How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

  • Godric@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1001·
    6 months ago

    I used to be a daily Reddit doomscroller, but now I just vibe on Lemmy. I only ever visit reddit now to experience my niches that don’t yet have a community here, and that’s just to watch, not contribute.

    I look forward to the future, where communities aren’t corralled into one website, where different interests can be free of anything overarching.

    • DichotoDeezNutz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      6 months ago

      I somehow end up doom scrolling here on Lemmy. Seems all my feed is news and technology is doom and gloom. I wish there were more discussions and jokes in the comments like ask reddit had. I participate every once in a while but I miss lurking and reading this type of content on my phone.

      • YungOnions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        151·
        6 months ago

        Doomscrolling bad news is really bad for your health. https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/what-is-doomscrolling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-us/143139/

        Bad news is also literally addictive and it is important to break that habit https://www.fastcompany.com/90269566/how-to-stop-your-brains-addiction-to-bad-news

        I’d suggest subscribing to some of the more positive news threads on Lemmy. I ended up blocking those ones that only seem to post negative stuff. The world is a bad enough place as it is without Lemmy ramming it down my throat to. I’d also suggest regularly visiting other positive news sites to remind yourself that there is good news happening, you just don’t hear about it from the normal places. Certainly helps put things into perspective. https://www.groovnow.com/blog/where-to-find-good-news-online

        It’s important to try and stay happy, friend, now more than ever.

        • greencactus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Thanks for reminding - that is a good point. Do you have any good mood communities here on Lemmy to recommend?

          • YungOnions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Sure! There’s goodnews@kbin.social, lemmybewholesome@lemmyworld, goodnewseveryone@sh.itjust.works and upliftingnews@lemmy.world. They’re all small communities, but they’re worth checking out. I’d recommend those news sites on that link I listed to. Definitely eye opening to see all the good stuff that is just ignored by the mainstream media. Stay positive out there, friend! 👍

            • greencactus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              Thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate your suggestions and have already subscribed to the communities. I actually have already noticed lemmybewholesome, but I havent known there were the other ones as well, so thank you a lot for the information :)

      • sndrtj@feddit.nlEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Just block the news and politics communities. It’s good for your sanity.