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I decided to take a peek at Reddit to see what kind of activity is happening, a good handful of the subreddits I am subscribed to are still super active with posts and commenters.

There's quite a few news articles on the front page regarding Spez and the blackouts, I am surprised those articles are even still up for people to see.

The comment section is filled with people saying how they should just kick the mods out of the dark Reddit's and take over, ofcourse these posts are heavily upvoted...

Perhaps there is some AI activity going on, I mean it's kind of easy to do in this day and age. You just prompt an army of AI bots to defend Reddit, and try to keep users engaged.

I am so happy I found Lemmy, and I am so happy that there is a comfortable level of activity. Sure it's only a small fraction of what Reddit is activity wise, but it's so much more hearty and welcoming.

Reddit has just turned into one big toxic mess. Lemmy reminds me of what Reddit used to be 10 years ago.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They can't admit they're addicted. I was a daily Reddit user. Stopped going there once the blackout hits. And now, the subs I care about are still private. Good.

And somehow, I turned out fine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It took a bit of work to subscribe to enough active communities from different instances to replace Reddit, along with other settings tweaks, but now I'm content with how many threads and comments I am getting.

I had only planned on skipping Reddit for 2 days, but now I'm disgusted enough with the backstabbing that I have a grotty feeling using Reddit. 12 years of daily participation and all of a sudden it's not the same.

[โ€“] CreeperODeath 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah for me it really just puts a sour taste in my mouth and I just can't be bothered

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah i deleted all comments and my account yesterday. I think I've been on reddit for 9 years, but fuck them. I will probably still use it in the browser when I am looking for specific info, but i am done with doomscrolling every few minutes.

[โ€“] c0c0c0 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same here. Yesterday, I had a moment of clarity, logged off, deleted RIF, and came here. That quickly, this is my thing, now.

[โ€“] CreeperODeath 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had to move the app from where it usally was and replaced it with jerboa so I can redirect the muscle memory

[โ€“] maniajack 8 points 1 year ago

Same. I'm desperately hoping the Sync for reddit developer goes through with an app for federated, I think he mentioned lemmy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Jerboa now lives where my Relay app was

[โ€“] coldv 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same. It's like a moment of clarity from detoxification. I don't miss Reddit as much as I thought I would. I just read subs like news and worldnews through an RSS app now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I actually comment a lot, at least one a day. Presumably these are lurkers who think they are owed content.

Surprisingly I don't miss it. I have Discord and Kbin. I'll probably cease browsing Reddit on mobile once RiF dies.

[โ€“] flyer3741 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting how a lot of people are going back to RSS in lieu of reddit, myself included

[โ€“] coldv 1 points 1 year ago

We have come full circle

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Addicted to reading comments, I can't say I'm any better lol

But I do my best to contribute in a positive manner, share bits and pieces of my journey or what I observe in others that I find funny or imagine would inspire good ๐Ÿ‘