Yeah my browsing time has gone down compared to Reddit. But Lemmy has far less mindless content, if Iβm on here Iβm more engaged and actively read articles linked or write comments.
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Im beginning to use lemmy more and more and preferring it over reddit. Its much better, conversationally and without the suggested Jesus and Army and Navy ads etc. However my usage is still similar to reddit, ie scrolling and reading alot of things and memes etc. But the conversational interactions seem alot more productive, i like that.
The only reason I use Lemmy less than I used reddit is the lack of content, I was following so many subreddits that every time I sorted by new I could scroll for hours before I hit the posts I'd seen last time I opened the app. Here there just aren't as many communities and a lot of the ones I'm following are dead so my feed is just the same 20 posts every time I open it.
I actually am spending about the same amount of time on Lemmy as I used to on reddit, modulo interesting posts for me to interact with.
Yeah cuz I tend to run out of content quicker, but it gets refilled quite a bit throughout the day
Time wise, yes. But I engage more, instead of just lurk, because my comment wonβt be buried under the sheer amount of comments. Also, the smaller communities have less activity at the moment, but itβs all good. Iβm not reading as much bad content while navigating a slew of annoying crypto ads and sketchy ads for overpriced mindfulness retreats.
I do spend much less time, but it's a good thing. I was heavily addicted to Reddit. Lemmy scratches that itch, but it's not completely dominating my focus like Reddit had been. It feels like a much healthier relationship I'm having with social media than I had before, and I'm experiencing significantly less anxiety day to day the past few weeks. I'm 100% a doom scroller.
I spend more time on Lemmy, but that's mostly because I admin an instance.
Yes. Lemmy goes down too, forcing me to step away from it.
I spend a lot more time on it since I am an instance admin. (not on this account or instance though!)
not sure if more or less, but the time spent here is 100% more enjoyable. With corporate social media there's always this vague sense of brain-rot going on in the background. Don't feel this here. Actually had some nice conversations over the fast few weeks.
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