I never liked Reddit. I used to only use it for an hour or less a day to follow tech and IT communities.

But now, after the blackout, I can’t leave Lemmy. I’m on it about 5-6 hours a day to find communities, read news about Reddit blackout and Lemmy’s future. I think going back to Reddit will be good for me. It will take less of my time, especially after a lot of people quit Reddit.


Edit: Thank you for your nice answers and advice. I think all the good people of Reddit are here at Lemmy and kbin.

  • thehatfox@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If you go back to Reddit you will probably end up spending hours reading about the protests anyway. Even if you stopped using all social media, chances are you’re going to end up reading and thinking about the latest Reddit drama anyway, because it’s making a new headline on at least one of the tech news sites each day.

    Lemmy, kbin and the wider fediverse have attracted a lot of my own attention recently, but that’s because I find it interesting and genuinely exciting for a new community to form and develop. Because of that I don’t think it’s a bad use of my time, so long as I still keep life generally in balance. Perhaps you should ask yourself the same question.