I’ve been a chronic lurker on many platforms for my entire life, but the amount I actually contribute on the internet is VERY little. I want to change that, so I thought I’d ask the experts of the internet. What does your engagement with the internet look like? On which platforms, and why? How do you find your communities through the “noise”?
For me personally, I deal with a lot of anxiety sharing myself with internet strangers. I struggle to think anything I would say is valuable, interesting, or hasn’t already been said. Any tips on how to grow confidence and trust that my input has merit, or could be useful to someone?
Thanks for any responses. I’m really enjoying kbin and lemmy (came from reddit) and its the first community that I really want to participate in and help further its success.
Hi I have a similar issue, I’m autistic and can tie myself in knots trying to work out the not-wrong way to interact, to the point where I just give up. So I don’t really contribute much at all, however I’m trying to step out of my comfort zone on here and else where. I can also end up editing and re-editing my text so it may come across a bit formal/weird?
The reason why I’m responding to you is that your post resonates with me on a personal level, and I think what you comment is valuable and interesting and useful (not just to me, other quietly, internet lurkers may been here too)
Things are a bit new here for most of us, and I think that’s a plus, there doesn’t seem to be the pressure to post something ‘hilarious’. A lot of posts don’t have the enormous, and intimidating comments numbers to get lost in, so it’s possible to have a little chat and be on your way
:)
Thanks for being willing to share! I’m grateful for that insight, and to feel like I’m truly not alone. There are many of us anxious pups quietly here on the internet it seems haha. I agree, the newness and true need for good and engaging content makes it much easier to jump in and see what happens :)