before I stopped using Reddit, I only really used it for memes and porn, before that I used Reddit for practically everything. Now it’s been nearly a year without checking Reddit regularly, and despite moderating a subreddit, I honestly don’t miss anything about it.

Now, I only really go to Reddit when I have a hyper-specific tech-thing to lookup, and even at that I only go there because google search results lead me there.

It’s been really nice to detach myself from the rampant swarm of Redditor reactionaries and get distance from the constant storm of propaganda posted on the site near-daily. And though the community here is smaller, it’s so much better for my mental health and I’ve been able to have actual connections with people. Though I’m one of the admins for Lemmygrad and am super biased, I’d have to say Lemmy in general is far better than any of the alternatives I’ve seen, and is a lot more approachable than what we founded this site to get away from.