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This feels like a forced reddit detox. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I, much like basically everyone here, have been avoiding Reddit when possible, and the content here just doesn't hit the same. My fried dopamine receptors were certainly screaming for stimulation early on but now I feel an urge to touch grass and breathe fresh air. What is this? Am I dying? I still hate the angry lightbulb in the sky.

In all seriousness though, I'll admit that I was kind of addicted to Reddit and now I don't want to go near it. Maybe this will turn a new leaf for me. If not here, I'll probably find some other way to satiate my dopamine receptors through more productive means.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's been refreshing. Kbin and the Fediverse feel way more interactive than Reddit felt.

It feels like people actually want to chat a bit here as opposed to either ignoring or simply arguing like on Reddit.

[–] Jorgelhus 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel that the "small" bump it has to be accessible makes it interesting for people that really want to access it. The 15 likes on a post feel like 15 real people, engaged, interested, and hit completely different from the 1.5k likes a post in reddit would get.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed. On Reddit you'd routinely see posts with 1,000s, even 10,000s of likes, even absolutely garbage posts would have 100s just from lurkers scrolling through upvoting everything they see.

Even 1 like here feels more real than 100s over there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, less people makes it also feels more personal, and less daunting to interact sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly. While there are certainly spaces here we're people are vying for an argument, there are plenty more spaces where people just want to interact and discuss whatever topic is on thread.

It's quite nice, and does feel more personal as you say.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I as well feel more engaged in every fediverse community I'm part of.
I've even been tooting on mastodon, when I don't even have a twitter. It's fascinating how a welcoming community can make you feel at ease.

[–] transientpunk 1 points 1 year ago

In addition, as we've seen with changes to Twitter, the increased engagement that these for profit companies are all after leads to algorithms that prioritize devisive content. Lemmy not being profit driven seems like a blessing for the community it is fostering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

feels like people actually want to chat a bit here as opposed to either ignoring or simply arguing like on Reddit.

That's been my issue with Reddit for a while now. People are extremely polarized on everything. You can't have a conversation about a casual disagreement without being downvoted to oblivion and people interpreting it as a personal attack. The smaller, focused subs are better, but still fall firmly into the groupthink dynamic of the rest of the site.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Debating with people is fun, but it isn't enjoyable when literally everything but the most milquetoast of opinions ends up starting a viscious argument