Whatcha up to this blackout eve? How are you spending it? Anything you’ve made more time for? Do any of you feel antsy? Lmk! :)

  • ShinetheMoment@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    I’m spending the time, accidentally absentmindedly clicking on Apollo, seeing the protest posts and then force closing the app. Haha

  • FlowerTree@pawb.social
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    2 years ago

    Mostly Lemmy, Mastodon, actually touching grass after years, and for my less proud time-waster, Discord and Youtube.

  • JayWalker@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Gardening. The weather is starting to warm up to summer temps so I have been going at it. Honestly, I’m not missing Reddit all that much and I don’t see myself using it much in the future regardless of what they end up doing.

    • Fluffysquash@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 years ago

      It’s been raining in my historically rarely rainy city for the past two weeks and all I want to do is garden. My poor basil is just yellowing from how much water it has gotten and how little sun.

      Definitely agree on not going back, I think I’m only missing 1 or 2 niche communities that haven’t migrated yet but I’m still hopeful

  • jeroner@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Well, looking if this lemmy thing is a good replacement ;) So far seems this is the way to go!

    • Petri@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      Especially with Jerboa already in place, its IMO a good switch.

      The one thing that worries me is all that useful info trapped on Reddit, if Lemmy data expires then that has a long term cost/loss which is sad.

  • StankFlipper@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    I feel like Reddit is a big basket of candy and goodies and I’m just sitting here staring at it telling myself not to touch. I’ve spent the time away by listening to podcasts and spending more time outside gardening and reading actual books and not a screen. It’s really rewarding and freeing, but I miss interacting with a community so I’m glad to have been directed to Lemmy.

  • calculuschild@vlemmy.net
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    2 years ago

    Trying to figure out Lemmy. It’s not easy…

    Also, replying to users who keep requesting access to our blacked out sub.

  • prosopopeia@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Well, Lemmy, of course! Also, discovering new sites at https://cloudhiker.net/explore, some Plex maintenance and even a little bit of baking!

    I still opened RedReader by reflex a couple of times, but I closed immediately. So far, I don’t miss reddit at all. I have been pleasantly surprised by how welcoming this community has been, thank you everyone!

    • Parsley@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      I uninstalled all my Reddit related apps just so I wouldn’t open them out of reflex. I think this blackout is gonna be permanent for me chief

      • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
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        2 years ago

        I joined about a week and a half ago, spent maybe an hour surfing before I made an account. After getting Jerboa set up I deleted RIF(🫡😭) and put Jerboa in it’s place on my home screen.

  • SmolderingSauna@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    Day 4 Reddit-free for me (I deleted all my accounts - one of which was 14+ years old - after the AMA … jfc what a catastrophe!) Exploring the Fediverse when the servers will allow me, made chicken cacciatore for dinner (it was awesome) and now just wandering around lemmy.ml because I can. Life is good…

  • UnbelievableCloud@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    I keep habitually itching to use Reddit, but I just replaced the Home Screen icon with Mlem and it’s made that easier

  • notExactlyI20@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Deleted my reddit account on night’s eve to the blackout and I’ve gotten the rss feeds of the subs that are too niche to lose track of. Out of that, Reddit is absolutely dead for me.

  • IamJazz@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    I migrated over to Lemmy and am learning more about that. As crazy as it sounds, I have cut my screen time in half since the blackout. I think this has shown me I’m on technology a bit too much and I need to go outside more and be more productive with my day.

    • InputZero@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      Same, my bathroom time has easily halfed lol. But seriously, I really like the idea of the Fediverse, if I understand it right. Like, each ‘sub-reddit’ is it’s own service, distributed from each other. Rather than Reddit which is centralized. I absolutely miss certain things about Reddit, /r/bestof was my longest subscribed sub. I don’t think I’ll be going back unless/u/Spez does A LOT of back tracking and apologizing.

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  • kalipike@lemmy.one
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    2 years ago

    I’ve worked the whole time. Just avoided checking r/sysadmin and have been checking !sysadmin@lemmy.ml instead (or however you link/tag a community).

    On mobile I’ve habitually reached to tap the Sync Pro icon for Reddit several times, hesitated, and tapped Jerboa for Lemmy or mt kbin icon instead.

    Also took our pup to the vet for some of his shots and played with him.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Playing disturbing amounts of Factorio. Unfortunately a vast chunk of Factorio knowledge is on Reddit so I keep accidentally navigating there, fortunately the Factorio sub is dark so I can wander off again quickly.