Hadn’t realized how reliant upon Reddit I’d become for news and interesting things until after it turned to shit and I quit it. I’ve rediscovered RSS for ex., using reader apps to scan sources directly and read without all the noise—that actually came from someone’s recommendation here in the comments. I’ve found several new sites with deep, knowledgeable articles and discussions, like https://theconversation.com/us (free! No ads! Also discovered through the comments here), and my engagement with articles and their sources has gone WAY up. I’ve stopped reading garbage comment sections, too, and I’m just feeling better mentally as a result, disengaging from the endless, low effort memes/jokes and the mean, toxic comments*. Anyone else?
(Thanks again, admins—really enjoying and appreciating how Beehaw is run!)
I agree. My routine has changed, my mind has changed. Beehaw is something different, and I fully embrace it.
For answers or to look something up, I do more searching now. I look at old and new websites, I read more, I try to figure out things on my own more, and I try to get used to being on my own more.
I really needed this, so in a way, I’m glad reddit has done this. I do feel bad for those who were okay with reddit, though.
We need webrings brought back
Ohhh, my nostalgia!
Must be fedi-friendly, of course. :P
Ta-da! https://fediring.net/
Is there something that the fediverse hasn’t done? 😂
Thanks a lot for letting me know!
I mean, instances federating against each other is sorta webrings but on steroids right
There are a lot of people who agree with you! Here is a list of 64 modern webrings if you like to peek at random personal homepages or niche projects: https://sadgrl.online/cyberspace/webrings
Ha, there’s a Tilde webring. That’s like a jet powered Wright Brothers glider.
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