When I first started using reddit I got into posting all the time for a bit. I had been on other internet forums in the past, but reddit was much more addictive and much less personal. Then one day while riding my bike over a ridge with a sunset in the distance I realized that I was thinking about what I would write on reddit instead of what was happening. I decided to take a step back and ever since have very rarely commented. I've only recently started commenting a bit more on the internet, and only really here on hubski.
I have a similar story. Recently I caught myself thinking "man I should find pictures of my Texan grandparents /r/oldschoolcool would love them!" Rather than wanting to find them to have pictures of my grandparents..... Karma is dangerously addictive.
Interesting. What made you originally choose to post more content? I feel like that's a situation where commenting differs from posting. Posting, you have to constantly be watching and thinking for something new to share. Commenting, it's already there to be analyzed and discussed at your leisure.
A desire for human contact? I've been at a somewhat low point in my life as of late. I started a podcast at the same time that all my plans for the following year fell apart and used that to keep myself focused on something. Promoting the show here and there lead to actually participating and starting to have conversations. I never stopped finding new stuff to share, I just either kept it to myself or only shared it on Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. A more personal sharing than the giant bulletin board that is an internet forum.
I posted to Reddit quite a bit and got really good at it. I quit when I realized Reddit basically shaped everything about me - my views, my interests, my humor, even my friends. I also realized I wasn't being myself on Reddit and that was a problem. Now I have a secure anonymous account that I use for personal things and that's all the Reddit I do.
That's a bingo!Then one day while riding my bike over a ridge with a sunset in the distance I realized that I was thinking about what I would write on reddit instead of what was happening. I decided to take a step back and ever since have very rarely commented.