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 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.
Would have been great if no one replied to this post.
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So. Often. At least twice a day.
All. The. Fucking. Time.
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…
3 out of 4 times?
Find myself reiterating something that was already said. Arguing a point nobody cares about. Entering a discussion that I know will not go my way regardless of what info I provide, because even Lemmy has a Hive Mind sometimes and doesn’t like dissent. Realizing half way through writing it that I don’t really know enough about the subject and should just shut up. Or maybe I just think my comment won’t offer anything that contributes to the discussion.
(furiously clicks to delete the partially written answer)
I post about 1/20th of the replies i write.
This sounds about right. I have an emotional response to something, feel I have something to add, and start banging out a wall of text.
Then I reread it for errors before I post and just think “nobody needs to see this” and delete it.
2nd
Same, I probably delete 80% of replies I start.
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?
50% of the time, i comment every time.
All the time. I just did it right now because I don’t want to fight about what I was going to say. Sigh. Tl;Dr lemmy isn’t that different than reddit… still lots of jerks.
At least it’s a different flavor of jerk
Is it though?
