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Re:Most of What We Read on the Internet is Written by Insane... by pcnix on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:05AM (#18882271)
There's also your attention surface. I typically read threads/posts from a variety of communities, but might prefer to reply only on some, and lurk on the others. I'm sure this is true for a lot of people, from anecdotes I've heard.
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Re:Most of What We Read on the Internet is Written by Insane... by cableshaft on Friday January 11, 2019 @10:53AM (#18884324)
Yep. If it's about programming, game design, board games, video games, writing, I'll feel confident I have something to say and/or want to contribute. But I also read discussion about music composition, hiking, art, diy, history, philosophy, etc, and I would almost never post in those subjects (at least not at this point in time), as those aren't my focus, just other subjects I'm curious about.
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Re:Most of What We Read on the Internet is Written by Insane... by giornogiovanna on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:52AM (#18882500)
Yes, there are few subjects in which I am proficient enough to contribute.
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