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I feel like we use reddit in entirely different ways. I don't use the front page. I'm not subscribed to any main subreddit. I use subreddits to find information
by xboxnolifes 3y ago
I feel like we use reddit in entirely different ways. I don't use the front page. I'm not subscribed to any main subreddit. I use subreddits to find information about my interests: Individual game subreddits, Financial information, Product reviews.
Does everyone who has strong dislike of reddit stay subscribed to /r/news and /r/worldnews (and others)? I know those subs ruin my feeds and my mood. Otherwise, I don't see how reading something like /r/factorio can decline one's mental wellbeing.
- davidktr 3y agoNot OP but I feel like them. Been on Reddit since 2008, daily user, exclusively used niche subreddits. It was an addiction. I feel so much better since quitting it end of last year. I read books now, or the actual material reddit was talking about ("haha who reads the article amirite"), watch a ton of great stuff on youtube, read more discussions + submissions here. My life has improved considerably.
- SamoyedFurFluff 3y agoI suggest a more hybrid model. I’m lucky my local Reddit (the subreddit for my local geographic area) isn’t an Astro-turfed cesspit so I can get a lot of use out of checking it daily (I will know if my morning commute is going to suck). But I refuse to use it except to do things outside of the internet: go on Reddit to figure niche bike paths then go out biking. Go on reddit to find carpentry ideas then go woodworking. I don’t get in purely-online discusssions because you have no exit point.