I keep seeing the same names popping up. I think it’s rather cute!
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I would suggest there’s also a lot of lurkers and folks who just don’t post much. I’ve noticed The Fediverse has a good and healthy number of folks on the Autism spectrum, and it’s not surprising they don’t actively post a lot.
It’s a lesson I learned being a professional puppet builder (yes you read that right) and running a little community around the craft. There’s a lot of people on the spectrum in that field too. They may not post a whole lot, but they are definitely engaged.
The freedom to have a voice is also the freedom to remain quiet 😁
It’s like back in the day of Internet forums. I don’t mind it at all.
bro i thought i was old but then i met an old nerd who said they use these things called IRC servers or some shit idk
The golden days of IRC were the best. Every day I use the current internet, I miss the way of the old internet. Back when everything was just run by a bunch of needs doing whatever they wanted, as opposed to everyone being shut out by the big names now, looking to control everything and maximise profit.
when I was young (but still way past the prime time of IRC, 2000’s), I was invited to a few IRC servers for raids and etc. I didnt realize other kids werent doing the same…
I miss the format of old forums. I wonder if they still exist?
Depends on which old format you mean. The late 90s php-bbs is rare, but you can still find some of them around, I think the forums for the Commander X16 (a new retro computer) uses that style, or something closer to 2004-ish.
Mostly only the very active users moved over from Reddit, so we have a lot of content for not as many people. But it’s nice how active and invested most people here seem to be.
I have a really bad habit of never looking at anyone’s names…
Well, Neil, isn’t that a little selfish of you!
Yes, whoever you are.
Same, but it is a trained habit. I purposefully do not want to look at usernames.
You’ll be having a perfectly nice conversation only to look up and see you’re talking to “uwu_yes_daddy” or “aryan_enjoyer88.”
Brother Brother
Same 😅
There are specific users with emoji names that stand out a lot all of the time.
Interesting! I wonder if the Eternity client doesn’t show that? I have never noticed it at least. I am also in the habit of never looking at names though. Maybe it is good to be in the habit of remembering names because it humanizes the people on the other end or so?
For me profile pictures helps a lot. You could go to Settings->interface->comments->show avatar
Oh wow, thanks!
I am on eternity, too, it shows that
According to one of the latest kurzgesagt videos we all should be in smaller communities like this and large ones like Facebook and Reddit are generally bad for our mental health.
I don’t know about that. I feel like being a big fish in a small pond puts the spotlight on you more, leading to caring a lot more about whether or not your contributions are received well. And when you don’t follow the zeitgeist of the small community lock-step, that can cause lots of anxiety and lead to more mental health problems.
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I wish kurzgesagt joined the fediverse. They are quite big (21M followers). Being able to watch them here without going to youtube would be a nice step in the right direction.
as a former resident of the infopop forums, i liken the fediverse to bulletin boards in the 90s and early 2000s and it’s nice - the kind that were super hyper localized by topic but everyone was friendly. :)
Sometimes I feel like @[email protected] literally keeps my feed (and all my subscriptions) alive. Thank you for your service 🫡
<3
Yeh it does feel rather close. It’s quite nice honestly
I definitely recognize some of the mods, and some of the key players in the communities that I follow. There’s good people here, and I believe it’s going to keep getting better.
I wasn’t paying attention to usernames as much when I first started. For whatever reason, I’ve started to pay attention to the names, as well as the instances. I like seeing where people are commenting from, and it even gives some insight into places or things I might be interested in as well.
Sometimes I’ll check out a person’s profile to see what things they’re commenting on. This feels kind of creepy a little bit. I don’t think anyone really cares though, so long as you’re not being abusive or something.
Sometimes I’ll check out a person’s profile to see what things they’re commenting on. This feels kind of creepy a little bit.
It’s okay for me, people should use throwaway accounts for very personal stuff anyway
Hmm, I will be glad if someone remember my name. I just post to fill the gap in communities.
Also I remembered @[email protected] for comics and other arts post, @[email protected] and @[email protected] for memes, Heisenberg and Otter for comic and meme too, @[email protected] and annoyed_(Dancing Crab), @[email protected] for comment this “[._.]” with GD Icon and many more. Thanks to all of you making such a Good community.
I remember kolanki. Likely because the display name is all emojis 🤣
I remember you! I see posts all the time and notice “Ah, it’s that Sag fellow again”
Wooh, The Picard Maneuver remember me.
Nice list!
Omg SagxD i remember u
OMG
Yes, that’s one of the nice aspects.
Thanks to @[email protected] and @[email protected] for their tech posts, and @[email protected] and @[email protected] for the movies posts, you guys rock
Back at ya Blaze, it’s always a pleasure running into the other moviesandtv regulars!
I ain’t seen you round here, stranger…
I love it here on lemmy and it looks like the recent federation problems have been resolved.
So I‘m looking forward to lurk less and interact more in future.
Let us all build a better Reddit!
I’m like Visa. Everywhere you wanna be.
You inspired this post fyi
Yeah it’s like a village!
