Don't be afraid to comment - Sylvia's Studio

Sylvia's Studio

Don't be afraid to comment

Yesterday I posted this on Mastodon (post link)

I'm building a new habit here on Mastodon: instead of liking, I try to reply to at least 3 posts, especially on those that don't have comments yet and I love it.

It's so much more personal!

and boy, the response was overwhelming, at one point it took me half an hour to respond to everyone.<br>Most of the comments were roughly as follows<br>group a: I love this idea and I'm going to do this too<br>group b: I would love to do this but I don't know if people would want to read my words.<br>I'm a part of group b, usually, I often am afraid people won't like what I write or will think me silly.<br>Yesterday afternoon, just before posting this, I decided to stop hiding and just say what I felt, and it was SO good.<br>Just telling someone that I loved a picture or that I loved something they wrote. At one point I wrote a thoughtful response to a question. All this made me feel so good, as if I was becoming part of the community.<br>When it comes to commenting, I always tell myself that if I'm kind I can do no wrong.<br>This keeps my jitters away and I read through everything before I hit post and sometimes add a smiley to make clear I'm joking.<br>This morning I opened Mastodon and I felt like, as one commenter said to my post, I entered a pub and was engaging in conversation. I've talked about kittens and about crochet. It was awesome.<br>And yes, sometimes I fear commenting still, or think people might think me stupid for expressing a thought, but I still post it.<br>I'm no longer afraid to comment. I hope you won't be, too :)

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