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Why do, relatively, so few of you set an avatar for your profile?

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  • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

    In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

    As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

    So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

    Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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    #129

    You see my user name - that's all you need. You want more info? I've got a comment history you can see too. Why do I need some visual component that I can change when I've got an unchanging name until I decide to abandon this account and get a new one.

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    • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

      In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

      As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

      So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

      Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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      #130

      Oh hey Bill, I didn’t know my fbi agent had a Lemmy account

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      • rickyrigatoni@lemm.eeR [email protected]

        But... you have one.

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        #131

        Debatable lol

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        • kolanaki@pawb.socialK [email protected]

          It does explain why nobody has called out my avatar being AI generated when I talk shit about how shitty AI is (I generated it back when this shit was new and didn't know how crap it actually was yet).

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          My avatar is also partially AI generated. I GIMPed the Zizek face from one of his movie posters though.

          I'm used to people calling me out for the Zizek part and that hasn't happened on Lemmy ever lol.

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          • nagaram@startrek.websiteN [email protected]

            My avatar is also partially AI generated. I GIMPed the Zizek face from one of his movie posters though.

            I'm used to people calling me out for the Zizek part and that hasn't happened on Lemmy ever lol.

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            I don't remember what I used for mine, but I remember the prompt was just "a husky dog anthro but the fur that is normally black is green" it gave me 50 different things and this one was the only decent looking image in the whole batch.

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            • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

              In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

              As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

              So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

              Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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              #134

              I'm ugly and I don't like cartoon pfp

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              • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                #135

                Because I don't care about it and it makes no difference. They only show in your profile and I don't look at my profile. The only people that do look at your profile are the people going there to try and find something to use against you.

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                • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                  In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                  As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                  So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                  Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

                  ironkrill@lemmy.caI This user is from outside of this forum
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                  #136

                  I disable avatar display on all my clients. Reddit and it's siblings like Lemmy have historically been less person-focused than other websites, and many of us like to keep it that way. While it can be neat to recognise people, I only need their user handle to do so and I only check if necessary. It's nice to take a comment at it's value without regard for who said it. Reddit's push towards personifying their users is part of why I left.

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                  • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                    In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                    As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                    So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                    Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                    #137

                    Tbh I keep meaning to add one but I'm also a wicked procrastinator

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                      Tbh I keep meaning to add one but I'm also a wicked procrastinator

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                      #138

                      Relatable.

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                        I'm ugly and I don't like cartoon pfp

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #139

                        Mine's a picture of a cow. Just sayin'.

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                        • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caO [email protected]

                          Mine's a picture of a cow. Just sayin'.

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                          #140

                          I like that picture!

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                          • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                            In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                            As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                            So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                            Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                            #141

                            My reader doesn't even show avatars

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                            • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caO [email protected]

                              Mine's a picture of a cow. Just sayin'.

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                              #142

                              It's a lovely cow.

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                              • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

                                nenathaniel@lemmy.caN This user is from outside of this forum
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                                #143

                                Anyone know if there's a way to see avatar's through Voyager?

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                                • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                  In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                  As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                  So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                  Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

                                  kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zoneK This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #144

                                  Most clients dont show them

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                                  • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                    In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                    As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                    So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                    Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                                    You are probably a dude who spends money on skins and battlepasses.

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                                    • roofuskit@lemmy.worldR [email protected]

                                      I don't see avatars in my app and I don't really care to. Never had them in early reddit and that's what I'm trying to replicate.

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                                      I wanted to say the same, but then I saw the avatar next to your name and realized that I do in fact see avatars. I just never noticed and still don't care.

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                                      • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                        In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                        As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                        So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                        Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                                        #147

                                        I hid them to keep the comment section clean looking

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                                        • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                          Relatable.

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                                          Comedy gold right there.

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