this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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I went searching for something today and instinctually clicked on a reddit link. Fortunately the sub was dark for the protest anyway, but it's crazy how ingrained in me it is to go to reddit for everything.

Unfortunately now we're going to have to get used to clicking on those clickbait tech articles like "TOP 10 FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVES 2023" to find information, and weed out the crappy blogs.

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[–] shectabeni 1 points 1 year ago

It's going to be a real struggle come when the third party apps actually shutdown I instinctually open Reddit is Fun constantly. Maybe that will make it easier in the long run.

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

Has anyone had any luck with using the wayback machine as an alternative? It may not work on more recent posts, but it should be a viable option for protesting subreddits and routing traffic away from Reddit.

I wonder how difficult it would be to make an extension that handled the redirection.

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

Bro same here hahaha i've had to catch myself trying to google (aka use reddit) stuff I want to find information about, like 3 times already

I would rather just not look up information and figure it out myself, than use real google search to find information. Fuck their infested clickbait articles and useless shitty microsoft support posts lol. Reddit has spoiled me so much

I gave up and just removed reddit Boost from my phone's home screen. Work productivity is going up hahaha

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

Same. When searching I had a shortcut on my keyboard for site:Reddit. com

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

I disabled the Infinity app on my phone, so even if i click out of habit it stops me

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

I've been slowly working my way off actively participating on Reddit for a little over a year now to the point where I only lurk. Though the past past couple weeks I've been finding new media to replace the link-scrolling habit like finding a few podcasts to work through and picking up on some neglected projects. This weekend I've been spending time learning about the fediverse, Lemmy, and just clicking on random communities to see what things are like.

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