I still scroll both Reddit and Lemmy ๐ฅ
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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The subreddit I was active have not migrated to Lenny at all so I guess I will have to not scrolling like crazy anymore
I'm the same too, was whipping out reddit on the phone at any chance, or browsing while doing something in discrod with mates. Now it's Voyager for a quick blast (honestly, I kinda hate the feeds, I don't have a comfy one yet, understand they're reworking it soon-ish) and for a good read, I'm back on friggin...SomethingAwful and reading some legendary threads from past and present, it's like a magical book of schadenfreude. Way better than mindless nothing on Reddit [Apollo].
Thanks Spez!
Same here. I dont know if it's something connected to the switch to Lemmy (since I also deleted my tiktok and Instagram account), but maybe it's a contributing factor as more people here are feeling the same
I'm spending more time. I never browsed beyond my niche subs on reddit.
I always browsed r/all, I subbed to a bunch but only went to them occasionally. I'm in it for the mindless scrolling in downtime and news.
I miss always having new content. I was almost 100% reddit anyway and now it's 100% Lemmy just with less content so inherently I spend less time.
I know technically I could be a contributor to content but it's just not me. I think I had ten total reddit comments the whole 14 years I was using it. It's not my thing.
The same has happened to me, Iโm taking it as a good thing
The algorithm of reddit would add content to your feed that you don't subscribe to. Even if you visited the s ti b to block it, it would suggest subs similar to it, because you once visited
Yeah Lemmy is a wasteland and nothing to see here. Reddit is so less usable without Boost I rarely use it now either, also some of my communities are still in blackout or even non existing.
Well I didn't spend all that much time on Reddit, I actually spend more time here because I reply a lot more and find stuff I'm more interested in reading.
Lemmy still has a small user base compared to sites like Reddit. Some of those features came out of managing huge user bases. And naturally when you have a huge userbase, you have people wanting to make money. Some honestly, some not. The site itself sees the potential to make money. Over time good intentions tend to melt away and the demons run amok.
The trick will be if places like Lemmy and Mastadon and whatever are able to over come this and remain pure.
It's a good thing, you don't need to be on social media 24/7.
Good thing that's probably nice is you probably feel like you're not missing out on anything if you're off for a few hours.
Really goes to show you how much they've made social media truly addictive, and not in a fulfilling way.
Same. I enjoy it
I find my instances down. I couldn't access lemmy.world for hours. But I still tried to reach. Does it mean I'm more addicted than you?
What, you don't have accounts on backup instances?
I couldn't've written that otherwise.
But it's still concerning.
Maybe. I feel like I like scrolling lemmy a lot more and I get that old reddit vibe of "lets go scrolling" pretty often. I'm excited to chat about whatever on here.
Me too! I really like it. It makes me feel fresher and more open to the world around me.