I recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members

Communities with 30k members could really do with pruning the completely inactive ones. It's not like there's any commercial reasons to pretend that places are busier than they actually are.

I use both reddit and lemmy and for the most part, I'll see similar or the same articles shared/posted on both platforms. I don't mind, it actually makes me feel like one day Lemmy might grow enough to the point where I use reddit less and less.

using multiple platforms I see the same users from time to time but I never really cared about who's posting or commenting

I like it. It feels more genuine

I have no idea what you're talking about, says the chump who has a series of precisely 103 formulaic knife reviews posted here.

Yes. Don’t look at usernames.

Commenting not so much, but posting is almost exclusively done by a regular few. Reddit was already like that, but Lemmy is infinitely smaller so it becomes obviously apparent.

A place has to be seeded for a forest to grow...

Somebody has to do the job since normal person only reads, maybe upvote.

Roll-call for the lurkers! (If u want, no pressure)

There are more popular people that hang out and comment often in the main communities, then there are people who pass by. I know on Reddit I've seen certain people pop up frequently in certain communities. It's a smaller platform so you see the popular ones more often but it's not that unusual.

There's one user that seems to be everywhere and it's probably the same user everyone is thinking of right now lol.

I'm also surprised I come across other "agents" on here more frequently than I would expect.

There are prolific posters and some bots that post nearly half of the content that gets popular on a particular day. Commentors I think there's a healthy mix of regulars and users I don't recognize.

Nope, it is.

In a way it's kinda cool though. Feels more like a community.

does that mean i'm famous?! MUM I'M FAMOUS

I disagree, you just notice them more

Hello cousin! Wanna go bowling?

With such a user pool you'd think I'd make someone laugh

Don't saw much in English, but in French yes it looks like we are 3 or 4 users

I try and post, but I feel like I'm always slow to the uptake and people already say the things I have to say. But I do make sure I vote as much as I can.

No there's like four of us

I comment a lot more often than I post. Tho I don't know if people recognize me, since I'm more active on the ich_iel side of Lemmy.