The problem with sorting by new is that the new posts have no comments yet, so I would feel more pressure to comment. And then people might respond to me, thereby noticing my existence, the horror! 
You can sort by "new comments"!
Now that's a fair point! Everything will be disjointed and chaotic, perfect! (Jokes aside, I might actually try that, it sounds like fun)
It's disjointed and chaotic, but you end up where the conversation is! It's what I prefer to do, actually.
And then people might respond to me, thereby noticing my existence, the horror!
Oh God. Oh fuck.
All the people who replied in the first 3 minutes agree. Curious. 
must be a brigade. fucking hexbears can't stop themselves.
Cause they're real posters
New gang new gang new gang
Hell yeah
New skips new comments on existing posts, real posters sort by New Comments
Sorting by new post-federation makes this place feel like a radiation-filled half-dead warzone. I hate it but still do it, partly for the morbid curiosity of other instances shit-talking us and wanting to de-federate.
maybe it's cause I blocked the most annoying comms (memes@lemmy.ml) but I mainly see posts in small hobby comms and hexbear
I sort by hot because I can't stand cold takes
true
what if i comment without upbearing?
liberalism
no more half measures walter
We need to automate this bit, so it posts on every hexbear post
Amber
Amber.
Amber.
I only post it when it applies to the discussion or is encouraging. If someone posted "no more half measures" to a self help post about breaking sobriety it would be horrible.
That's a very good point
Put your dick away Mr. Ehrmantraut
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Vaush posts go in the_dunk_tank
Dunk posts in general go in the_dunk_tank, not here
Don't post low-hanging fruit here after it gets removed from the_dunk_tank