Probably 95% of the time, honestly.
Almost every time, even when it’s something I’m a SME about. I just don’t want to play the popularity/karma game and deal with nonsense.
I used to think that Reddit was the worst about that but Lemmy has topped it. Reddit would be filled with comments from people that were off about something small that I’m a SME about. People on Lemmy like to engage in entire comment chains that are just flat out wrong that they’re confidently incorrect about.
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What is an SME?
Subject matter expert
Ah ok, thanks! Figured it had something to do with “expert” but I couldn’t figure it out.
Based on comments above - I’m confident SME stands for “Seinfeld Management Explainer”
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Consider that your target audience for this question might inherently have difficulty answering this.
50% of th…ah, fuck it.
I almost didn’t even post this response.
I’ve been on the internet long enough I can have the entire argument with myself at this point. I’ve taken to just posting what I want and forgetting about it. They can’t all be bangers.
I disagree.
I AGREE!
I could go either way
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Would have been great if no one replied to this post.
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All. The. Fucking. Time.
I just deleted four paragraphs about Batman and the ethics of murder because I realized I didn’t actually want to argue with anyone, I was just soapboxing. And it would definitely start an argument.
You know, we could use a soapbox community. No replies, just text posts. I could definitely post a couple of my own.
That’s when you post anyway and add in “I will not be taking any questions.”
Stick to your word, ignore replies if you don’t even care what other people have to say in response.
Fuck it, soap box anyway. It’s a neat way to catalog your thoughts and opinions, like having a journal or blog where the subjects are informed by what you’re commenting on.
I often type and then realize I’m not really adding anything to the discussion. Then I just discard it.
Other times I realize I’m not adding anything and hit Reply anyway. Like right now!
I can mindlessly reply no problem. But in the few times I’ve stopped myself from replying, I’ve asked, “will this post and potential replies bring me any value, be it educational, entertaining or similar?”
yea, same
That’s me when I’m tipsy and writing a cynic comment!
So. Often. At least twice a day.
A lot. I start typing then stop, physically remove my hands from the keyboard and remind myself that A) arguing on the internet never convinced anyone of anything and B) it will make me feel worse, not better.
Sometimes it does. But look, I’m not here to convince you…
Often but not as often as I used to on Reddit. On Lemmy, I do feel more of a sense that I can contribute to the conversation and hopefully will be met with more respect than the other place.
We’re building the kind of community we want. I want to be interacting with engaged and respectful people, so I’m trying to be the same. Feels like more ownership, Yknow?
Less here, way more often on Reddit. Here is nicer to have conversations.
No, it’s not!!!
I think of this as like reddit ptsd. People on lemmy have generally been unexpectedly level headed when disagreeing on things.
I only really started doing it here, but then again my posting habits completely changed too
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