"For you" isn't - The case against corporate algorithmic feeds - eviltoast
  • Polydextrous@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Since changing from Reddit to Lemmy, I’m absolutely pulling out my phone to browse mindlessly far less. And I’m back to reading articles in full.

    I’m not sure even what it is about Reddit that made the app much more addictive. BecauseI was all third party since I was on Reddit, so I didn’t get the “recommended” Bullshit. Maybe it was the really specifically (self) tailored endless feed whereas with Lemmy I’m browsing all instances, a bunch of weird shit pops up that when an article I’m actually interested in comes across, I’m all in.

    But I was also never on social media besides Reddit, so I wasn’t filling a void? I dunno