Tbf, Lemmy is addictive too. But I can feel much better about it than Reddit.
Facebook was relatively easy to quit. I still have an account there. And maybe log in once every other year if I need to find an old friend’s birthday or something like that.
Lemmy is addictive in the same way that attending a routine community center event is addictive - you’re happy to come back and see old and new faces, and contribute towards keeping the conversations going.
If you want to set up a new event (instance/community), you can do it yourself, in your own environment, without external pressure.
I would call Facebook, Reddit, IG, etc… more like a casino. You pull constant refreshes for dopamine hits, are feed a stream of ads and content that ostracises you if you don’t stay with the current, and have no control over your personal data or any works you create.
Tbf, Lemmy is addictive too. But I can feel much better about it than Reddit.
Facebook was relatively easy to quit. I still have an account there. And maybe log in once every other year if I need to find an old friend’s birthday or something like that.
Lemmy is addictive in the same way that attending a routine community center event is addictive - you’re happy to come back and see old and new faces, and contribute towards keeping the conversations going.
If you want to set up a new event (instance/community), you can do it yourself, in your own environment, without external pressure.
I would call Facebook, Reddit, IG, etc… more like a casino. You pull constant refreshes for dopamine hits, are feed a stream of ads and content that ostracises you if you don’t stay with the current, and have no control over your personal data or any works you create.
I agree it’s addictive, but the outrage algorithm is toned down and easy to block.