The only reason I use Lemmy less than I used reddit is the lack of content, I was following so many subreddits that every time I sorted by new I could scroll for hours before I hit the posts I'd seen last time I opened the app. Here there just aren't as many communities and a lot of the ones I'm following are dead so my feed is just the same 20 posts every time I open it.

Yeah my browsing time has gone down compared to Reddit. But Lemmy has far less mindless content, if I’m on here I’m more engaged and actively read articles linked or write comments.

Yeah cuz I tend to run out of content quicker, but it gets refilled quite a bit throughout the day

Im beginning to use lemmy more and more and preferring it over reddit. Its much better, conversationally and without the suggested Jesus and Army and Navy ads etc. However my usage is still similar to reddit, ie scrolling and reading alot of things and memes etc. But the conversational interactions seem alot more productive, i like that.

I'd like to to spend the same time on Lemmy, but then I just see the same posts all over again.

100％. I was so addicted to reddit I would, like you said, open it without even noticing I did it. It was really shocking to me how many hours a day I was pissing away reading the reposts of bots and the thoughts of teen edge lords. The protests came at a great time, havent been back since (my sub is still on private hehe..) anyway, popping in here is fun and everything but I dont think it'll ever get as bad as it was.

Nope. I spend significantly more time, attempting to engage and energize this community. :)

I spend more time on Lemmy, but that's mostly because I admin an instance.

I've doom scrolled on here a few times, but it's not nearly as bad as I was with reddit.

That said, it's partially due to less content, and I've also made myself pick up a book for the first time in ages after leaving reddit.

not sure if more or less, but the time spent here is 100% more enjoyable. With corporate social media there's always this vague sense of brain-rot going on in the background. Don't feel this here. Actually had some nice conversations over the fast few weeks.

Yes. Like others have said, the content hasn't quite caught up in volume or diversity.

But I think another factor is that when I fire up Lemmy, it feels like r/all in that I'm getting everything. There seem to be quite a number of meme-themed ~~subreddits~~ communities that dominate my All feed. Now that I think about it, I should probably make the effort to block those; I've made that effort on kbin.

In a way, I think it might be nice to have something equivalent to r/popular, fwiw.

Minor nit: "community" ("magazine" on kbin) doesn't have the same 'zing' as "subreddit". We need something like "sublemmy" or "sublem".

I used Reddit for mindless nonsense but mostly for finding answers in niche topics. As good as Lemmy seems so far it will take a long time for the user count to be suffient enough to fill the information void. I'll bet our time spent here will increase as user volumes increase

Yes, but only because the communities I used to be part of on reddit just aren't the same here, in number of users or content. Maybe that will change, and I hope it does, but I keep seeing people being put off as Lemmy has been down so much or people have trouble creating an account and give up. I don't dislike that Lemmy is smaller, it's nice to have more real conversations with people, but the subreddit I used the most was my local city's, and there just isn't another space like that online. I miss it.

Mostly cuz there's a lot less stuff to do here. A lot of my favorite communities haven't migrated over yet., and the ones that are here aren't very active. The ALL feed seems to be mostly news, politics, and old memes, nothing I really care for.

I spend a lot more time in Lemmy. The conversations here are engaging and intelligent and I actually learn something. Reddit on the other hand was overwhelming as your comment can easily be drowned out by thousands of comments and shit comments.

I enjoy my time here. And Reddit? What is a Reddit? Never heard of it...

Nope. I feel like I spend about as much. I comment a lot, though, so the doomscrolling factor is probably less important.

i would scroll a lot longer on lemmy if there would be more content and my app Liftoff wouldn't completely reset where i left off when i click a link or leave the app for a second. each time i have to search again where i was etc.. sucks after 2 time too much to try again. also the sorting in the app don't rly works.. i click sort by new in my profile and it does nothing.

Yeah. Lemmy and kbin don't do infinite scrolling by default and it's made me a lot happier.

When I hit the end of page 1, I stop and find something more useful to do with my time.

No, I spend more time here.

I'd say less time, probably b/c Lemmy doesn't have a predatory algorithm to keep me on it for hours on end.

I've been splitting my old Reddit time across multiple sites and projects now. I'm pretty keen on watching the content at squabbles, they've generally got a really positive environment and nice pictures.

Also been working on improving kbin since it's open source, great to get some mobile centric changes to make everyone's experience a little better 🦙

I actually am spending about the same amount of time on Lemmy as I used to on reddit, modulo interesting posts for me to interact with.

I've noticed this too. Most of the stuff on Reddit's frontpage has an angry undertone. Anger = Engagement.

I’d like for kbin/Lemmy to be a full substitute, but right now only meme subs on lemmy are taking off or getting significant traction. It’s actually sort of annoying and makes me not want to bother. Apps are rough, block tools are inconsistent, see tons of posts twice or more all day (would happen on Reddit too, but pretty rarely, when big news was relevant to several large subreddits). Until the smaller subs I frequented Reddit for in the first place start coming over, kbin/lemmy can’t realistically be a replacement. Just something I check for a few minutes to try to leave app feedback and contribute traffic where I can.

It will take a very good app and a couple more high profile niche subs (like /r/piracy) mostly shifting to the Fediverse to start a real migration.

For me it is quite the opposite. Using Connect app, and enabling "Hide read posts while scrolling" there is endless fresh content every time I scroll during the day

I'm actually spending more time. :-)

Time wise, yes. But I engage more, instead of just lurk, because my comment won’t be buried under the sheer amount of comments. Also, the smaller communities have less activity at the moment, but it’s all good. I’m not reading as much bad content while navigating a slew of annoying crypto ads and sketchy ads for overpriced mindfulness retreats.

What pissed me off about reddit is how it fingerprinted your machine.

If you don't know what that is, be scared. Be very scared.

That meant if some power-mad admin lording it over some subreddit blocked me for petty reasons, it would be easy to get all my other 6 alt accounts permanently banned.

F YOU for that, reddit.

Found some anti-fingerprinting defenses, which protect me at other sites, is the only silver lining.

I actually find myself spending more time here, to the point to where I might have to take a break because it's starting to become unhealthy.

I think the reason why is since there are less posts per volume, it's easier to read through everything. Since the communities are smaller, the news and discussion is more focused. And because a lot of the more tech savy and activist minded individuals made the switch over to lemmy, I find it easier to have more nuanced conversation than on reddit.

However some of my bad habits from reddit are starting to resurface here, and I probably need to start regulating my time here. At the very least, I feel like I get a lot more out of my time and participation here.

I mainly access reddit by Google searches, so yes unfortunately I am still tied down to reddit somewhat. Too mad Lemmy never is a result on Google when asking a question

I think I'm still getting used to lemmy and navigating around I think subconsciously I am put off by this.. Once I get the hang of it I am sure my habits will go back.

~~No, since I can't sensibly use Reddit on my phone.~~
I misread - yes, I use Lemmy somewhat less now than I used to use Reddit. Which is probably a good thing^^

I'm on kbin (I think it has much better algorithm that lemmy, and magazines/communities look more active even though it is the same network) and tildes.net.

Initially I felt like I had to visit reddit, but over past days lemmy/kbin feels more and more active. Still not like reddit, but active enough to not feel the need to go to reddit. It's possible that maybe I just found right communities that I'm interested in, or numer of people increased, or both.

I reduced my time on both platforms.

On reddit most of my favorite subs eventually ended up mostly inactive.

And on lemmy/kbin it's either kinda scattered all across, or federation is not consistent like missing comments/votes, which makes it less fun to use, tbh.

I think a big portion of it is the quality of the content and comments. Just not as much on there, and not as many of the small communities I would check.