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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Whatcha up to this blackout eve? How are you spending it? Anything you've made more time for? Do any of you feel antsy? Lmk! :)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think you're going to find a little bit of a sampling bias asking that question here.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Wasting my life on Lemmy instead.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I thought about trying to better myself like learn to bake a soufflé, read a book, workout but then I just go to Lemmy

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like Reddit is a big basket of candy and goodies and I'm just sitting here staring at it telling myself not to touch. I've spent the time away by listening to podcasts and spending more time outside gardening and reading actual books and not a screen. It's really rewarding and freeing, but I miss interacting with a community so I'm glad to have been directed to Lemmy.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m spending the time, accidentally absentmindedly clicking on Apollo, seeing the protest posts and then force closing the app. Haha

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well, Lemmy, of course! Also, discovering new sites at https://cloudhiker.net/explore, some Plex maintenance and even a little bit of baking!

I still opened RedReader by reflex a couple of times, but I closed immediately. So far, I don't miss reddit at all. I have been pleasantly surprised by how welcoming this community has been, thank you everyone!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I uninstalled all my Reddit related apps just so I wouldn't open them out of reflex. I think this blackout is gonna be permanent for me chief

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I joined about a week and a half ago, spent maybe an hour surfing before I made an account. After getting Jerboa set up I deleted RIF(🫡😭) and put Jerboa in it's place on my home screen.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Trying to figure out Lemmy. It's not easy...

Also, replying to users who keep requesting access to our blacked out sub.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I spent it hunting down a reddit alternative and browsing on lemmy.

I'm not going back. Reddit will go downhill gradually as it tries to squeeze out value at the expense of the community, and that's not something I'm going to support it any way.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Mostly Lemmy, Mastodon, ~~actually touching grass after years,~~ and for my less proud time-waster, Discord and Youtube.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I visited Facebook.. It wasn't nice.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I've seen enough of my older relative's political views to know that one is a lost cause haha

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Playing disturbing amounts of Factorio. Unfortunately a vast chunk of Factorio knowledge is on Reddit so I keep accidentally navigating there, fortunately the Factorio sub is dark so I can wander off again quickly.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Gardening. The weather is starting to warm up to summer temps so I have been going at it. Honestly, I'm not missing Reddit all that much and I don't see myself using it much in the future regardless of what they end up doing.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It’s been raining in my historically rarely rainy city for the past two weeks and all I want to do is garden. My poor basil is just yellowing from how much water it has gotten and how little sun.

Definitely agree on not going back, I think I’m only missing 1 or 2 niche communities that haven’t migrated yet but I’m still hopeful

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Well, looking if this lemmy thing is a good replacement ;) So far seems this is the way to go!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Especially with Jerboa already in place, its IMO a good switch.

The one thing that worries me is all that useful info trapped on Reddit, if Lemmy data expires then that has a long term cost/loss which is sad.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I've worked the whole time. Just avoided checking r/sysadmin and have been checking [email protected] instead (or however you link/tag a community).

On mobile I've habitually reached to tap the Sync Pro icon for Reddit several times, hesitated, and tapped Jerboa for Lemmy or mt kbin icon instead.

Also took our pup to the vet for some of his shots and played with him.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes! Little Pembroke Welsh Corgi x Chihuahua mix. He's a cute little bugger!

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I’m currently banned anyways. And I don’t really miss it, to be honest.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What caused you to be banned?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I made a comment in a not serious subreddit about how I’d deal with certain people not respecting some specific rules local to my hometown. The comment was clearly camped-up and exaggerated for the comedic effect and fitted perfectly into the comments thread of that post.

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