But I like being a lurker 😟

It's ok to be a lurker. Lurkers, I'm happy you're here with us.

• Presses reply
• Types an insightful comment
• Looks at it. There’s something wrong with it. He just doesn’t know what.
• Erases it. Starts over.
• *Still doesn’t feel right *
• Hits cancel, discards the comment, and goes back to doom scrolling.

Frequent lurker here, I just have such a hard time getting my thoughts out into words that’s relevant to a conversation. Add in an irrational amount of aversion to negative feedback (real or perceived) and it just feels better to just keep scrolling.

One day I’ll get better at this, it’s not easy when my socializing experience has been dominated with negativity both online and offline.

lurks lurkishly

HELLO NOT LURKING WE JUST HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO CONTRIBUTE THANKS

I'm an introvert, leave me alone.

No

Yeahhhhhhh, I struggle with that a bit because I feel like anything I have to say isn’t worth saying

Goddamit squirrel I'm trying, ive got years of lurker conditioning to break.

Hey I even upvote sometimes!

Sorting by new helps, so you don't feel like you're too late to be heard if you comment. Making posts, now that's extra tough.

Talking to people is scary. :(

Ok then, have this comment.

Have a dramatically lit cat photo!

But Lurkers are great at defending from enemy infantry in StarCraft.

Sorry, I lurk. Sorry.

No, I only come here when I poo.

I’m doing my part by flooding Lemmy with opossum and bat pics. Maybe an occasional raccoon if the mood is right.

stupid viewpoint that everybody hates

Lemmy is far and away the most active I've ever been on social media, then I see a three month old account with 2K comments and suddenly feel like a lurker.

I have been getting more stoned in the past few days, in the hopes to provide more absolutely terrible jokes, however I went too far and binged a bunch of Mr. Rogers videos on YouTube with dabs.

Have you guys seen this man?! Someone this kind actually existed! Like man. Everyone needs to see Mr. Rogers stuff I think, it's like, proper positive and stuff.

Guess I'll come out of the shadows on this one

I'm doing my part, are you?

Are my almost daily cat pictures not enough for you?!

Im not! I furiously type my thoughts on every post I can to let my opinions be known to the community!

If you upvote and downvote in a genuine way, you’re improving the lemmy experience imo by lurking.