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How do you deal with being the only one posting in a community (aka "shouting into the void")? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not gonna lie, sometimes it feels a bit lonely. I try to post on a few generic communities

Sometimes I can be the only poster for a few weeks. Makes me requestion the relevance of posting at all. I started posting to [email protected] recently just because at least my posts are widely seen, and other people post there as well.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm kind of giving up. When I came over during the Reddit APIpocolypse, I tried to post as much as I could. My posts here don't get much engagement, and only seem to reach a small audience, so it doesn't feel like it's worth the effort.

I still try to post and comment, but it feels like a slog sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Completely get what you feel. I had a look at your last posts, at least the good a few comments, that's something.

Sometimes it's even worse, you post then all you get back is negativity. I just posted on [email protected], there are some comments which I just reported

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I had a look at your last posts, at least the good a few comments, that's something.

Yeah. When I post about politics, I often get some responses. They tend to be pretty same-y, but it's better than nothing.

I'm sorry you're getting unnecessarily hostile comments on your posts. That's disheartening.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Don't ever think it's up to you or any individual to carry the success of Lemmy or individual communities. Post what you think is worth sharing and don't force yourself if you don't feel like it. If Lemmy is to be more popular it will be on the backs of many people collectively.