Post #107046
2026-01-02 14:53 UTC
Replies (40)
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@Maeve@kbin.earth 2026-01-03 14:38
No one is here to cater to you.
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@TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-01-02 14:55
I'm thirty to forty years old, I don't need this shit. We did just fine in IRC with no accounts just handles. Recognize me or don't!
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@aaaa@piefed.world 2026-01-02 15:50
This is a place to be part of a crowd, not really about being recognized. I'm not here to make personal friends, nor a following. I'm here for news and discussion. This doesn't really require recognizability between threads
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@PonyOfWar@pawb.social 2026-01-02 15:03
Voyager doesn't even show them
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@Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2026-01-03 03:38
There are profile pictures?
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@brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-02 23:18
Because they are pointless and shouldn't exist. I don't want random pictures being loaded when I just want to read articles, posts, and comments. This isn't Facebook or Myspace. I'm not building a profile for people to look at. I'm reading and commenting. They put extra burden on servers, apps, and mods. Someone has to be able to remove them if someone starts setting offensive pics like porn.
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@Ephera@lemmy.ml 2026-01-02 20:17
I like not being particularly recognizable. Treat me like everyone else that you don't know.
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@eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-01-03 07:45
Why would I? Why would I want to be recognizable? I use link/content aggregators as my social media of choice, because I am interested in content and communities. I don't care about curating some kind of online persona or interacting with any. This isn't Instagram.
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@florge@feddit.uk 2026-01-02 15:51
I'm not here to curate an online persona.
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@can@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-03 14:37
>and a way to be recognizable more easily. I do not desire that.
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@imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-02 14:55
Can't be arsed
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@Vanth@reddthat.com 2026-01-03 02:50
I use an app that doesn't show profile pictures by default. I apply a user tag to anyone I want to recognize.
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@TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-02 16:37
Voyager doesn't show them, and I don't really use the web version at all.
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@ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2026-01-02 15:13
The app I'm on doesn't show them and I don't care one way or another. And you will recognise me by my posts!
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@electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2026-01-02 21:47
I never look at anyone else's profile/picture. They aren't shown anywhere obvious in Voyager app.
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@GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2026-01-02 15:20
My app doesn't show them... I'm just glad I can avoid the visual clutter.
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@captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2026-01-02 19:29
Because I'm not interested in having a profile picture and idk even what it would be
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@lucg@lemmy.world 2026-01-03 23:00
Wait there's profile pictures? I just see usernames in the comment threads in Lemmy and that seems fine to me
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@Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-02 16:40
Why bother. I'm here to lurk, post an occasional comment, and enjoy. Not to make a reputation or become visible. Haven't even looked into how. I think Lemmy is federated with some other types of fediverse styles, too? The interface I'm on doesn't emphasise individual user pfps. I can see pfps but they're tiny circles on my phone that I only notice if they're pointed out.
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@JSens1998@lemmy.ml 2026-01-04 00:04
Wait, you guys are setting profile pics? I simply don't care enough.
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@gray@lemmy.ml 2026-01-02 17:13
I never click on anyone's profile, so I didn't think it mattered
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@sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 2026-01-02 15:15
A what now? I'm just here to read memes and rant about crap no one else cares about. I can't be arsed to dig into all the random profile crap the developers poured hours of blood, sweat and tears implementing.
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@HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2026-01-02 18:35
I don't care enough to have one.
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@luluberlue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-01-03 11:38
Because, I consider profile pictures to be a way to be more visually appaling, and a way to be recognizable more easily (thing that I do not want). Why do *you* have a profile picture?
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@Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2026-01-02 23:12
Why bother? Wtf would I even use?
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@booty@hexbear.net 2026-01-02 15:55
Many people don't want to be recognizable.
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@TheHotze@lemmy.world 2026-01-03 03:06
You can have a profile picture?!?
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@monovergent@lemmy.ml 2026-01-02 16:17
One less possible data point for tracking Also not invested enough in my profile to bother
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@Saapas@piefed.zip 2026-01-03 13:08
I don't care enough to set one
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@BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2026-01-03 14:19
My disinterest in pleasing my fellow Internetians, intersects with my not caring enough to figure out how, or bother to follow through. Bottom line: Why should I? What's in it for me?
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@atropa@piefed.social 2026-01-03 14:48
Why do YOU need a profile picture
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@BranBucket@lemmy.world 2026-01-03 03:49
You can set profile pictures on Lemmy?
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@cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-03 21:52
I speak with my words. Sometimes my actions. Pics also carry a shit ton of information I don't want them to.
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@Soulphite@reddthat.com 2026-01-02 15:43
A default letter does just fine, thank you. It's clean, concise and to the point. Less is more.
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@RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2026-01-03 04:13
I have one only because it's the one I use everywhere. I don't see anyone else's though, the app I use doesn't show them mostly.
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@SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 2026-01-02 18:46
Laziness lol
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@Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2026-01-03 21:20
Because it's about the discussion and exchange of information & ideas, not about individuals.
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@murmelade@lemmy.ml 2026-01-02 15:21
🐭 👍
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@Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 2026-01-02 16:40
I don't see the point in differentiating users; I come here for people of a better nature than I find on reddit or twitter so differentiating them doesn't do anything for me; if one user or another replies to me it's all good, I don't need to know who specifically responded
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@communism@lemmy.ml 2026-01-03 03:25
I do have a profile picture, but I don't think it's crucial. Other link aggregators often don't have profile pictures so if you're used to those, you may not think to set one. In any case I've never thought anyone's profile picture on here was particularly consequential to me.