Anyone else feel that Lemmy just *isn't* addictive?

Or at least less so than Reddit. It’s good, but, I can’t put my finger on it. Even when the content is good, the servers are up, and I’m getting notifications responding to comments, it’s never come to me doomscrolling for hours.

Edit: Guys, guys, I’m not trying to say Lemmy should be addictive or Reddit is better because it is. The opposite. I thought being addicted to something was always a bad thing? I was just curious as that I rarely ever see the content droughts people talk about, so I can scroll for as long as I want to with no interruptions, but unlike with Reddit, I don’t, and I would want to know a reason why. Is it psychological? Something behind the scenes? The type of people here?

Ultraviolet,

Social media addiction comes from algorithms designed to psychologically manipulate you into scrolling endlessly to maximize ad impressions. It’s not a good thing.

Duranie,

I truly appreciate the fact that I can browse Lemmy for my entertainment, and easily walk away when I need to be an adult and don’t auto smash the button when I open my phone.

To me this is a very, very good thing.

Morhamms357,

It’s not, but since Lemmy and Reddit seem the same on a surface level (and unlike what many people say, I sort by New and so never see old content), I can doomscroll and waste time on both platforms. However, with Lemmy, this bad habit of mine has been tempered severely, and I don’t exactly know why. It’s a good thing, but a good thing that just came out of nowhere.

Some people here say because there’s no recommendations, which I feel is a good answer, but it feels just a little short. Is that really it?

GiddyGap,

Less niche communities. Don’t worry. Doom scrolling is ready to pounce.

deadboy,

Because it’s kinda dead… I won’t go back to Reddit but Lemmy doesn’t scratch the same itch Reddit did. This is my first comment on Lemmy by the way.

Vakbrain,
@Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

That’s legit! Glad to have witnessed your first comment!

Khrux,

If not for the fact that the ttrpg community was so important to me on Reddit, I’d probably not have migrated over, as addicted as I was to the generic /all content on Reddit, I’m glad to be rid of it.

But lemmy is yet to be able to sustain the equivalent community, I want to have access to that infinite pool of topical conversation that I can’t find anywhere, I won’t go back to Reddit but it’s just getting smaller here on Lemmy.

rigatti,
@rigatti@lemmy.world avatar

Takes a deadboy to know a deadplatform, I guess.

suenoromis,

16 billion years of evolution and still nobody asked if it’s your first comment on lemmy. Joking obviously, welcome to lemmy!

SnowdenHeroOfOurTime,

“kinda dead” is the last way I’d describe it. Dead like i95 compared to LA? I guess…

cyclohexane,

I feel like that’s the point? Lemmy doesn’t profit from wasting our time, so it has no interest doing so. This means more time for me to do productive things.

WolfyGamer29,

I got stuck in a scroll-loop while trying to go to bed last night… granted, I broke out of it faster than I usually would on Reddit.

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

What I find sad is that on Reddit I was on lots of tech stuff, but also just talking with random tran drivers, firemen, cyclists, and meme people.

On Lemmy its mostly just tech.

iByteABit,

It definitely would be to me if there was more diverse content, I usually stop scrolling after seeing the same news articles reposted over and over again, posts that have been in my feed since yesterday, and one too many posts about Linux/FOSS or whatever.

I still love it for what it is, but it can’t keep me interested for as long as Reddit did yet.

Polar,

Too many nerds here with a hard on for FOSS. Really makes the front page extremely biased.

iByteABit,

Maybe I gave the wrong impression, I love FOSS and Linux, I’m also a huge nerd.

I just wish there were more people with different interests here, it gets tiring to interact solely with other tech nerds.

Blaze,
@Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I know, I feel the same.

Feel free to have a look at !casualconversation !personalfinance !moviesandtv

Also !trendingcommunities and !newcommunities

Blaze,
@Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Block them, gives space for the rest of the content

const_void,

It literally says right in the side bar:

A community of privacy and FOSS enthusiasts, run by Lemmy’s developers

iByteABit,

I’m talking about the entirety of Lemmy, not just your instance

I also love the privacy/FOSS content, it’s just that Reddit left a huge hole for me with normal people content that I hope to see more of here in the future

markr,

Have you tried snorting it?

Byereddithellolemmy,

Boof it.

BlueDepth9279,

For me I think it’s the niche communities aren’t built up yet. If I’m looking for a conversation about a specific football team or game, etc there isn’t as much content here that I can find on Reddit.

CertifiedBlackGuy,

Same.

Though, honestly though I’m not even sure what I’m interested in at this point.

I mostly just shitposted in r/politics and occasionally handed out advice in r/writing.

Kinda feels stuck in a rut, you know?

SharkEatingBreakfast,
@SharkEatingBreakfast@sh.itjust.works avatar

Endless content can definitely lead to a more addictive platform. Because it’s trying to encourage more users to generate their own content, there’s certainly less of it, bit definitely less garbage to wade through.

That said, I feel that I’m learning more, sharing more, and interacting with others more.

It’s also much nicer than R×ddit, because I’ve seen so much less: ragebait, fake stories, sensationalism, intentional factual inaccuracies/disinformation, shilling, shitty bots, etc.

FrankTheHealer,

Yes exactly, thats what I want from my Lemmy experience. I dont want it to be addictive. The way it is now is honestly so refreshing. I find I am checking my RSS feeds for news and stuff now. I only go on Lemmy to see stuff I want to see. Not stuff that worsens my mood.

kratoz29,

I spent more time here than on Reddit ಠ_ಠ

The load is spread in different apps though.

Send_me_nude_girls,
@Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de avatar

With Connect app it’s exactly like Reddit. Maybe you need to subscribe to more sublemmy or scroll on global and not local. It’s literally the same as Reddit minus the amount of reposts, astroturfing and a little less negative. Maybe you miss that?

altima_neo,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

It seems good enough to pass the time to me. But the niche communities on here just aren’t as active, or the discussions not as rich. For example the stable diffusion sub I visit hardly gets traffic, and it’s mostly people posting pictures. Whereas on Reddit, the was more news and discussions about workflow and resources.

eleanor,

Most of my time on Reddit was because of the constant flow of actually new content and “new to me” content (binging subreddits that I had just found out about).

Lemmy only has a constant flow of actually new content and it’s slower.

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