Echoing what’s already been said here but just voicing that the same is true for me. It feels people actually read and engage with my posts, and what I have to say won’t be drowned out by the masses.

Part of the reason I think it’s ok to have slight barrier to entry that the fediverse has in general.

I've become a more avid shitposter.

Not really... yet. While I enjoy the memes and stuff I miss my smaller niche communities. While some subs the I was part of on reddit were created over here it seems that they are pretty dead and not even the creators/mods care about them. At the moment I don't have the time and energy to build something up from the ground... but I'm gonna stay and do my part!

Aye, folks here are a lot friendlier so tis easier to post!

It's nice because I always wondered what it was like being one of the early redditors (we've all seen those "when everything was better back in my days" comments), and it's as if I got chance at a magic Internet Reset button. Feeling that excitement that first got me into reddit, as I'm browsing and learning about the fediverse. Love it.

Not shouting into a tornado helps a great deal.

Not much yet but been lurking a fuck ton. It was a lot easier then I thought it was gonna be getting use to this. I didn't even had to do what I did when I first joined reddit! I had a damn Digg UI addon for Reddit for like 2 months til I settled on old.reddit.

It's nice to post in a place that has enthusiasm, rather than a place that's become a rote content-mill

Agreed. I've been posting way more frequently than in Reddit. Although admittedly, the more engaging topics are there. But we're barely a month into rexxit so the leaps this platform have made is impressive enough.

It's hard to get noticed on Reddit (unless you make a typo!)

Unless you're the first to post on a new topic that goes on to be popular, then no matter what you say you get read and gain karma. If you comment on something a few hours old, nobody ever reads it.

You're one voice in a city. Whereas here, we're a village. Less anonymous, friendlier, easier to get talking to your neighbour.

I think I find myself participating more generally, now that I’m not necessarily frequenting specific subreddits

I rarely posted on Reddit, mostly because I would try to find a conversation already in progress instead of making my own post. Also, my posts rarely caught that much traction. I commented a lot more frequently, several times a week. I'm still fairly infrequent, mostly because in my early internet years I posted A LOT of cringe on Facebook/Myspace so I tend to be a little more measured in my internet footprint now.

I think it helps that the community vibe is completely different here. On some reddit subs your posts would get automatically removed for the most arbitrary reasons, and that really discouraged people from participating. Here I haven't encountered anything like that yet and most of the people that do participate have been super cool too.

definitely, felling kinda social lately

With much smaller user base, one can actually get their posts/replies seen. Big difference.

I find myself more willing to comment/participate now. I'm not sure if it's because I feel that I am getting in from the "beginning" or if it's just because the community feels more "real", but there is definitely a difference from Reddit.

I think smaller communities are more inviting. For me it's a combination of wanting Lemmy to succeed, now that Reddit has begun it's downward spiral, and feeling more involved in communities. Though I have only just created my account, so only time will tell if I continue to be active.

yeah people have mentioned already I've seen as a reason. This is because of active/hot, where on reddit the top comment was top because it was highest voted, there's something different going on with sorting here.

I had Reddit for almost 10 years, yet in the <1 month that I've started using alternatives I've already posted/commented more. Not sure why it it feels more enjoyable engaging in discusison on the Reddit alternatives, but it's probably the lower user levels creating a nicer environment.

Absolutely, I feel closer to the community here on lemmy.

I lurked reddit for more than a decade and maybe posted 5 times. I hit that my first day here I think. Not sure what the difference is... I guess the smaller user base makes me feel like I can actually engage in a conversation with someone rather than just have my post disappear into the thousands already on a post

Yep, for me is about supporting the cause.

I spent years on Apollo and never even made an account, would just infinite scroll at work. Made an account on Lemmy and already feel like I’m more engaged

Gotta help seed the content so newcomers have something to look at. I've been uploading game clips and the like to the relevant ~~subreddits~~ communities (wow, I really just did make this mistake without thinking and only went back to correct it minutes later; shows how used I am to the old place) to help build the initial content base.

That, and the place genuinely does seem just a bit friendlier than Reddit. That may change when the number of users gets bigger, but I'm at least enjoying it for now.

i feel less desire to troll here. Just feels mean and horrible.

Well when your on a growing app it's not just your right to post, it's your duty!

I've never really been a poster to be honest - not on reddit and not so far on lemmy - but I'm definitely mroe active with comments here. I'd like to make more posts but honestly I don't know I'm that great at creating OC. I think in my total of just over ten years on reddit, I maybe made four or five posts?

Definitely replying more instead of just lurking.

I’m thinking it’s a combination of

1. my perception that I can expect a reply if I comment
2. My curiosity about Lemmy
3. I find more post relatable (probably because I am learning alongside others about Lemmy)