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Lemmy has so few comments that I am now reading many more articles (lemmy.ca)

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[-] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I think it’s because nobody really wants to be the first to comment and offer an opinion that might end up going against the grain when a thread develops. There’s no ‘reading the room’ as it were.

Why offer an opinion when one can ask something about the post instead?

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