(internet slang) The state of lurking (reading a forum, social media site, etc.
(internet slang) The state of lurking (reading a forum, social media site, etc. without interacting).
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To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
To remain unobserved.
A person who reads/watches in an online community without participating. Heavy on streams, forums, Discord servers. Mostly neutral; sometimes pejorative.
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
A deliberate state of online existence where you consume content without producing any. Going lurker mode means logging in with zero intention of posting, commenting, or reacting — just pure, passive absorption of the feed. People activate lurker mode during drama they don't want to touch, when they need a social media detox, or simply because they enjoy observing human chaos from a safe distance. It's the internet equivalent of standing at the back of the party, drink in hand, watching everything unfold.