Some research says that lurkers make up over 90% of online groups. I suspect that Less Wrong has an even higher percentage of lurkers than other online communities.
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Hi! Found this site searching for fiction via Tv-tropes. While I'm a new reader, I'll likely lurk a lot. The internet is a constant deluge of input - my instinctive counter is to provide output only when I have something interesting to say, hoping others will reciprocate... (And even then, I only feel comfortable when what I say is concise, relevant and new.) After all, thousands of people might read my message;
wasting their time would be unspeakably rude.
Some research says that lurkers make up over 90% of online groups. I suspect that Less Wrong has an even higher percentage of lurkers than other online communities.
Please post a comment in this thread saying "Hi." You can say more if you want, but just posting "Hi" is good for a guaranteed free point of karma.
Also see the introduction thread.