this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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Whereas I might’ve been less generous with upvotes on Reddit, I think it’s important in these early formative stages to let others know that I appreciate their contributions. I hope it encourages growth and activity!

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Absolutely, I've done more posting/commenting/upvoting in the last days than I've done on reddit in the last year.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

isnt it great to know you are making a positive difference?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, feels less like a drop in the bucket.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah me too. It’s the only way we can make this work.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

right now I am using the upvote as an "I see you, friend". its more important to me that we have interaction of any type while we try and grow this thing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I am using the upvote as an "I see you, friend".

I absolutely love this. Lol. I never thought of it this way.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m doing my part. Upvote and participate. Being the opposite of lurker that I was

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I agree. It’s more important now than ever!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Yep I really feel like it makes a difference

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I've been upvoting every comment and thread since I joined lol. Now for the first time it's actually becoming harder to keep track of them!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

I'm definitely more generous with my upvotes on here.

[–] Chaos 12 points 1 year ago

It's an interesting phenomenon. For me it really feels like in a smaller community, upvotes and comments and contributions matter a lot more

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I basically only upvote when I like something but do not want to comment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Same haha. Let’s get this fucking party started!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yes... I've been doing that across other parts of the Fediverse like Mastodon and Pixelfed. And now Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, I try to comment on posts because it’ll increase the engagement of the site and new comers wouldn’t feel that it’s empty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Gotta keep the happy chemicals going