I had been feeling a bit drawn in to reddit for the past few months before the divorce. I feel like the slower pace at which content comes out on Lemmy is good for me in that way. I can’t just scroll and scroll and scroll my entire day away.

Does anyone else feel similar?

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    I definitely find the content to be deeper and more meaningful. I like the slower pace but I find myself excited to see posts with lots of comments.

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      There also seems to be a deeper sense of community, at least in a few instances and communities, than I’ve experienced in a long time, excluding some of the more niche-er subs

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        I’ve engaged more with posts on Lemmy than all of my years on Reddit due to the deeper sense of community.

        It’s really cut down the amount of endless doom scrolling I’d do throughout the day as well

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    I definitely see it as a double edge sword. On one hand I don’t mindlessly scroll as much, on the other, the lack of content is just because I’m figuring out the quirks, and I have a feeling finding new and weird communities could be a McGuffin quest.

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    Idk about everyone else, but I sort by new on Lemmy and “all” WAY more than I ever would on reddit. Even sorting by new or all on reddit it just shuffles around the same 100 posts they want you to see. Here people post about all kinds of stuff!

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      I feel like sorting by new on reddit for many years has just kinda been a cesspool. Like 1 post worth seeing per page lol

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    No, honestly.

    I hate that the algorithm is super broken and the only meaningful sort option is “TopDay”, which means Lemmy is only good for me to look at once every day at the same time.

    Admittedly, I’m so bored, I open Boost for Reddit for more content.

    Really hope more content comes to lemmy before third party apps shut down.

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      Since the 0.18 update I find that the sorting is working pretty well. I also like that there are now options for Top 1 Hour, Top 6 Hour and Top 12 Hours.

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      Agree. I find the slower pace or lack of an algorithm or whatever it is is leading to me opening lemmy, then kbin around once or twice per day (have 2 accounts and slightly different subs between them which is frustrating in itself).

      Then I find myself back on reddit for a bit more scrolling, particularly of the communities I haven’t found an alternative for or that are still more active on reddit.

      I suspect this will change come July when the Relay app that I use on mobile presumably ceases to function due to the API changes. And my routine will just be kbin/lemmy (hoping for a unified app soon on android). But I’m not sure that’s necessarily a bad thing and might reduce my overall screen time a bit.

      Still, I am sad the reddit golden age is effectively over at this point.

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        Not just relay but all the 3rd party apps. I suspect that most of the people who would’ve made the jump have already done so. There will be more people coming to lemmy though.

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        And my routine will just be kbin/lemmy (hoping for a unified app soon on android).

        Eh - you can join Kbin Magazines with a lemmy account, and Lemmy communities with a Kbin account.

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    Honestly It’s been way worse for me lol, the discussions here are actually meaningful so I can sink way too much time reading threads instead of getting bored after looking at 5 consecutive reposted memes on reddit

    Edit: I’m not complaining though, this is definitely better

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      i hope the bulk of reddit stay where they are now. we dont need those really. also so many instances to read from. we dont seem to be running out of content here any time soon.

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        The only thing that somewhat bothers me is that, if I Google something 8/10 times I’ll have a reddit thread(s) as the top result. I don’t feel like giving reddit revenue or clicks though. (I do have adblock on PC and revanced on the reddit app so I try to minimise it).

        But instead of using reddit every 1hr or so for 15min, I now use reddit 1 a week maybe for 10mins.

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          well they brought it on themselves. mods and users are the ones who made it what it is. Denying users third party apps is a straight spit in the face. best way is just consume their media with null telemetry and 0 shame.

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          I work in IT and reddit is (and will probably remain) a huge resource for my job. So I don’t think that’s going anywhere any time soon. Not using them as my main “feed” is a huge boon though.

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            Yep! Slowly we’ll eventually get rid of it. Just like any migration :)

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      For real? Most of the frontpage of lemmy seems to be filled with memes and news about reddit, both of which I don’t care about. Of course, I had curated my reddit feed over time and seems like it will take time to do the same over here.

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      Yeah, it feels like having a much smaller community harkens back to earlier internet days. I remember spending hours on the world of warcraft off topic forum back in the day. Always had great conversations and met some awesome interesting people.

