, the enshittification/‘ennui engine’ phenomenon, privacy, etc are more likely to come over here first. Makes it especially great at least for now.
This is what it was like on Reddit, when it began. It’s also missing bot comments, so it feels more personal.
I agree… the vast amount of replies was at times distracting, and the comment section took on a life of it’s own that often had nothing to do with the link. I find myself reading more articles here, like it’s actually a link aggregator.
