this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 60 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I AM - Thank you for your service! :-D

And now as thanks, a picture of a cat for no reason whatsoever - as is tradition!

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wrong millennia ... you want Egyptian history in aisle 18 ... this is Rome you Barbarian

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 19 points 9 months ago

Oh... what about this one?

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Except by dogs I guess... :-D

[–] nolight@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

Yummy!? :-P

[–] electric@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

I simply have very little to contribute.

[–] Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 9 months ago

Nothing special man. I just like FOSS but I'm too lazy to make memes myself so I mostly lurk and comment

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This emoji was so damn big I thought it was an image.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

prefixing it with "# " makes it a heading (larger text).

[–] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

oh, I didn't know it worked with emojis 😅

I just tought it was Voyager doing that because the whole comment was an emoji.

Edit: Just remembered this also works 👍

Combining everything:

👍

[–] MasterNerd@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I comment a lot but seldom post. As stated a few times, I don't feel I have much to contribute post-wise

[–] nuggsy@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I get that too. It's a flaw of my character, I guess, that stems from past experience on other social media platforms I've used throughout my life.

But, I've been trying, but probably not as much as I could...

[–] Zaros@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

I just browse things for fun, mostly. I rarely have anything important to add, so I rarely even comment.

I did try making a few memes, but I don't really have ideas for general memes. I only make memes for specific friends about some very specific thing they or I said or did, and those don't really fit in here.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

I'm lazy, and just here for the lulz

[–] meanmon13@lemmy.zip 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I am a serial lurker.... ama

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] meanmon13@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately I am not great at multitasking :-D

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

What's the answer to life, the universe, everything?

Also, what's your favourite colour?

[–] NexiusLobster@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

the disparity between posters and subscribers is larger than expected.

in the community i moderate, there are just 2 consistent posters (including myself) and about 3000 subs, of which a good 150 seem to be active in total. that's 0.05 of the aggregate subscribers.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Same in my community (FullMoviesOnYoutube). Really not sure why, but I really appreciate the few others who are sharing posts.

[–] Gointhefridge@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

Just don't have a lot to say, or time to say it.

[–] don@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

😤👎/jk

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why post if it coukd get deleted by some faceless bureaucratic nerds who think people should and do read "the rules" before posting. What I've been doing lately is to write the comment to get it out of my sysyem, and then press the back button.

Not lemmy's fault, this is just what going to reddit does.

[–] francisfordpoopola@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I just don't have the time or interest to comment. I sure as heck can be bothered to follow up on replies.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

I want a time machine to go back in time to teach the crowd in the coliseum the 7 nation army chant so I can hear it being chanted while 2 gladiators go at it.

[–] m0rtn@lemmy.l0l.city 5 points 9 months ago

For the glory of Rome

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I see a lot of comments saying that people comment, but I'll occasionally post videos when I see them come out, get zero responses, and will see the same video on Reddit with thousands of responses. These aren't small communities either - the videos community on lemmy.world has thousands of subscribers, but few videos have any comments.

I don't think it's necessarily an issue with people not posting enough. I think there just aren't enough people to sustain a social network with thousands of communities.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I post a bit too, but honestly posting a link is not that much of a stretch. Just try starting more discussions topic posts if you want people to join.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago

Postitury te salutant!

[–] Solarny@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Panem et circenses

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have created posts on Lemmy and enjoyed watching other users comment and engage with them. I think I enjoy it more than someone responding to my comments.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Me too! Posting is fun!

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I usually delete over half the comments and posts I make because I keep thinking nobody gives a shit about what I have to say. I'm afraid some troll is going to pop out of nowhere and tell me to go kill myself. Reddit scarred me.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

So, this isn't reddit. Report that shit, if it happens on lemmy.