Honestly I’ve been addicted to reddit for several years, and it even had negative consequences for my life. When I was depressed I just used reddit all day and became obsessed with the subreddit moderated. I deleted that account and now I’m in a much better place but that constant urge to open reddit is still there.
Before July 1 my reddit usage was around 2 hours every day, now it’s been 0 for 5 days.
I used reddit for 11 years, founded multiple subreddits, and was a head mod on even more. I had over 150,000 karma. I spent hours a day for over decade in that shithole. I recently walked away. My account still lives but it is no longer a mod of any sub and I have deleted every single comment I ever made. I struggle every day to stay off reddit.
Happy for you friend! I also went from a few hours a day to nothing. Wasn’t trying to improve myself, it was just out of sheer rage at how things were being done over there. Any time I would log in I would feel self hatred and just end up making lengthy comments about spez being an asshole.
Question, have you tried replacing the hobby? I’ve found hiking and writing - (writing lyrics/other things as I hike/walk) to provide even more enjoyment than I was getting online 24/7
i liked reading discussions and learning things from lurking reddit but never felt compelled to participate in discussions. now that i got my lemmy account figured out my desire to be on there is even less.
for some reason i actually want to be a part of the fediverse community. maybe it rekindles some of that old internet spirit for me.
the only thing I miss about reddit is how much more diversity it had. cause let’s face it, there just isn’t as much content here. it’s also how I stayed caught up on current events
reddit certainly had a plethora of communities. the fediverse can get there too.
it’s going to be more hands on than reddit. we can’t wait for things to come to us like products on a conveyor belt. the content is in the discussions.
as long as people continue to participate, it will grow. stay positive.
Honestly I’ve been addicted to reddit for several years, and it even had negative consequences for my life. When I was depressed I just used reddit all day and became obsessed with the subreddit moderated. I deleted that account and now I’m in a much better place but that constant urge to open reddit is still there.
Before July 1 my reddit usage was around 2 hours every day, now it’s been 0 for 5 days.
So I’d like to Thank Reddit admins for this.
I used reddit for 11 years, founded multiple subreddits, and was a head mod on even more. I had over 150,000 karma. I spent hours a day for over decade in that shithole. I recently walked away. My account still lives but it is no longer a mod of any sub and I have deleted every single comment I ever made. I struggle every day to stay off reddit.
Happy for you friend! I also went from a few hours a day to nothing. Wasn’t trying to improve myself, it was just out of sheer rage at how things were being done over there. Any time I would log in I would feel self hatred and just end up making lengthy comments about spez being an asshole.
Question, have you tried replacing the hobby? I’ve found hiking and writing - (writing lyrics/other things as I hike/walk) to provide even more enjoyment than I was getting online 24/7
i liked reading discussions and learning things from lurking reddit but never felt compelled to participate in discussions. now that i got my lemmy account figured out my desire to be on there is even less.
for some reason i actually want to be a part of the fediverse community. maybe it rekindles some of that old internet spirit for me.
the only thing I miss about reddit is how much more diversity it had. cause let’s face it, there just isn’t as much content here. it’s also how I stayed caught up on current events
reddit certainly had a plethora of communities. the fediverse can get there too.
it’s going to be more hands on than reddit. we can’t wait for things to come to us like products on a conveyor belt. the content is in the discussions.
as long as people continue to participate, it will grow. stay positive.
that’s a good point. I’ll probably do my part and post a bunch just to fill stuff up a little more
I put a time management app on my phone for that. After 5 minutes, reddit was blocked for an hour. Max time on app, 30 minutes a day.
Yeah, they also cured my addiction