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Anyone else pondering what it would be like to leave Reddit behind for Bubble?
15 hours ago
I left reddit behind many years ago, gemini overall has helped fill that niche in a much healthier way. I recommend everyone ditch reddit, regardless of current events.
11 hours ago
way ahead of you :)
10 hours ago
Bubble among at least one other. Much happier this way.
9 hours ago
I never made it as far as Reddit; I was a slashdot reader.
Since finding Gemini I've ditched that along with my other news fix, The Guardian. Seems to be working pretty well so far.
8 hours ago
same here, haven't had social media in a while. masto for a minute, but mostly Gemini these days
6 hours ago
Yeah, I’ve kind of abandoned my fedi account especially since the advent of Bubble.
5 hours ago
I've always found Reddit to be a steaming pile of nastiness and toxicity, so in my case I'd have to say, not exactly? Bubble doesn't fulfull that "toilet bowl" vibe.
3 hours ago
@Morgan I've been a Slashdot reader in the 90s. After increasing the comment threshold to five over the years, I eventually stopped reading it altogether. Too much drama and ultimately wasted time. Never regularly used comment-heavy UGC sites again.
Same with Foursquare. I used to use the shit out of it in the late 00s and early 10s and battled for mayorships in meatspace. Then my usage faded and I eventually stopped and avoided any kind of gamification on sites and apps.
Seems like a pattern. Once I've immersed myself in a new paradigm and it loses attractivity, the negative effects weigh in and I abandon the genre for good.
@michaelnordmeyer
I think I stayed with slashdot for so long because of the occasional "golden post" from an expert in the field.
For example an article about some obscure physics phenomenon would often get a detailed post from an actual physicist.
Unfortunately slashdot doesn't seem to try particularly hard to keep junk articles off the front page, or to edit them ... I remember when summaries were summaries rather than most of the article directly copied and pasted. Happy times :)
1 hour ago