Mostly I'll just find I'm unable to articulate my thoughts to my satisfaction and give up instead of deliberately self-censoring.
it's not as bad since leaving the other place because the hive mind isn't a singular entity on the fediverse, so I'm much more likely to just hit enter and potentially start an interesting conversation instead of knowing for a fact my opinion will be downvoted to hell or get me banned.
"Wait, my opinion has already been covered across a few other comments. No one will care about another echo in the chamber, I'll delete that and just upvote those other comments and move on"
20 Comments
Carvex@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y
Comment deleted because I don't want to defend it
Natanael@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 1y
comment stuck in drafts
skeezix@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
error commenting because I forgot I was banned
missingno@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
comment typed, switched to another tab, forgot to come back and submit
Nougat@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
Completely lost myself four paragraphs in
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
Decided to paste it into notes instead
magnetosphere@fedia.io · 24 pts · 1y
“This isn’t worth getting into an argument over.”
RustyShackleford@literature.cafe · 20 pts · 1y
I usually type out paragraphs, but after re-reading it, I realize I should just delete it.
Album@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 1y
The trick is to realize you're completely wasting your time earlier.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
Step 2 is not giving into investment bias.
Natanael@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
It's called sunk cost bias! starts argument I won't return to
metaStatic@kbin.earth · 14 pts · 1y
Mostly I'll just find I'm unable to articulate my thoughts to my satisfaction and give up instead of deliberately self-censoring.
it's not as bad since leaving the other place because the hive mind isn't a singular entity on the fediverse, so I'm much more likely to just hit enter and potentially start an interesting conversation instead of knowing for a fact my opinion will be downvoted to hell or get me banned.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com · 8 pts · 1y
There are so few comments that I would rather read a half-thought-out one than none! :)
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
You probably already know this, but if you switch around to "hot," "top 6 hours" and top 12 hours," you get a lot more content.
lvxferre@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 1y
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y
Do I really want to interact with people today just to be clever? Sometimes yes, often no.
Nougat@fedia.io · 8 pts · 1y
Maybe another 25%. Keeping it short works better.
stinky@redlemmy.com · 8 pts · 1y
you have more self control than I do
check my comment history. I'm rude as fuck lol. I own my instance though
Natanael@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
"you have no power here"
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com · 7 pts · 1y
On my other accounts I say whatever I want but on my selfhosted one's I try to speak as I would in person.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Godort@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
"Oh, I have an opinion about this."
"Wait, my opinion has already been covered across a few other comments. No one will care about another echo in the chamber, I'll delete that and just upvote those other comments and move on"
kabi@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y