I, like many here, have migrated over from reddit and trying to recreate all the subreddits I’ve been subscribed to. The ones I miss the most are personal finance and investing. I found this one but there doesn’t seem to be much activity here?

  • Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Communities have to be nurtured and tended. Start posting content and see whether it grows. Be prepared for it to take a while though. People are still exploring and finding all the books and crannies.

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      1 year ago

      Agreed. I’ve been trying to actively participate in communities that I would otherwise just lurk in.

    • lemming007@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I guess you’re right, we need to actually post content for others to join. It’s tough because I don’t necessarily have anything to post right now, but it was nice to scroll through the subreddit to find new things in the personal finance topics.

      • Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I’ve come to realise that Reddit trained me to simply consume content rather than be an active participant in a community. This makes sense when you realise that they are selling advertising and have a small number of people who generate enough content for others to consume.

        Lemmy is meant to be a community, so I’m finding I’m having to step up and actually contribute by way of commenting, posting and modding.

        • darthfluffy@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Same here. I’ve been an avid lurker on Reddit for over a decade, but trying to comment and post here so there’s activity.