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Reddit and the End of Online ‘Community’ (nymag.com)

submitted 3 years ago by wave_walnut@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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A standoff between the site and some of its most devoted users exposes an existential dilemma.

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[–] pizza_rolls@kbin.social 25 points 3 years ago (14 children)

I was definitely addicted to reddit but it's been surprisingly easy to stop using it. I have been reading instead and I'm 75% of the way through Wool right now. Before I would endlessly scroll through but now when I open reddit I am bored in a few minutes. I'll probably still use it to find useful answers on Google but otherwise 🤷‍♀️

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[–] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 23 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

I don't think I would have broken away without Kbin/Lemmy. Turns out I was addicted to discussion, not Reddit.

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[–] Singletona@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago

That's kinda what you find out over time and as you see platforms crumble.

the platform itself is just a wrapper for the discussions. If you can find somewhere with those discussions? The wrapper is irrelevant.

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[–] parrot-party@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

There really is no other large social media site that allows you to converse with actual people. Youtube and Twitter are all about chatting with the content creator, trying to get their attention. Facebook is for getting yelled at by distant relatives. Fortunately Kbin and Lemmy where there to catch us.

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[–] spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 years ago

This is the thing that absolutely blows my mind. It's such an important niche. When you look at what the internet can do the most important thing you come to is basically reddit. Reddit all but wiped out traditional forums when it took over the niche and has dominated that space for years but it's such an absolutely piss poor implementation of the concept. I think it really speaks to how under utilized social media has been towards doing actual GOOD in the world.

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[–] MoogleMaestro@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago

It is important for people to have a place to discuss or hear others discuss important topics -- so I really think we're all a bit addicted to discussion.

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[–] delcake@lemmy.songsforno.one 7 points 3 years ago

I've always been pretty good about limiting my casual reddit browsing to only when I have literally nothing else I can productively do with my time, so I'm very pleased that for the most part Lemmy and kbin can already pretty effectively fill that gap for me despite containing a fraction of the firehose that is reddit.

And you're absolutely right that it's a great excuse to refocus on any other hobby.

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[–] jeebus@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I still open reddit on accident. Fuck that muscle memory.

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[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago

I've had RIF on the same part of my home screen for over a decade. That muscle memory will be very hard to break.

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[–] darkfiremp3@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago

I put Mlem in place of Apollo to try to try to not do that

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[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago

I was definitely addicted to reddit but it's been surprisingly easy to stop using it

The last time I closed the Apollo app was last Sunday night, and I haven't been back since. And each day gets easier on two fronts:

Time = distance from what was an everyday habit.
Engagement here is increasing noticeably by the day.

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[–] ProcrastinationLikely@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago

I don’t think it was was exactly an addiction not for me anyway. I think more accurately it was just an easy option at any given moment. Bored? Open reddit. Stopping using it was difficult only in the sense that I kept reaching for the app. But as soon as I started to get over the reflex and find some alternative things to do, turns out I didn’t miss it at all.

I’m enjoying the slightly slower pace over here.

Also I need to finish wool myself stopped at about 1/5 through book one for some reason I don’t remember.

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[–] Osklington@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago

Maybe Spez can try to sue Google for money once everyone leaves his platform.

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[–] Leer10@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago

Inb4 the federation pact

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[–] mykalcodes@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago

... and I’m 75% of the way through Wool right now

I know this is off topic, but wool is a great book! If you haven't watched the Apple TV show I'd recommend it as well; they definitely switch up the story a bit but I've enjoyed it so far.

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