15 likes doesn’t make you a loser, 1000 likes does
That sounds like a challenge. C’mon fellas, this cup size connoisseur thinks we can’t make them look bad with our upvotes!
*click* aaaaand three. Take THAT, oh ye of little faith!
It’s just the amount of effort to build an audience requires not having a life so well adjusted/normal people don’t get into it
Yeah, in reality you are totally right. On stuff like Reddit not only did I ignore scores or engagement indicators, but I almost never commented in the first place. On Lemmy not only is is nicer to comment and interact because of the audience, it is interesting to know that a couple people or a couple dozen people agreed/disagreed, or that it resonated with them, etc.
And you have to love how my suggestion got ZERO buy in around here.
It’s not the same, likes cost nothing. Imagine going around and telling every poster you upvote “good comment, I like this”.
That’s a good comment. Genuinely I nodded reading it.
Solid comment, A++++, would read again.
Thank you very much I like your comment too.
Theres a guy I know who focuses on always getting high numbers. He’s one of those startup weirdos.
Bragged that he got 100 likes with his new shirt.
Bragged that his photo of his smoothy got major engagement and was trending.
It seems exhausting to constantly perform like that.
I think about that quite a lot when I’m watching some of my favourite channels on YouTube. Just how much they have to keep on having ideas, and how much time and effort goes in to that 15 minute video you’ve just watched.
I don’t have the energy for that.
15? I’m happy to see 2-3. I’m happy all day when I see a positive reply to my comment.
Positive
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That’s a really open and insightful point
You’ve made my day, thank you!
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“us”?
I don’t have to imagine. I’m sure almost 15 people have complimented my appearance over the course of my entire life.
What?! I got one random woman on the bus to school when I was around 17 (so I looked about 12) who mistook my resting grumpy face for actual sadness and spent a good 5 minutes giving me a pep talk about how if anyone bullies me, it’s because they’re jealous that I’m pretty. I was just sitting there confused the whole time.
And then compliments as general love-bombing from my toxic exes. And as part of a few generic “my beautiful daughters” from my parents, which was just hollow to me. So I can literally count it on one hand.
I do get complimented on my miniatures, though. And that’s more important, because that’s something I achieved.
Is that counting relatives?
Yeah…
Look at Mr George Clooney over here
Every Monday night I do a radio show. Most weeks I get about 15 people listening, and have had to work really hard to stay at a place where I’m happy that it’s as many as that.
Time is fleeting, we don’t get back what we’ve used, so it blows my mind that 15 people choose to spend two hours of their week listening to my bullshit. Sure, I’d like it to be more, but I’ll take what I can get.
Plug your shit man. I’ll be number 16 at least once.
OK!
Well, I’m live at https://stream.djdarren.site/ between 1900-2100 UK time every Monday, after which I upload it to Mixcloud.
what’s your show about? I may give it a listen if it’s a topic of interest to me :)
Its theme based. At the end of every show I announce the theme for next week’s, then the suggestions come pouring in via Mastodon.
Tonight’s theme is covers, and I currently have 5 1/2 hours of suggestions to dig through.
Seems like a lot of suggestions for just 15 people… Sounds like you might have more listeners than you think.
Yeah, what @[email protected] said. I stream with Owncast, so can see how many are online. On average it’s 15. But yeah, I seem to get around 30 listens per episode on Mixcloud during the weeks after.
This week’s theme is cover versions, which everyone loves, so I’ve had an unusual number of suggestions. One guy dropped about 20 at me.
All in all it’s a nice, manageable number for me. I’m very aware that if I had 1000 people throwing suggestions at me each week I’d feel like I was drowning and would almost certainly get scared away from it. While it’s something I fit in around a full time job, that is.
This made me realize that I never really knew how many listeners my radio show had, and that I never really cared.
Do you still broadcast ?
No, that was decades ago with a station that was sold … well, decades ago, too.
Every week you have 15 people sitting in a circle hanging on your every word for two whole hours. And they keep coming back. That’s a lot of good friends, man! If they were there in person we’d all wonder if you were a cult leader.
