The problem with sorting by new is that the new posts have no comments yet, so I would feel more pressure to comment. And then people might respond to me, thereby noticing my existence, the horror! 
And then people might respond to me, thereby noticing my existence, the horror!
Oh God. Oh fuck.
All the people who replied in the first 3 minutes agree. Curious. 
must be a brigade. fucking hexbears can't stop themselves.
Cause they're real posters
what if i comment without upbearing?
liberalism
New gang new gang new gang
no more half measures walter
We need to automate this bit, so it posts on every hexbear post
Amber
I only post it when it applies to the discussion or is encouraging. If someone posted "no more half measures" to a self help post about breaking sobriety it would be horrible.
That's a very good point
Amber.
Amber.
Put your dick away Mr. Ehrmantraut
Sorting by new post-federation makes this place feel like a radiation-filled half-dead warzone. I hate it but still do it, partly for the morbid curiosity of other instances shit-talking us and wanting to de-federate.
maybe it's cause I blocked the most annoying comms (memes@lemmy.ml) but I mainly see posts in small hobby comms and hexbear
New skips new comments on existing posts, real posters sort by New Comments
I sort by hot because I can't stand cold takes
true
Hell yeah
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.