Ask Lemmy

More time than new reddit, less time than old reddit.

I was pretty active in comments for the first 8 years or something. Had a post or two hit front page.

No dinosaurs bringing up Digg?

Frankly there isn't as much content. So, no.

But if I'm really honest it's about equal because all the content is on bluesky and tiktok.

No, the smaller userbase means there aren't niche communities for my specific interests like games nobody but me like.

I still like Lemmy but those specific connunites I can miss. I completely abandoned Reddit in the APIocalypse anyway

The Sweden board was pretty good too, and there's no where near similar engagement here.

And I do not have the time, engagement or mental fortitude to make these communities, that would be dead, myself. To be honest I don't really understand exactly how Lemmy and the Fediverse works - but I think to bring in more people that can't be expected of users either.

Yes.

I have an app on my phone for usage limits, and for social media I have that set for 1 hour. I rarely hit the limit nowadays, but Lemmy is more than capable of taking up that time unless I have a super specific question in a niche hobby

The time I spent on Reddit was pretty close to zero, except on rare occasions. I used to spend more time on Lemmy, but over the past year, I feel like the vibe has changed and I haven't been enjoying it as much.

I ditched read it when they broke the API haven't been back since. I spend the same amount of time that I used to spend on Reddit on here maybe less as there is less content.

I try to because I want to support the FediVerse

Yes, I realized there was/is a lot of rage-bait on reddit that kept me typing. Lemmy is more chill, like it's an actual forum with real people with real engagement.

Yes.

On Reddit I had two specific groups i visited and thats it.

Here I tend to browse and read ALL, as there's not enough traffic in the grouos I am interested in.

Nope. Making Reddit as mildly addictive as it was likely took more than just a generic application of the type.

In that way, Lemmy's development motivations make this platform (IMO) a lot healthier, because it wasn't purposefully tweaked into something addictive by a group of sociopaths holding boring dystopia meetings looking to appease the shareholders or the ownership.

Lemmy is really growing on me as I can see there's discussion when it comes to the current events, I like to read real opinions and viewpoints on from others outside of my bubble, reddit and X both are too bot riddled for me to personally for that use. I still do go on reddit often for local content as it's a better source of upcoming events and whats going on around the city than the actual local news agencies.

I read comment sections to the end on lemmy, which I haven't done on reddit in probably a decade

I spend more time engaging on Lemmy, but I consumed more content on reddit

No, there's way less stuff to engage with and frankly I don't particularly even like it here.

Not really, I stop in and chat a bit on posts I find interesting. On Reddit I doomscrolled.

No. But I can't post on reddit anymore since they banned me for updooting Luigi posts. So lame and anto-free speech.

I'm on lemmy BECAUSE there is less. Trying to become and ostrich.

Short answer, no.

There just isn't as much content to scroll, and there's no accomodations for separating communities by interest. Allegedly, piefed fixes this but I haven't tried yet.

I'd like it if I could keep my news feed separate from my technology feed separate from my porn feed separate from gaming feed separate from you get the idea. Since it's all blended together, it's harder to stay on the platform. The same complaint applies to yourube, by the way.

Actually less and for a good reason, the doom scroll is not endless.

We have a fraction of the population and a few good posts and discussions on the places I have not blocked. Over all its a lot healthier and I still get my fix of feeling informed-ish. Also Jeboa does not display total votes an account gets meaning there is no "must have X karma to ride" pages that, while attempting to remove bots (it didnt), fills a room with crowd pleasers instead of those seeking discussion or answers.

Less, because there's still a lot less content here. I check what's new on the communities I'm subscribed to, and that doesn't take long.

Nope. Honestly though Lemmy helped me with my Reddit addiction. Haven’t been on Reddit in years and only occasionally engage with Lemmy during the week. Supplanted both with reading bootleg manga, ha ha ha.

Less time on Lemmy cause there's less to see. I spend more time on other websites now, when previously reddit used to take up all of my web browsing time.

I have to admit. Reddit can be handy for finding solutions from other people for problems.

I wish Lemmy was comparable for this purpose. Perhaps someday.

Deleted my reddit account a couple days after discovering Lemmy. I've been to their website a couple times since because it often appears in search results and if I don't see a less shit option I'll dig through the comments of whatever post my search pulled up, but that's the extent of my activity there.

I will never make another reddit account. Fuck spez.

I actually answer questions and post here unlike when I used RIF, where I just lurked.

I guess that's spending more time? (active participation?)

I spend way less time on here than I did reddit. Not to upset about it though, because I feel like it's only improved my mental health!

I only ever lurked on reddit and didn’t spend long when I did - I only started commenting (or rarely posting) because I believe in the fediverse and want to help it succeed. So yeah, way more time spent here and infinitely more engagement.