Is 500k or 1m subreddit a niche? Because for god’s sake I cannot find any alternatives here on Lemmy.
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Godric@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
vsh@lemm.ee 1 year ago
DichotoDeezNutz@lemmy.world 1 year 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.works 1 year ago
Doomscrolling bad news is really bad for your health. www.openaccessgovernment.org/…/143139/
Bad news is also literally addictive and it is important to break that habit fastcompany.com/…/how-to-stop-your-brains-addicti…
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. groovnow.com/…/where-to-find-good-news-online
It’s important to try and stay happy, friend, now more than ever.
greencactus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Thanks for reminding - that is a good point. Do you have any good mood communities here on Lemmy to recommend?
YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 1 year 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! 👍
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Doomscrooling being bad is literally implied in the name.
sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Just block the news and politics communities. It’s good for your sanity.
DichotoDeezNutz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah I’ve started doing that, just too depressing otherwise.