• Carter@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Reddit are past the point of no return for me. They could reverse all their API changes but I’m not going back. They’ve show their true colours.

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      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.

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          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

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        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

  • Gainwhore@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    The only thing reddit cant do it stop people just not using reddit. All these protests really arent that effective as people leaving reddit and going elsewhere (hopefully lemmy tho.)

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        I mean sure posts about Reddit makes us seem like the bitter ex, but they are to be expected, since it’s the only thing all Lemmy users have in common: Being ex-Redditors. It will stop naturally with time.

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    It’s amazing how fast Reddit went from my favorite place to be online to a trash heap

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    or else what? They’ll bring in paid moderators to do an actual job?

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    I’m disappointed how few subreddits are daring to call their bluff, or put their full weight behind migrating. It’s clear reddit actually aren’t able to replace moderators that easily, but they still are letting themselves be held hostage.

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    I only go to Reddit now because of one or two forums that don’t exist on here yet, But the more I see stories like this, the more I’m inclined to just say screw it and nuke my account.

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      Honestly, at this point, my plan is to nuke my account. The only communities on their that I really check that aren’t on here have devolved into mindless rage-bait. Probably a so-long and good riddance situation.

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    i’m still using Reddit for porn, but for other topics i already spend more time on Lemmy. the switch is tough, but they definitely can be replaced.

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      Even porn looks more boring, not sure if it’s just me or content really suffered from all this.

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        Gay porn suffered long ago from people just promoting their onlyfans. Annoying af.

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          That happened to all porn, it got disgusting.

          I want to see real people sharing their sexuality, not people faking it for money.

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    The final warning was enough to cause the moderators for r/Military—a forum partly devoted to helping veterans—to stop operating as a NSFW subreddit. “We are now stuck in a difficult position as we do not want the community to die,” the moderator team wrote.

    Cowards.

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      I mean, they’ve got their priorities right. It’s reddit’s fault that they’re killing their own communities. We should try to reach out in subs like this and help them set up on lemmy.

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      Did you wear the uniform? What are you doing to help prevent the 22 suicides a day among our service members?

      This is what the military subs have had to weigh when making these calls.

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          Not enough. Still too much stigma attached to behavioral health.

          That’s why there is so much need for additional support from elsewhere.

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        I have met people who was in the service enough to know the struggle is real.

        It’s just hard to believe that they depend on Reddit for their support system.

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          Another thing I never see anyone in US is talking about: If US veterans need so much help (and they really do), what is happening to people in counties they were fighting against? And those are not only soldiers, but whole families. Everyone ober there has witnessed same shit they did, kids, elders, moms…

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            “Developed” countries see “undeveloped” countries (or whatever euphemism you want to use) as Others. We may be the target of their charity or of their pity sometimes, but we remain a mysterious monolith. I’m reminded of that whenever someone says “The US is [generally something bad] among developed countries”.

            I’m not angry about it. I get it. I still wish it wasn’t that way.

            As trivia, at least one “undeveloped” country has universal healthcare.

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        So it’s everyone else’s responsibility to protect people subjected to Israeli wars by the lapdog US government?

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    They should just migrate to other platforms or join us. I don’t understand why would they stay on a website hostile to its users like this. They want to protest on the same platform that is the source of the problem…

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      Because Reddit is an addictive pattern. I’m still getting used to post-Reddit life. It’s been very very similar to quitting smoking for me. It’s been genuinely disruptive to my life. I get why people just want to maintain the status quo on their personal lives rather than figure out how to move forward

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    I find it sad for all the useful information on that website ( which, if you come across, do repost it on a lemmy community! ) and the subreddits dedicated to helping others out. It would be great if we could build that on the fediverse, but I can imagine wanting to reach as many people as possible when you’re helping out veterans for example.