I’ve noticed I spent less time on Lemmy than I did on Reddit. Some of that may have to due with content, but I think it’s mostly Lemmy isn’t manipulating what I’m looking at to keep my dopamine hits coming. It definitely feels like withdrawal at times.
I am learning to appreciate the joy in opening Lemmy after I checked it a few hours ago and not seeing anything new and having the freedom to close the app again.
Absolutely this. I banned the big platforms from my phone and only use Fediverse apps now. When I opened Instagram it kinda felt like when I had a relapse and became flooded with sadness, rage and Weltschmerz. Here I check for a couple of minutes, still my conditioning to reach for scrolling and move on with my day.
And whenever I write a comment here I’m not scared to regret it soon after.
I’ve noticed I spent less time on Lemmy than I did on Reddit. Some of that may have to due with content, but I think it’s mostly Lemmy isn’t manipulating what I’m looking at to keep my dopamine hits coming. It definitely feels like withdrawal at times.
I am learning to appreciate the joy in opening Lemmy after I checked it a few hours ago and not seeing anything new and having the freedom to close the app again.
Absolutely this. I banned the big platforms from my phone and only use Fediverse apps now. When I opened Instagram it kinda felt like when I had a relapse and became flooded with sadness, rage and Weltschmerz. Here I check for a couple of minutes, still my conditioning to reach for scrolling and move on with my day.
And whenever I write a comment here I’m not scared to regret it soon after.
Just like the good old days. Check facebook book for the party and bounce. Long before algos and built in games.
Yeah, it keeps me honest. If there’s nothing more to look at, I’m more apt to pick up a book or work on the side project more.