It isn’t a cult, I just really like robes.
I briefly tried making YouTube videos (didn’t really stop for any reason other than my usual inability to stick with anything) and when I got a handful of views and comments my reaction was “wait who the fuck is watching this?”
Last week at work two different people walked by me at lunch and said “your sandwiches always look amazing” and I literally can’t shut up about that now.
Don’t skip sandwich day.
Tell me everything about your amazing sandwiches
On Sara Lee Artisano bread, in this order: Yellow mustard Two slices of oven roasted turkey breast One slice of cheese (baby Swiss or Gouda) Another slice of turkey Another slice of cheese Green or red leaf lettuce A thick slice of beefsteak tomato Onion Mayo
I pack the lettuce tomato and onion in a separate zip top bag and add them to the sandwich right before eating it. Makes all the difference.
I randomly made this the first time I actually took my lunch to work and at the first bite was like “FUCK that’s a good sandwich” and I’ve taken the exact same thing every day for weeks now.
On Sara Lee Artisano bread,
Bruh what? I’m sure the sandwich is good, but a great sandwich begins and ends with the bread, and I just don’t know that Sara Lee cuts it imo
I pack the lettuce tomato and onion in a separate zip top bag and add them to the sandwich right before eating it. Makes all the difference.
This is the real protip right here.
Certainly go with the bread you like, but the Artesano is #1 rated from America’s Test Kitchen for supermarket white bread. I use it because the loaf lasts me two weeks without going stale or moldy. I’d prefer fresh bread from the bakery or the farmers market but it just doesn’t last long enough to use the whole loaf.
I’m reminded of a scene near the end of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where the protagonist becomes like this venerated sandwich artisan on a tiny out-of-the-way planet.
Agreed that most sandwiches are better fresh. Any kind of dampness or shudder sogginess, totally knocks off 10 points.
My sandwiches are made with this fried tofu mix of my own design lol, so might not appeal to others but I still appreciate the art generally.
While we’re sharing, my secret technique is toasting the inside of the sandwich breads, so you get soft bite going in then a little crunch on the inside.
Share the art of your tofu please.
With pleasure. I’m still perfecting it, but so far the base is
- 1/2 block extra firm
- dash of dark soy (tbsp?)
- little pinch of salt, unless soy sauce is super salty
Roughly peel the extra firm with vegetable peeler. Any big chunks that fall off can be crumbled by hand to add even more body.
Sprinkle salt, Dash dark soy sauce over. Then it’s anyone’s game. Things I’ve tried (not always together):
- onion powder?
- garlic powder?
- minced garlic?
- chili flakes? (Essential, imo)
- tsp cumin?
- fennel seeds?
Anyway, whatever you choose, medium heat 1 to 2 tbsp olive in pan, dump your mixture in and loosely turn every 5 minutes. Takes about 30. The end result will kind of look like mushrooms cooked on a griddle.
And you just use it as sandwich filling?
Stores well in fridge. I use it as the protein in my sandwiches like,
- toasted bread (inside only, as mentioned)
- vegan mayo on both sides
- too much lettuce
- the fried tofu
- ketchup, because I’m a basic baby. Any kind of sauce would rule, though.
Looking forward to trying this! Always up for a new tofu recipe.
It’s the cheese, man.
Incredible how much switching from kraft American ups your sandwich game.
I’m partial to havarti myself.
If “social media” is telling you that, then stop seeing “social media”. Only spend time with those that pump you up.
You are wonderful, just the way you are.
Thanks MN so are you
I think the reason why being complimented by strangers feels so nice is because it used to happen to you as a kid alllll the time. Happens to my kids all the time for dumb shit you’d never compliment an adult for. I bet people take that for granted when they are kids and only notice it’s missing when it stops happening to them as they get older.
Dude I get pumped for even a few upvotes here, especially if it’s something I’m enthusiastic about. That shit goes far with me 😊 I love you dorks
I hide the votes, just because I get a little tilted whenever I get driveby downvoted, but the nice comments mean the world to me. Like one person replying affirmatively is worth a thousand votes.
EDIT also, love ya you spoony worlder!
