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I feel more bored nowadays...

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[–] dkc@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I’ve noticed I spend 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.

[–] katkit@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

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.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Just like the good old days. Check facebook book for the party and bounce. Long before algos and built in games.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

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.