I don't use any mainstream social media, but I don't see how that is hardcore? I simply socialize in real life when I need it. And I feel like people mainly really use social media to entertain themselves.
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Me.
Hate Reddit. Always did. Lemmy's better.
Reddit still comes up when I'm searching for info/insight on specific topics, but for scrolling and commenting it's Lemmy all day er'yday.
Yes I uninstalled everything except Lemmy and it feels like 2007 again
I'm banned from Reddit and since the appeal process is bullshit, I didn't bother to appeal.
I use both several times a day. Reddit has more content. But the fediverse (and decentralization of communication) is important to me so I created my own instance. I'm hoping more people follow.
I'm on lemmy. I'm an artist so I also have an account on Pixelfed.art because it has a portfolio view I can show people.
Otherwise I am a non-participant in social media.
I haven't looked back to reddit since I created my account. It's better here
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
I don't disagree, but what are the other/additional ways these announcements should be made that are effective? Besides word of mouth.
Larger orgs probably have their own website, and could put it there and/or make an RSS feed. That's old tech, and probably not as popular because it can't be monetized like twitter/facebook/etc.
There's also email, which is typically free. It's less fancy, but it's also very open. You don't get good discoverability, though. Some bands I like send out newsletters and that's how I keep up with them.
Lastly, the fediverse exists. It has some of the problems of social media, but at least it's not owned by a handful of rich assholes.
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.
Left Reddit almost a year ago and haven’t looked back.
I use reddit, but barely. Mostly for irish subreddits, the severance subreddit and r/guineapigs. And shilling lemmy of course ; )
Yes. 🤷♂️
It's not even hard core. Escape that corporate screaming.
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
Reddit stopped being mainstream for me since the API bullshit, so... hardcore I am, guess I
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.
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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 have never posted on reddit. I guess I dodged a bullet there.
I only participate on Lemmy. I strictly consume video content on Reddit. But I haven't participated on Reddit in around a decade.
Reddit started having ads and i noped out. Was really only using it for porn lol
Reddit has had ads for like 10 years my dude lol longer than that tbh. What ad method are you specifically referring to?
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I use Discord and Lemmy, no Reddit outside of reading threads on how to do something in a game
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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’m surprised you find there isn’t enough here for you. I’m pretty terminally online and I see new stuff constantly every day. Maybe subscribe tomore, larger communities?
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 is also being manipulated, but here it's primarily through users. It's a problem you'll have on any social media, particularly if fully anonymous.
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.
Yo wtf?
As someone in a similar-sounding situation who usually runs the code and maintainance - w t f?
There is no way one of my buddies taking over turns anything into a nazi safe space.
tf???
It's a little salty exaggeration but it was a group mainly of military people. The main guy went to work for the Pentagon years back and scrubbed his internet identity and sold/gave things to a member he trusted.
That member went nuts over covid and BLM. Started things like messaging me that because I wanted to invest in solar energy I was an enslaver of humanity working for China.
Knew the guy since we were teenagers but I just became an internet 'other' to him one day. He's the one that made it a safe space for himself to post 13/50 screeds and shit.
So in this instance, the buddy became the Nazi.
Christ, I am sorry. That sucks.