Do comments count as content? If not, I think that percentage is a bit flawed, because I've read cool discussions here

OK, I won't lie, I hear this all the time but I'm not convinced it's true.

Are there any real statistics on it which account for bit accounts? Like, if reddit claimed that 99% of its users don't make content, my immediate thought would be "how many users are real people and how many are bots?"

And only 1% of the 1% contribute meaningful content.

I'd say partway between participator and lurker. Sometimes I just don't really have a lot to say.

I hardly ever posted on Reddit but I would comment about as much as here. I'm trying to be the change I want to see in the world, so I'm posting a bit more.on the kbin.social NYC magazine (aka community). If you like or are interested in NYC, please visit and poat/comment!

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My first idea was "uh, interesting - why not do a poll for that?"

And then I noticed that would end up in some kind of lurker-paradox🤔

I am a big part a lurker, but I also create content sometimes

I tend not to post often but I like to comment.

I'm finally part of the 1%!

Why you gotta call me out like that? :D

I would be really curious if this was the case prior to the advent of smartphones. Was the ratio the same on early USENET or BBS? It’s so much easier to lurk than participate from a smartphone keyboard.

I don't think I'll ever create content, but I'm happy to try and comment on the stuff you guys create. Thats probably the most I'm capable of.

Well, I've never posted (yet), but commented a few times. More than on reddit, certainly! But overall, I do think that rule is going to hold. It creeps up all over the place. At this stage, I think it is just human nature at work and, as such, almost inevitable.

Does commenting count as creating content? I always thought of the posts as the content, but maybe I’m thinking about it wrong

Mainly a lurker. Hoping the regional sports game-day threads take off here cause that was the majority of my posting.

I have created the Kia Community. As a owner of the car, it's been awesome to find other owners who can share their knowledge & advice on maintenance & driving the car. Invited others in!

Mostly lurk unless the discussion is something I feel I can add real value to with my own experiences\expertise. Likely 1 comment per year, like this one. Plus I don't vote on posts or comments.

I'm a lurker. Sometimes a participator. Rarely a creator.

Part of the reason is internet commentators are so mean to each other, and many of us users don’t want to be judged by someone? (Although extreme echo chamber is also a bad thing)

It's Zipf's law, there's no reason to think Lemmy follows a different distribution.

The only 1% I will ever be a part of 😅