I think of this as like reddit ptsd. People on lemmy have generally been unexpectedly level headed when disagreeing on things.

I often will do this. At the end of writing a comment I ask myself “is my desire to comment satisfied by writing this comment, is it more about me writing it than other people reading it, is the response to the comment more likely to bring bain than joy?” The answers often lead me to just closing the comment page rather than posting it, and I feel fine about that.

I often type and then realize I’m not really adding anything to the discussion. Then I just discard it.

Probably 95% of the time, honestly.

Almost every time, even when it’s something I’m a SME about. I just don’t want to play the popularity/karma game and deal with nonsense.

I find I start replies only to eventually abandon them as “just not worth it” more and more nowadays.

I almost always post the reply. But, if it’s “not worth it” I just put in very, very low effort. Keep responding, but make it clear you’re putting in very little effort. Like letting a boxer punch themselves out. Just laugh at how they keep going. It’s pretty entertaining sometimes.

I’ve been on the internet long enough I can have the entire argument with myself at this point. I’ve taken to just posting what I want and forgetting about it. They can’t all be bangers.

50% of the time, i comment every time.

Too many times.

Regularly. I probably don’t post more than 10-15% of the comments I type out

Often enough, which I view as a flaw from myself.

I often delete my comments while repeating to myself the mantra of the wiseman on the mountain.

Less here, way more often on Reddit. Here is nicer to have conversations.