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Anyone else enjoying the Internet better, now that they’re off Reddit? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by SemioticStandard@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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Hadn’t realized how reliant upon Reddit I’d become for news and interesting things until after it turned to shit and I quit it. I’ve rediscovered RSS for ex., using reader apps to scan sources directly and read without all the noise—that actually came from someone’s recommendation here in the comments. I’ve found several new sites with deep, knowledgeable articles and discussions, like https://theconversation.com/us (free! No ads! Also discovered through the comments here), and my engagement with articles and their sources has gone WAY up. I’ve stopped reading garbage comment sections, too, and I’m just feeling better mentally as a result, disengaging from the endless, low effort memes/jokes and the mean, toxic comments*. Anyone else?

(Thanks again, admins—really enjoying and appreciating how Beehaw is run!)

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[–] zer0@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I like how I have to open my browser manually to browse lemmy

[–] OneRedFox@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Since April my social media usage has been 90% Fediverse 10% Reddit, and that 10% is dwindling fast. Once I settled into a corner I liked and got my feed set up to my liking, I found myself logging off in a good mood. This is in contrast with Reddit where I find myself surrounded by garbage content, garbage users, garbage admins, and a sense of feeling stuck because all the alternatives were either dead or regressive. The grass really is greener.

[–] lysy@szmer.info 4 points 1 year ago

Hell yes :)

[–] Gork@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you set up to receive RSS feeds on your phone?

[–] SemioticStandard@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Search the App Store for RSS readers.

[–] mochi@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I started using RSS again when I realized that I was done with Twitter. Inoreader has been pretty useful for me. I like that it syncs to my iPhone.

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[–] somefool@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I have been getting back into webcomics and RSS. Which, you know, works well, because most of hiveworks' comics still have rss. So much amazing stuff to catch up on and then follow forever.

Me and a friend are lazily trying to compile news sites rss feeds into an OPML, too. It's going slow but it keeps us busy.

[–] curiosityLynx@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm better informed, but I can't say I'm happier. Ignorance is bliss, as they say. I'm frustrated by enshittification and embrace expand extinguish, idiotic and/or evil rightwing politicians and stuff like Musk wanting to implant chips into people's brains. Before, I could go to /r/Eyebleach and other cute/pet subreddits or be entertained by tales from various industries, but those communities are still way too small in the fediverse, if they exist at all, and I end up on the main page even if I'm trying to de-frustrate.

[–] grizzzlay@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Hah, I’ve done the exact same thing you did - I find myself commenting and thinking more about my discussions, and also turning to RSS feeds for my info. Life is quieter. Simpler. Less filled with bullshit.

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