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

submitted 2 years 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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[–] modulartable@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I feel a lot less stressed overall and feel good about deleting my reddit account!

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm really enjoying it honestly - I didn't realize how many great forums were still out there.

I'm waiting for my data request to go through, then I might delete my account. Although there isn't much of a point if they are restoring comments..

[–] TheBaldness@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

You might want to keep your account so you can go back and delete your data as they restore it. I nuked all of mine, but every day maybe three or four things show back up again. It's very strange. Almost like a rolling backup being restored.

[–] mochi@kbin.social 3 points 2 years 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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[–] lysy@szmer.info 3 points 2 years ago

Hell yes :)

[–] zer0@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Gork@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] SemioticStandard@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Search the App Store for RSS readers.

[–] gingerrich@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't necessarily say I am enjoying the internet more but I am using it less, especially the doom scrolling but to be fair I've hardly used much since April and have been watching Star Trek and reading since April instead.

I've noticed an improvement in my mental health overall and I really like how Beehaw operates Vs Reddit with the more polite discussions. Definitely has a positive impact.

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