I like Lemmy. I really do.

In order to support the website, I have posted a shit-ton of original content.

Is what I’m doing actually useful? Or am I just wasting my time?

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    7 days ago

    I just scrolled through your post history. Many of your posts are items I have read and/or scrolled past absorbing the headline. These have kept me, and others I speak with, informed. So I would say, definitely, and please continue.

    Plus, it’s much more likely you are reaching humans here.

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    8 days ago

    Yes, people come to Lemmy to look at content and then discuss it, if we don’t have content then there’s no discussion.

    If people don’t like what you’re posting, they’ll let you know through votes on the posts

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    I do this a lot but in different communities to you. In the bigger communities your post can get lost in the feed, smaller ones they may just not be seen by many. You could try more mid range communities. You like politics and news, so you could try !politicalmemes@lemmy.world where you’ll get more interaction. You could also mix it up with !goodnewseveryone@piefed.social where people just upvote and posts don’t require interaction.

    I’ve found if you post in the right places people start chatting and it’s really fun!

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    7 days ago

    If you enjoy it then do it. Don’t do with for an idea that you “should”. Don’t burn yourself out.

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    It looks like you’ve made 61 posts in the last 24 hours. That’s a lot of content to provide!

    If you’re enjoying it, then there’s no harm in carrying on. Well done, thank you!

    But if you’re not enjoying it, then slow down. Stop posting or just post less frequently, whatever it takes to feel like you’re doing something you find worth doing. Otherwise, what’s the point?

    But to your original questions, I don’t think you’re wasting your time and posting is definitely useful for the Fediverse ecosystem.