Absolutely, this feels less intimidating in a way. I've probably commented more here at the fediverse over the last few weeks then my whole time at Reddit
I feel this way too! I started out active on Reddit (like 11 years ago damn I’m old) but then it started to get so big I just didn’t feel comfortable posting anymore. It’s been an adjustment to actually participate here lol
For most of my reddit time, I've only really commented in smaller subreddits. I'd mostly stay subbed to the bigger ones, but once a sub hit a certain size making a comment was a roulette wheel of either getting massively popular, massively flamed, or spitting into an abyss completely unnoticed.