• wia@lemmy.ca
    67·
    1 year ago

    Probably 95% of the time, honestly.

    Almost every time, even when it’s something I’m a SME about. I just don’t want to play the popularity/karma game and deal with nonsense.

  • breakingcups@lemmy.world
    402·
    1 year ago

    Consider that your target audience for this question might inherently have difficulty answering this.

  • MrMamiya@feddit.de
    26·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been on the internet long enough I can have the entire argument with myself at this point. I’ve taken to just posting what I want and forgetting about it. They can’t all be bangers.

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    19·
    1 year ago

    I just deleted four paragraphs about Batman and the ethics of murder because I realized I didn’t actually want to argue with anyone, I was just soapboxing. And it would definitely start an argument.

    • Throwaway@lemm.eeOP
      10·
      1 year ago

      You know, we could use a soapbox community. No replies, just text posts. I could definitely post a couple of my own.

        • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          Today on my soapbox, all the reasons IronKrill is wrong about what they said yesterday. I will ignore all questions ir rebuttals.

    • all-knight-party@kbin.run
      7·
      1 year ago

      Fuck it, soap box anyway. It’s a neat way to catalog your thoughts and opinions, like having a journal or blog where the subjects are informed by what you’re commenting on.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 year ago

    3 out of 4 times?

    Find myself reiterating something that was already said. Arguing a point nobody cares about. Entering a discussion that I know will not go my way regardless of what info I provide, because even Lemmy has a Hive Mind sometimes and doesn’t like dissent. Realizing half way through writing it that I don’t really know enough about the subject and should just shut up. Or maybe I just think my comment won’t offer anything that contributes to the discussion.

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      I can mindlessly reply no problem. But in the few times I’ve stopped myself from replying, I’ve asked, “will this post and potential replies bring me any value, be it educational, entertaining or similar?”

    • Weirdfish@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      This sounds about right. I have an emotional response to something, feel I have something to add, and start banging out a wall of text.

      Then I reread it for errors before I post and just think “nobody needs to see this” and delete it.

  • moistclump@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 year ago

    Often but not as often as I used to on Reddit. On Lemmy, I do feel more of a sense that I can contribute to the conversation and hopefully will be met with more respect than the other place.

    We’re building the kind of community we want. I want to be interacting with engaged and respectful people, so I’m trying to be the same. Feels like more ownership, Yknow?

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 year ago

    A lot. I start typing then stop, physically remove my hands from the keyboard and remind myself that A) arguing on the internet never convinced anyone of anything and B) it will make me feel worse, not better.