When mindlessly browsing Reddit, I found that I usually just jump directly to the comments, read a couple, and continue. Lemmy seems a bit more curated (read: smaller), and therefore it’s easier to actually engage in discussions, which leads me to read the article, think critically about it, and respond (if I have something to say) in the comments–bigger is not always better!
Yeah because on Lemmy there are usually only few comments or none at all
Can’t get the jist of an article from the top several comment threads, so gotta actually read the article so I don’t sound stupid replying lol