It's hard not to feel helpless when it comes to dominant sites (monopolies), like Reddit or YouTube. There doesn't seem to be any real alternatives. I'd encour

It's hard not to feel helpless when it comes to dominant sites (monopolies), like Reddit or YouTube. There doesn't seem to be any real alternatives. I'd encourage people not to give up hope. You don't have to give up using Reddit and YouTube, but instead you should find other sites that match your values and give them preferential treatment. I signed up for a Lemmy instance. I took 10 minutes and logged into it on all my devices and removed all the quick links to Reddit. During my 10 minutes of discipline I made it as easy as possible to use alternatives during my times of low-discipline. I did whatever I could to redirect my "I'm bored, I'm going to click on something for entertainment" energy towards Lemmy instead of Reddit. Basically, just make sure you put alternatives first on your list and Reddit and YouTube come last. I wont visit Reddit for entertainment unless I've first read through a bunch of posts on Lemmy. If a specific search directs me to Reddit, so be it, but I wont post there for fun; not unless I have to, not unless I've tried the alternatives first. Remember how easy it is to type another URL into your address bar.