It’s definitely quality over quantity here. Every upvote means a real human person saw my post/comment and liked it enough to upvote it. And I can even see who on Mbin!
I admit I was tempted to ironically downvote you…
You silly goose! We love you too.
Awww we love you too!
It’s about exposure potential and ease. Saying it in real life is harder and much less likely. You are also exposed to a fraction of the amount of people. Not disagreeing but that’s why
Man here, I am still riding the following highs:
2 months ago, a cashier told me that my leather jacket was cool
~5 years ago, another cashier said she thought my outfit looked was nice
~7 years ago, a clerk at a deli told me that I had a nice voice
Come to any part of China that isnt Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen. You can be the most average looking American and even in the most scenic locations on the planet random folks will ask to take pictures with you or just of you and tell you youre beautiful.
Can confirm. In Chengdu and Guilin, last week. And right, my only distinguishing feature is being 6 foot, 2 inches. 😊
I bought a new hat about 5 years ago. In the first year, I had a young woman tell me she liked my hat (random passerby in a supermarket), but she giggled as she said it. I spent the next long while wondering if she was being genuine and she was just nervous about saying something, or if she was making fun of me and had said it ironically. (She was with someone else, so that seemed to make the latter more likely).
A few months ago, an elderly woman at the pharmacy told me she liked my hat, and that one I knew was genuine.
I haven’t left the house without that hat since. Still riding that high, too.
There was a lady who came in my store regularly. You could tell she put a lot of work into herself. I mean, it had to take her hours to get ready every morning.
She always seemed so sad. Not rude or anything, just depressed or something.
It took me more than a month to work up the courage to say it, but one day I got the guts and I said, “Hey, I’ve been wanting to say this to you but I know how men can be and I’ve stopped myself a hundred times. I’m not hitting on you, I’m married. I just have to tell you that you are one of the most beautiful people I have ever seen in my life and I just love the way you dress and do your makeup. You’re always a pleasant sight.”
I never seen that woman with a sad look on her face again.
Had another customer, very old lady. Very hateful. Always in a rush but doing everything so slow. One of the meanest looking people I’ve ever known. I didn’t see her smile for years. She was probably about 85 years old.
One day I said to her, “You know, you’re one of my absolute favorite customers. I’m always happy to see you coming.”
She looked up at me with that mean face and flashed a short smile. I had never seen her smile before that. She didn’t say anything, just smiled.
Every time she came in after that she’d be her usual mean looking self, but she’d always smile at me and then go right back to grumbling.
What kind of hat was it?
Nice, I am thinking about getting a boater hat for the summer, I have always liked them…
I’ve always thought men look great in hats. Not baseball caps, but actual classy hats. I’d say go for it, man!
I once had 1500 upvotes on Reddit for something, don’t even remember what. I’m a celebrity now.
I remember my most uovoted comments were always the pithy little sentences that didn’t add much, but captured the zeitgeist. Meanwhile I’d write an essay with a proper thesis and everything in a niche community and get like one downvote for my trouble.
One of the reasons I turn off vote displays here. I don’t consider it real engagement. Yeah we all do it to be polite, but it doesn’t mean anything. A hundred upvotes is like a hundred people replying “ok” or “ya” — not even.
Anyway that’s my hobby horse, thanks for reading.
It’s always these quippy one-liners that add nothing of value to the conversation. One of the aspects that made commenting on popular posts so unrewarding and boring because the entire comment section would be full of people parroting this senseless nonsense. Actively a part of what made me comment and post barely on reddit. Whereas on here, I’m commenting a lot more than I used to simply because the discussions surrounding the comments actually exist and is appreciated.
I managed to get 1,200 upvotes here on Lemmy 2 years ago during the Reddit API fiasco on my old lemmy.world account so I’m a super star as well :3
I remember my first 500+ updoot post like it was yesterday:
Immature content
Amd ofc a mod removed it 🥸
You’d think they’d take a whole empire being named after them to be a COMPLIMENT but apparently not 🤷
Can’t be having a laugh on reddit come on now
I guess it’s CUNT after all.
