My favorite Reddit app was killed (RIF), but I stumbled into Red Reader. For some reason Reddit still allowed it to continue. It's not bad.
I felt like I wanted to be part of the solution by stopping my usage of reddit. I didn’t want to continue to support a site I fundamentally disagree with on how they handled their monetization strategy by screwing over so many people.
At this point, I no longer doom scroll reddit or even lemmy and it feels good to not waste my time doing so.
I feel you. The problem I have is that I mostly used Reddit for niche communities. Those niche communities don't really exist here. I tried to do without, but it doesn't scratch the itch. I've even tried making a couple. But when you're mostly just talking to yourself in a void it's not really the same. So unfortunately I have had to go to back to Reddit for those niche communities.
Yeah, that’s rough. Luckily I mostly just used those types of communities as interesting reads more than actively participating outside of searching for content from them.
Same.
I actually feel that my stubbornness has made my life better in this case.
I've been to Reddit since, but I no longer feel the need to scroll it. I just use it when I went to find a genuine human recommendation on a topic.
There is still a certain excellence to the model of how interaction works for how I enjoy consuming online conversations. It reminds me of a better old school forum experience.
I do still use reddit when I find search results for things I want to know, especially where reddit was the biggest community for some topics but I usually end up there from search engines.
Hmm, I was curious about this so I looked:
It has been agreed that RedReader falls under the exemption for non-commercial accessibility-focused apps, due to the work that has been done to optimize the app for screen readers, and the app's high level of usage within the blind community.
To help people realize that neoliberal capitalism is causing climate change and must be replaced with a planned economy to lessen the impact when society inevitably collapses.
Yes. I’m fine. I accepted this reality a while ago. I still have periods of denial and frustration, but absurdist philosophy helps. I’m just here to help others with their journey, if I can.
could you explain to me the difference between absurdist & nihilist philosophy? nihilism has helped me a lot recently, so this absurdism really sparked my interest lol
Everyone here has already reached that conclusion or they’d be on corporate social media. You must be doing a bang up job! Thank you for your service
This allows me to vent about our situation. I prefer humor to doomerism. I’m actually quite optimistic about the future. We have the opportunity to evolve our interpersonal relationships and develop a world based on sharing and not selfishness. I’m confident we will succeed. The dystopian vision that is displayed in media is designed to make us hopeless and maintain the status quo.
Were prehistoric animals neoliberal capitalists? Because a lot of them died due to climate change.
One thing that hasn't changed from Reddit is the naive politics of all sides. Depressing.
Your comment proves your thesis. This isn’t political, it is scientific. The science is settled with empirical evidence. To think otherwise is naive.
Yes, but what does that have to do with the tedious "everything bad that happens is capitalism" trope?
There's not much that's scientific about that.
It is the dominant political economy in the world at this time. It’s connected to climate change through overconsumption caused by the need for financial growth. I encourage you not to take some randos opinion, and look into it yourself. Good luck.
If you want I can scientifically prove capitalism is the source of the majority of bad things currently happening in capitalist society; but lets be honest you just really don't understand the word capitalism if you're defending it.
I'm shy but I still have the human desire for social interaction. Written communication with anonymous strangers strikes a good balance between avoiding shyness triggers and fulfilling that desire to be social.
(Shy probably isn't the right word. I have no problem giving a formal presentation to a room full of my coworkers, but I won't initiate an informal conversation with a coworker in the break room.)
Two types of people in this post:
- Those answering "Why are you on Lemmy and not doing something productive", and
- those answering "Why are you on Lemmy and not Reddit"
I came here because of the reddit strike. I am one of those idiots that used the official app anyway but i did not like the way they handled the change. I changed to lemmy and after a couple of days I deleted my reddit account. I actually don`t remember when I had this much fun exploring a part of the internet. I just love the community. Sure there could be more content and especially discussion in the comments but I take the slower content generation over the toxic cesspool most large online communities have become any day of the week.
Reddit refugee. After Spez spazzed out, and I couldn't use Sync anymore, I was gone.
As for this second? Same reason everyone is here. On a break looking at a phone.
EDIT
Also, my first post! Also, fuck /u/spez
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Because fuck spez that’s why. Deleted my 10+ year old mod account back when they killed Apollo. Haven’t been back (and don’t plan to either).