I made a conscious decision to stop using reddit yesterday. I’ll delete my account next weekend.
I was wasting a lot of time endlessly scrolling through AITA and similar subreddits. Going to make sure I selectively subscribe to lemmy communities and treat it like a news aggregator.
I'll be doing the same. I'm still getting used to Lemmy, but it seems like a pretty good alternative so far. Smaller and more confusing (initially) perhaps. But it's better than me sticking with spending too much time on Reddit.
Daaaamn, that's a massive chunk of the site gone dark, and there's a few that won't be back. r/notjustbikes has pulled the plug once and for all, for example.
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terraborra@lemmy.nz · 12 pts · 3y
I made a conscious decision to stop using reddit yesterday. I’ll delete my account next weekend.
I was wasting a lot of time endlessly scrolling through AITA and similar subreddits. Going to make sure I selectively subscribe to lemmy communities and treat it like a news aggregator.
SamC@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 3y
Albatr0ss@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I'll be doing the same. I'm still getting used to Lemmy, but it seems like a pretty good alternative so far. Smaller and more confusing (initially) perhaps. But it's better than me sticking with spending too much time on Reddit.
felixfurtak@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 3y
A user boycott is a good idea. I'm doing that too.
cptnflinty@lemmy.nz · 6 pts · 3y
I wonder how many others have been trying to break that reddit addiction and just needed a reason, and an alternative that isn't so bad.
So...Lemmy can be my vaping
Mojojojo1993@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 3y
I was wondering how we would fare as our Monday is now. Glad the subs are dark. Screw companies. Getting screwed on every single front.
bevan@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 3y
wow over 5000 dark as of now: 4 pm NZT, 12am Eastern Standard Time (EST)
RandomMutant@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
At 23:55 12 June NZST, 6552/7265 subreddits are currently dark. That’s 90.2% dark.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
Great wee website. I thought it wasn't working, but it was indexing or refreshing ...lots!
UniqueUsername@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Fortunately /r/CK is still around. If /r/NZ does something you can count on them to do the opposite.
cloventt@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 3y
Fits with their pointlessly contrarian attitude in general.
Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Daaaamn, that's a massive chunk of the site gone dark, and there's a few that won't be back. r/notjustbikes has pulled the plug once and for all, for example.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 3y
I have low hopes for this protest to drive enough users offsite. Things seem different on the internet compared to back in 2010 when Digg collapsed.
kiwikruizer@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 3y
Sup!