Whatcha up to this blackout eve? How are you spending it? Anything you’ve made more time for? Do any of you feel antsy? Lmk! :)

  • StankFlipper@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I feel like Reddit is a big basket of candy and goodies and I’m just sitting here staring at it telling myself not to touch. I’ve spent the time away by listening to podcasts and spending more time outside gardening and reading actual books and not a screen. It’s really rewarding and freeing, but I miss interacting with a community so I’m glad to have been directed to Lemmy.

  • calculuschild@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    Trying to figure out Lemmy. It’s not easy…

    Also, replying to users who keep requesting access to our blacked out sub.

  • FlowerTree@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    Mostly Lemmy, Mastodon, actually touching grass after years, and for my less proud time-waster, Discord and Youtube.

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    I spent it hunting down a reddit alternative and browsing on lemmy.

    I’m not going back. Reddit will go downhill gradually as it tries to squeeze out value at the expense of the community, and that’s not something I’m going to support it any way.

    • taj@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      This is day 2 for me on Lemmy, plus a bit of time for the previous 3 or 4 messing about here and there. And… I’m kinda in love. I just hope there’s more people showing up, with more content and such soon :)

    • bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I realized how hard Reddit is getting astro turfed by large organizations and I’m glad to be somewhere it’s not yet a problem.

  • prosopopeia@lemmy.ml
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    Well, Lemmy, of course! Also, discovering new sites at https://cloudhiker.net/explore, some Plex maintenance and even a little bit of baking!

    I still opened RedReader by reflex a couple of times, but I closed immediately. So far, I don’t miss reddit at all. I have been pleasantly surprised by how welcoming this community has been, thank you everyone!

    • Parsley@lemmy.ml
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      I uninstalled all my Reddit related apps just so I wouldn’t open them out of reflex. I think this blackout is gonna be permanent for me chief

      • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
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        I joined about a week and a half ago, spent maybe an hour surfing before I made an account. After getting Jerboa set up I deleted RIF(🫡😭) and put Jerboa in it’s place on my home screen.

  • IamJazz@lemmy.ml
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    I migrated over to Lemmy and am learning more about that. As crazy as it sounds, I have cut my screen time in half since the blackout. I think this has shown me I’m on technology a bit too much and I need to go outside more and be more productive with my day.

    • InputZero@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Same, my bathroom time has easily halfed lol. But seriously, I really like the idea of the Fediverse, if I understand it right. Like, each ‘sub-reddit’ is it’s own service, distributed from each other. Rather than Reddit which is centralized. I absolutely miss certain things about Reddit, /r/bestof was my longest subscribed sub. I don’t think I’ll be going back unless/u/Spez does A LOT of back tracking and apologizing.

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        I’m sure some will go back when the blackout ends, but I’m here to stay. Even if Spez apologies and backtracks, I wouldn’t go back. They showed us who they really are and what they are going after. I’m not going to help them by giving them my data. I’d rather invest time, effort, and energy to this decentralized thing…as soon as I understand it more.

        I will miss Reddit, but even if you go back it won’t be the same.

  • jeroner@lemmy.world
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    Well, looking if this lemmy thing is a good replacement ;) So far seems this is the way to go!

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      Especially with Jerboa already in place, its IMO a good switch.

      The one thing that worries me is all that useful info trapped on Reddit, if Lemmy data expires then that has a long term cost/loss which is sad.

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    I’m spending the time, accidentally absentmindedly clicking on Apollo, seeing the protest posts and then force closing the app. Haha

  • RandomDude@lemmy.ml
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    Honestly, just taking a break from social media all together. Reddit was my main source of “media” for the past 7 years. I joined Lemmy to hopefully be a replacement. But it’s nice to just have a cleansing every once in a while :)

    • Flukemaster@lemmy.ml
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      Yeah I’ve seen enough of my older relative’s political views to know that one is a lost cause haha

  • UnbelievableCloud@lemmy.ml
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    I keep habitually itching to use Reddit, but I just replaced the Home Screen icon with Mlem and it’s made that easier

    • Seigest@lemmy.ca
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      Don’t hate me but I’m still checking on on Boost. Many of the tiny communities I like are not here yet but I’m subtlety suggesting they should expand their horizons in this direction.

      I figure the protest doesn’t much matter Reddit isn’t going to back down they are a private company still and not subject to the will of Investors. As long as we get out before the try to go public it will foil their plans. I’d like to delete my account there soon

      I noticed the weak point of this protest was the alternatives options where not made clear (or maybe suggestions got supressed) finding Lemmy took me some time and I suspect that communities and users remaining on reddit may not be aware of it.

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    In the times I’d usually be scrolling reddit, I’ve been opening the rif app, remembering I’m doing that anymore, then opening Lemmy. Each time I get to know Lemmy a bit more, find a new cub to subscribe to, or answer an ask lemmy question.

    I don’t want to delete the rif app until it stops working though, at which point I’ll naturally leave reddit, cos I never use it on desktop and I’m not downloading the mess of an official app.

  • notExactlyI20@lemmy.ml
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    Deleted my reddit account on night’s eve to the blackout and I’ve gotten the rss feeds of the subs that are too niche to lose track of. Out of that, Reddit is absolutely dead for me.