this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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Exactly what the title says. I used to look at Reddit and spend 2+ hours minimum every single day, more on the weekends. Once the API changes were announced and the protest date hit, I decided I would stop using it regardless of what happened moving forward.

I made a lemmy account and I do enjoy posting and reading occasionally, but I don't sink nearly as much time into it as I did with Reddit. After the first couple days where I really had to fight not to look at Reddit (guess it was addictive for me), I started doing other things in my free time to alleviate my boredom. I have read two books, and am starting on another book tomorrow. I have started work on personal projects I put on the back burner and have been making some genuine progress.

I was never a mod, but I feel kind of pathetic admitting this because it's such a meme that Reddit mods/admins haven't seen the sunlight for years. Guess my life was also passing me more than I realized. I don't really have a moral/point here because I know not everyone has as much of an addictive personality as I do, guess I just felt like sharing.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where’s the part about grass? Do you mean that it made you touch books? 🤨

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, he meant the grass that he's high on.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Must have forgot to write it down

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hah, fair enough. I was using that more as the generic "go do something that's not just reading Reddit posts on a computer all day". But I have also been hiking!