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    I feel more the lack of my favorite communities that haven’t made the jump. Some alternative attempts exist here but are dead. I miss the variety of topics and random discovery as well.

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      I miss the /r/legaladvice drama and the fun on /r/bestoflegaladvice. That was my go-to “take a break and feel better about my life” sub where I would also learn things occasionally.

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      Yeah that is always a shame. There are a few communities that I am missing still as well.

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    I’ve become used to the endless stream of content from Reddit, so a part of me says no and the other says yes

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      Yup, when i mindlessly open lemmy something in my brain doeant jive.

      But i really hope i get away from that quick dopamine chase.

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    For the popular communities, yes. For the smaller niche communities it just feels empty and sad. Hope this platform catches on so the “there’s a subreddit for everything” quote could be a thing here too.

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      I feel that. I’m finding myself gravitate back to going directly to individual blogs. Just in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been introduced to new blogs on these smaller, more slower-paced niche communities. So it feels reminiscent of how I used to use the Internet 10-15 years ago before Reddit and monetization of everything. I had a handful of places I’d rotate through. It was just enough that there was usually something new everyday, but not an infinite sea of content. And I’m finding now that I’m actually reading the links being posted instead of just reading the comments. It kind of makes me think of how people used to watch TV. A show would release one episode a week and you had to wait for next week’s show. And there was a limited number of shows. Now with all the content on all the streaming platforms plus YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc. there’s an endless amount of content to consume and no built-in breaks so you can literally binge non-stop.

      With Reddit or other fill-in-the-blank service where your attention is the end goal to sell ads, the incentive is to get you to never pause, never take a break, never leave. It was exhausting. Here, it feels more relaxed.

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        Yes, I get that. I have a few fond memories of old old forums. With that said, Reddit’s ease of discovery for niche communities and my ability to instantly join the discussion without signing up to yet another website is something I will miss.

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      I think you need to move to medium-sized communities for a little bit. like /android instead of /myspecificphonemodel, or /electriccars instead of /myspecificelectriccarmodel.

      The great thing about small communities is that you only need to convince a handful of people to jump ship to get them started again.

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    Yes, kinda, sorta. It’s like an addict going cold turkey. I feel the urge for a faster paced feed from time to time. It’s unsettling how much I’ve been accustomed to this kind of BS.

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      Exactly! It’s like I didn’t realize how much I was itching for the next blue link until it wasn’t readily available. It really helped out things in perspective for me.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    Being used to high-traffic subreddits it’s definitely a change one needs to adapt to. But I slowly start enjoying it. I just wish there was more non-meta content. Most of it is directly or indirectly related to Lemmy oder the Fediverse in general.

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      Yeah, I think that will settle with time. It’s fresh on everyone’s minds right now. As Lemmy continues it will become more of its own thing.

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    Personally no. I used the scrolling to escape stress and just be mindless.

    Now I don’t do it as much since there isn’t as much. When I try, it’s not the same since it’s slower and just not as much stuff. Also too many posts either about reddit or the fediverse. Honestly I’m tired about (metaish) posts of either of those.

    Also the comments were better on Reddit (for me) just mainly because of higher quantity leading to semblance of quality.

    I personally hope it goes faster over time with more variety and niches… I miss posting a comment on some places and getting more responses/conversations.

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    No. I really hope a few million users move over to lemmy and make it a bigger platform. I want to see more diverse content more frequently. I don’t need infinite content like on Reddit but I don’t want to see the same posts days in a row.

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      There’s a decent amount of activity tbf, it’s just that the lemmy algorithm is worse at surfacing it than Reddit was. I recommend sorting by top(hour) or even new(don’t worry, lemmys new feed is a lot better than reddits!)

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    The lack of unwanted rage bait posts and karma farmers has improved my mood by a lot. I gotta be honest though, I’m still scrolling through Apollo and giving myself my last dopamine hits before July 1st. Won’t miss that place

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    I do! Reddit had turned into a sort of TikTok, mindless scrolling and no time to enjoy actual, original and intelligent content.

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    I don’t know. Feels like a lot of content is mirrored from reddit, just with less engagement. That being said the quality is a lot higher. I also like that there are less comments trying to be comedians with quirky one liners