How active is too active while being on lemmy?

There is no “too active”. Participate genuinely in discourse, and don’t be a spambot or clickbait poster. I think that’s really all anyone wants, regardless of if it’s Lemmy or another service.

As someone that’s been here a while, Lemmy a few years ago used to be a once-a-week thing because there wasn’t that much content. Now I have no problems using it multiple times a day and always see new stuff.

So, engage at the level you’d like to, and know that your engagement is driving others to consume and participate also.

A lot of the Lemmy posts I see are from a few very active posters, and more is always welcome as long as it's interesting stuff. I'm one of those people that wants Lemmy to be 10x it's current size though, there are definitely the other kind here but yeah in my opinion push for exponential growth any way you can if you have the energy for it.

I think it depends a lot on the community and what you're posting.

But in general, if you're posting good quality, relevant content and not just spamming with every article you come across, engaging with people in the comments, not x-posting things to a bunch of different communities, and of course not being a dick, I don't think there's an issue.

I would like more content around here so moar posts please! Lol

I don't think there's an upper limit as long as you're posting cool stuff. I'm sure a mod will tell you if you're pushing it (highly unlikely).

I've blocked a couple bots that post seemingly every article from specific sites. It's too bad because some of those articles were worth reading, but it was too much in my home feed, so they're gone.

People sometimes get annoyed if its an overwheming amount posted at once, in one place but generally you're fine. If you want a rough guideline, I'd say to keep it to three posts per community per day, unless its busy enough that you can blend in to the crowd.

That said, unless its against the rules, you can also just ignore the people whining. Even downvotes don't matter as much here as on Reddit.

There is no real constraint so long as you're contributing.

You can still annoy people even if you only ever post exactly one time.

If peeps tell you to make an account on hexbear and start posting from there, it's a sign.

Post and comment as much as you'd like. Have fun!

Make sure you don't go for a walk more than once per week or you might get too healthy.

More seriously, I've noticed that my mental health is better on days when I'm not on Lemmy. Browsing and participating on its own is not a problem, but mindlessly scrolling all day when other tasks need to be done is. I have a few tricks that occasionally work.

Leave your phone on the other side of the room when you sleep. You'll have to get out of bed before picking up the phone, so is easier to not start mindlessly scrolling.

Set an end time for Lemmy and pick a different, more relaxing task at least an hour before going to bed. Social media is not conducive to sleep.

Other than that, I haven't had any issues with people posting too much content. As long as you're respectful and willing to change if someone complains, you'll fit in fine here.

I've only seen you post once, and I'm already annoyed. /s

I'd say so long as you are meeting your responsibilities in real life, go ahead and post. If you flood people's feed, they can just filter the noise out. I'd still suggest you go and do something else outside of the Internet, but that's my suggestion to everyone.

You do you, boo.

Tl;Dr: be nice, engage in content, and don't troll, and most people won't be bothered.

It likely won't annoy anyone unless your content itself is actively bothering people. A certain fungally named user posts and comments constantly and I typically enjoy their content, while another brachycephalic canid religious savior does the same but constantly stirred shit so went on my block list. Content good, melodrama bad. People will like you if you are reasonably kind, respectful, and genuine.

Usage time really is a personal choice. I track my usage and keep it to 1.5 hours (2.5 on occasion, like if I'm sick) or less daily. Otherwise, it starts to adversely affect my mental health and personal relations.

I think the more posts the better as it helps to keep building momentum and fresh content.

..me..

if it's you posting then it will be just fine. if it's a bot posting then its too much and not organic and most people wont engage with a robot as people that hangout in new want to engage with OP.

This can be applied generally to any activity, but when interacting with Lemmy starts making you feel anxious or upset, then it's too much. It's OK to spend a lot of time online, just make sure to take care of your mental health!

browsing local-all by new is one thing

browsing true all by new is beyond the pale

Just keep in mind that there are already plenty of political posters.

Always follow the middle path and then...BOOM!...you're a Buddhist as well.

That's too much for your own mental health.

The total amount of active content on Lemmy is nowhere near the amount on Reddit, for limiting the time you spend in app this is actually quite good. And unlike Reddit there are third party apps available for mobile.

The quality of content on average is significantly higher, but many local niches don't exist here that do on Reddit. Depending on how you use Reddit this may make it hard to switch - unless your niche is Linux or open source software.

When you’ve been hired to manipulate public opinion. Seriously get a real job.

I had a reddit addiction very bad and im trying to replace it with lemmy....

Have you considered switching to something safer? Maybe heroin?

You'll become a microwave, an ICQ flower, or a name in boxed letters :)