first, you need to learn enough basic skills to survive long enough to make a post. the world is an extremely weird and complicated place, that changes all the time. so this is a continuous, ongoing set of skills to keep learning.

I had to learn to read and write, which is also a tricky set of skills to learn, and is often taught in bizzare and traumatizing ways.

then I had to learn to use the internet. this is a convoluted system that connects billions of people together, so it's scary, but also fascinating. there's a lot of ways people convey information. it involves a lot of learning new types of media, learning to use tools to find information, and learning how to express yourself using them too. learning some of the underlying systems that these all run on is also handy, but probably not necessary.

then learn to interact using forum software, each having their own idiosyncracies. I made the mistake of using reddit before this, would not recommend that path

it also involves finding the specific community you want to post in. I tend to try to get an understanding of the culture and people of a community before I try interacting, although there are cultures where lurking is looked down on.

then I had to overcome enough social anxiety to make a post. I'm probably ready to be asked anything, although I'm not sure I'm ready to answer anything

for this post I wanted to put myself out there a bit, but in a semi-joking way that i'd feel comfortable enough to handle