Is it alright to try and be more persistent?

I’m typically very fast to give up on talking to people when it feels like I’m the only one trying to put effort into a conversation. I find myself not really getting responses on group chats in my social circle, I can imagine myself having an easier time trying to get a response out of people there (of course without spamming). Though IRL, it is an absolute uphill battle to try to join a conversation or start one up and that’s not to say that the people dislike me, I know they don’t, it’s just rather challenging for me.

Should I be trying to push forward or will it only come off as annoying and pushy?

I do know that there is a limit to how persistent one should be before it gets annoying, I’m just not sure where that limit is.