I'd like to think I'm a pretty active poster (and the community pg seems to reflect that, esp. bearing in mind that I've been here for <100 days), but I share fully 7 times as many posts as I post. Do I just share a whole fuckin' lot? I definitely would like to contribute more, but I feel like whenever I come across worth sharing, there's about a 35% chance it's already been discussed on the site. On top of that, it definitely feels disingenuous to share something without reading (or watching, listening to, etc) the whole thing first, and combined with the fact that most of what I find worth posting is pretty long content, that reduces how much I post in a given interval. Now that those are out of the way, I can get to the really honest part: I don't post as much as I used to because so many of my posts go unnoticed. I know it's stupid and selfish, but damnit, a lot of the reason I post is in hopes that the content will be well-received. Does anyone else find themselves suffering from this crippling (i.e. negatively affecting posting habits) need to be recognized/accepted?
I followed you just to see what kind of posts you are posting. Doesn't mean the follow will still but hey might as well try out a new flavor. For what it's worth...I think we all have unshared posts. There are some things I care about - I've posted two articles about how the banking industry is FUCKING prison inmates - no one else cares about. But I'm not going to shut up in the hopes that one day one of my posts will get really popular. Because shit like that should be read.
I think this just takes some time and it depends on the type of content. I post stuff that doesn't get shared (ie: design & user experience content) simply because there aren't a ton of designers currently on Hubski. There are times where I don't share something I really enjoyed because I assume that no one is going to be interested in it. (ie: this video I'm in the process of watching on habits) Sometimes, I post it anyways and it gets shared and that surprises me. Sometimes I shoutout to users who I think will be interested in it. Sometimes I post it so I can find it later and to keep adding new content to lesser used tags. I think about what I post way more than I should but I also try to analyze the reason why it's not shared. I would try to not let it bother or discourage you. You seem have the same tendency to overthink as I do so I fully realize that comment isn't going to stop you from being bothered. Something that I used to do that I don't as much anymore is reach out to people on other websites who are interested in the same things as me. If theres a great comment on the article I like but no further discussion, I try to reply there and mention that I'm posting it to Hubski. I hope that this will slowly get new users who are insightful AND interested in the same things as I am to join Hubski. However, it's a bit of a catch 22 because what XYZ-minded person will stick around a place without XYZ content/discussions? Oh well. You may find these discussion interesting: How judicious are you about sharing? If you click the wheel to share content does it mean you endorse it? I don't post as much as I used to because so many of my posts go unnoticed.