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I don't use reddit aside from reading search results. I never post and never explicitly seek it out.

I deleted Twitter years ago. I never used Facebook or Instagram or tiktok. That shit's bad for you.

It's annoying that some places will make announcements only on shitty platforms. None of my friends are this "hardcore" , so sometimes I find out about stuff like a concert or protest or whatever because one of them sees it on Instagram

Is that considered hardcore? I know plenty of people without any social media, but all of them are >40yo, we learned to socialize before gafam

I only post or reply on Lemmy.

I don't have a facebook, instagram, snapchat, or twitter account.

I deleted my two reddit accounts after RIF stopped working.

I do have accounts on a couple of car forums so I can ask questions about fixing my car, if that counts.

Nope. I never really used Reddit. I haven't touched Facebook since you needed an .edu email. Never got on any of the other platforms.

Main thing I used to use was just a small forum with a few people I knew for 20+ years until the guy who took over code and server maintenance made it a Nazi safe space.

Fuck Reddit.

I don't consider myself hardcore, but I haven't posted to Reddit since the API thing, I read stuff there because there's lots of content, but I strongly dislike the official app so I refuse to use it, which means posting would be a hassle.

I use Lemmy only, no reddit and no Facebook/Instagram/Twitter etc

Thanks for calling me hardcore

Reddit started having ads and i noped out. Was really only using it for porn lol

I deleted my Reddit account and switched to Lemmy after the API stuff. I kinda regret deleting my account because it wasn’t until after that I learned about the apps that would scrub your comment history, but Reddit has a tendency to roll those back anyway.

I still sometimes end up on a Reddit thread when searching for some technical issue, but I generally try to browse other forums for solutions first if possible.

ETA: all other social media stuff like Instagram and Facebook I deleted around the time of Trump’s first election. Just got sick of the constant stream of bullshit.

Still on Reddit. I’d be here full time but the content is severely lacking.

i don't use social media at all, and i don't consider reddit social media tbh, at least not in the same category. but i don't use reddit either since they fucked the API.

Reddit stopped being mainstream for me since the API bullshit, so... hardcore I am, guess I

Yep. That's me. Ditched all social with reddit last to go but still years ago. I don't feel hardcore... I still get pretty much the same hit w Lemmy n mastodon... w/o the ads n bullshit. And nah I don't think that if its not here its not important... but if it really is important I will find out. So precious little really is truly important. Social media being "vital" is one of those great myths that evaporates quickly when you leave it behind.

I mainly use Lemmy. Reddit for search results, haven’t seen the home page in years. Never had Twitter or Instagram or TikTok. Still watch a lot of YouTube, mostly for either chess content or movie reviews, sometimes tutorials or professional lectures. Use Facebook for talking to exactly two friends.

Logged into Facebook the other day and saw a friend request. The name was familiar, but not exactly, so I checked the profile. Soon realized he was my ex-girlfriend.

I used reddit for searching stuff purely out of convenience (which lemmy instance do I choose for the site: query?) but for everyday content it's exclusively lemmy ever since I went on a mission of deleting all my commercial social media accounts.

I was on Reddit a long time, never had a Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or Snapchat, back in the dark ages I used Usenet but not AOL or Myspace or anything like that. I try not to use much that is not anonymous.

For a couple of years now just Lemmy, in those two years I have put I think 4 posts on Reddit (people with local questions, Lemmy is not big enough for a good local sub.), and look at it maybe once every two months, not browsing but in answer to specific questions.

I wouldn't describe myself as hardcore, though. Regular person. I look at the phone's news feed, talk to other people, get information other places.

I use Discord and Lemmy, no Reddit outside of reading threads on how to do something in a game

Lemmy for shits and giggles.

Facebork for relatives and friends who won't get off it.

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Add me to the “hardcore” list. There’s just no need for that evil crap. I’m fine just on Lemmy, it keeps the consumption under control.

I don't need more time wasting sites, so I do limit myself to Lemmy. Yes.

I still have a reddit account for viewing links. But I haven't posted in a long time.

I deleted Reddit months ago.

Lemmy has replaced reddit entirely for me. I only go on reddit every once in a while, just to see how bad it's gotten.

Until Lemmy can offer me the active specialized subs I use reddit for, it's pretty hard to drop it completely.

I use it for porn sometimes but thats it

Haven't been to reddit since I joined here.

Never considered it hardcore but yes Lemmy is my only social media unless you count youtube.

I am hardcore lemmy user

I'm enjoying Bluesky too, but yeah, reddit sucks so much since the API changes. When was that?

I don't even remember anymore.

Look, we debated all this a decade ago. Can venture funded social media stay good? Now we know! Back then, the alternatives were more difficult to find and use. Lemmy and mastodon are here, and they're so easy. It's great. Keep building.

the only social media I have is Lemmy and mastodon. I prefer Lemmy to mastodon. (I also have kbin)

I quit Facebook, Reddit, Twitter etc. because of content manipulation. They suppress posts against their agenda and promote those for their agenda. I always knew this, but when I realized I was being influenced, I deleted my accounts and quit.

Only things I'll use now are open source, decentralized, and non profit owned. (I'll gladly donate)

Lemmy vs reddit I am 95%. I only go back to reddit for live episode discussions for Saturday Night Live or if it shows up in search results for something I need to know.

reddit? never heard of her

Don't miss being banned from Reddit, don't need the social media aspect.
I do still scroll trough some subs bcs they have interesting ones which don't exist here or have little content since Lemmy is tiny.
It will get better when it grows but at the same time worse since governments don't like uncontroled social media and there will be influence if it reaches a substantial audience.
As they did with Facebook, Reddit and others.

Lemmy is my only social media at this point. I have a few other sites I look at for information but they are tech sites. The tech sites I look at are not mainstream anymore either.

I got banned on reddit for not caving up with my subreddits and moved here permanently. I left a long time before they banned me, but came back to check on the state of my stuff from time to time. And now I refuse to open any link pointing to reddit.

Haven't been to reddit in the two years since I joined here, and I don't have any other social media.

This is the only "social media" I use, alsthough its really more like a message board than modern social media.

It's not normal here? I'm only Lemmy+mastodon (with a bsky bridge)