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Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

no, but i recognise one profile pic.

also, my block list is gigantic.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

my block list is gigantic.

That’s what she said

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Am I on the list yet

Jokes aside, do you not feel like the fediverse is more "dead" when you block people? I remember back when Ruqqus was a thing, everyone blocked eachother and then quit because eventually you end up blocking the people who post OCs/memes due to irrelevant comments

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I blocked a couple of the prolific meme reposters and my Lemmy experience got a lot better. I don't need to relive Reddit's Greatest Hits.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Why don't people normally have profile pictures here? This is so much easier to recognize in comparison to text names.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Do I have a profile picture? I see no pictures on the app I'm using inside the threads themselves. I think I have one. A lot of people don't customize things at all.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 7 points 5 months ago
[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think this is a big part of it. I don’t think any of the apps I use have pfp visible by default (tho the community icon shows) and I don’t really care enough to see if I can turn it on. I know I have one, because I used stable diffusion to make it, but I don’t recall what it looks like because it doesn’t show up on my profile page, and my profile information is intentionally suppressed in the main interface (it would show there if I wanted). I never click into other profiles (other than by accident), so I don’t see them there either.

I legit hardly ever recognize anyone because I don’t pay much attention to names unless it’s something weird I want more context for, or a back and forth conversation. I think Reddit trained me to gloss over that.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I’m with Rebekah on this one. Never even thought about a profile pic bc the app I use doesn’t show them.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I didn't think to add one. BRB.

Edit: And done!

[–] thirteene@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Former lurker and exclusive mobile user, I'm mildly surprised you guys have profile pictures; but I suppose my investment is low.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I mean, I love that this style of forum is anonymous. I like judging what people say as the first thing.