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At least on the communities i follow. Every so often I come across a thread where i recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members and I haven't even been on lemmy that long.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ironically, I don't see any of the regular users I see in every community on this thread.

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[–] fart_pickle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

The reason for that is Lemmy Social Score, aka karma. Most of the people on the internet are looking for a validation from online randos and this prevents them from posting unpopular points of view. Hide score from the users and you will see way more posts and comments.

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dont notice it a whole lot mainly cos i dont really care who im talking to tbh. I do wonder if my username stands out tho?

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

It does, if only because of the font.

[–] drem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I do not have the time to post / comment usually.

[–] Ozymandias1688@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For me, the difference to reddit is less the participation/diversity in individual discussions. Rather, that lively debates only happen in some prominent subs. That is the one thing I miss here when comparing lemmy to reddit. On reddit, you can look for some niche hobby or some random computer game and chances are that you'll find an active community.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Everyone on lemmy is a bot except you.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Corno@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lemmy may be small, but it's cozy!

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Without a doubt

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, GrammarPolice! Nice to see you again today! Take care, see you later!

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

In the community I post in and read the most, I certainly recognize almost every poster. But in all communities, I recognize the most prolific of posters, but few others.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

The fediverse makes communities feel even smaller since even widely connected nodes have instances they aren't networked with, so even a massive userbase can feel like a small neighborhood, because as an individual user, that's what you're going to see with your account pegged to any given instance.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lol I don’t usually look at usernames, and when I do it’s almost always to block someone

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