• radix@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Personally I use Hot rather than New because of the sheer volume of posts that exist. It’s kind of a disincentive to keep scrolling if the content gets generally less interesting and less commented on as you scroll.

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      1 year ago

      I actually kinda like being the first to comment on a post… it raises post and view count and people that have Hot or Active selected in their feed, will most probably get that post in there if enough people comment.

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        1 year ago

        That’s a good point. I guess it’s a leftover from Reddit. I do comment more often now.

        Still, I’m more okay with missing out on bottom-of-feed Hot posts than bottom-of-feed New posts.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, on Reddit, comments got kinda lost in the noise… that’s why I always chose New, even on Reddit. What’s the point of commenting if no one actually reads your comment 🤷.