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Anyone else enjoying the Internet better, now that they’re off Reddit? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by SemioticStandard@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Hadn’t realized how reliant upon Reddit I’d become for news and interesting things until after it turned to shit and I quit it. I’ve rediscovered RSS for ex., using reader apps to scan sources directly and read without all the noise—that actually came from someone’s recommendation here in the comments. I’ve found several new sites with deep, knowledgeable articles and discussions, like https://theconversation.com/us (free! No ads! Also discovered through the comments here), and my engagement with articles and their sources has gone WAY up. I’ve stopped reading garbage comment sections, too, and I’m just feeling better mentally as a result, disengaging from the endless, low effort memes/jokes and the mean, toxic comments*. Anyone else?

(Thanks again, admins—really enjoying and appreciating how Beehaw is run!)

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[–] MrKarato@beehaw.org 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly? No. I like Beehaw. But it's less convenient, with less content. I would rather stop using Reddit, but ultimately I'm just doing the same stuff here that I was there. Then again, I saw little toxicity in the subreddits I was in. Also, adult content is far less accesible.

Again though, I'm pretty happy with Beehaw/Lemmy. I'm sure they will only improve with time.

[–] erre@feddit.win 6 points 1 year ago

Same here. The lack of content is noticeable and it sucks that I have to participate instead of lurking. 😅