Why does Giant Bomb have so many lurkers?

It would have been funny if everyone viewed this thread but nobody replied. You guys really blew that opportunity.

I was a lurker on the site for a good 1 1/2 to 2 years. 

I like to read threads but I usually don't post in it unless I have something meaningful to say. 

I lurk mostly because I don't really like the input field used for writing posts. It just gums everything up, plain text is much easier to work with.

They are probally just the bilderberg group.
 
Also if anyone gets a reply, they go back to the thread to read new replies.

I tend to lurk with threads I don't feel I have much to contribute to. If I see one that interests me and then realise that what I was going to say likely has been put more eloquently by another member I just read. If there's an opportunity to contribute my thoughts and opinions then I do so, but a lot of the time I am content with reading.

Lurkers are the ones that makes the world go round.

I tend to read more posts than actually post because I usually never have anything good to say.

Under the sea, under the sea!

I was lurking the shit out of this topic...but then i posted

I dabble in lurking, i'm not the most outspoken user in the giant bomb globe.

I've been lurking here for years. I never felt the need to contribute to discussion before, but I've started to add my tuppence here and there. Why not?
I can't speak for other lurkers here, but I know I used to only be interested in seeing what other people have to say.

They're out to get you. They're just waiting for you to drop your guard before they attack!

People like to consume content on the internet, not create content. A ratio of 10:1 doesn't seem too big. I probably view 10 times as many threads as I post in. I only reply when I have something to add to the discussion.

I'm semi-shy and don't know anyone here terribly well, I guess that's my excuse.

Lots of us enjoy looking through random threads when bored but are too lazy to type up a reply. Takes effort and stuff, y'know. 

Because most of you are a waste of human resources.