Oh yeah, they’ve absolutely made it harder. One of the main reasons for leaving it. The content that is thrown in your face that ISN’T what you want to see is just not tolerable anymore.
I just happened upon a couple of recipes that looked pretty good and I did bookmark them for later and the algorithm just took it from there which I don't mind as I like to cook. It would be different if I just kept seeing things I didnt care for.
The Web UI has WAY too much going on. The App UI does have all of the hashtags, icons, etc along the perimeter of the video frame, BUT you can select "clear mode" which removes all of that so your JUST seeing the video.
So as I had mentioned, I did go through the trouble of "unliking" every single page I had liked and did regain my Newsfeed considerably. There is another section that has influence over the newsfeed that I could go through and take care of, but after all of the work I just did I am not sure I have the motivation to do so AND do I really want to spend time doing it.
Thats about how often I check Facebook as well. TikTok I like for the food recipes and some out of left field facts and info(that I check for validity of course and deeper reading), but news? No way.
Totally agree. There will be a point where Reddit will become nothing more than something you go to for very niche things (if not found here), or(and this pertains to the profession/hobby/niche also) finding answers via Google to things that your having issues with. I have found some very good info for solving IT related issues on Reddit. So while I may not participate like I used to, it is still good for posting issues your having or finding solutions to problems that you are having.
That is something I have noticed. You wouldn’t see it by glancing over, but when you look at some of the deeper comments in some threads on Reddit, and they are easier to notice on Subs that match your interest, some of these comments are very….well it feels like they are looking for conflict. Like your either wrong or wrong. The atmosphere here does feel more relaxed, but I also don’t think there is enough people here for it to become confrontational and I hope for it to stay that way, even when/if Lemmy grows in popularity.
For context when I say Mainstream, I mean Reddit, FB, IG, Twitter, etc.
With privacy and data concerns mounting more and the change of things in the general overall and day to day, I have started to rethink the use of mainstream Social Media and begin to make the migration away from it.
So far I have taken to the Fediverse with Lemmy, Pixelfed, and Mastodon. This is after Reddit just just shooting itself in the foot and blowing the damn thing right off. Twitter after Elon also just started the using a platform for his pissing context with Zuck. Instagram, I have no real use for now as it has become so hard to get any actual engagement beyond “likes”.
My issues with Facebook come from constantly changing how the timeline works and it got to a point to ONLY seeing pages I had liked and ads and not even seeing posts from anyone on my friends list. I was able to take the time and clean it up, but compared to the alternative of moving away from Facebook, it got old real fast. I continue to use Facebook primarily for the messenger functionality, but even there now everyone who I would talk to on the regular is either via text message or some other platform.
Eventually, potentially by the end of this year, I can see myself completely closing out my Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit so long as I like what I see here on Lemmy. That’s not so say Lemmy isn’t good, but IMO a I’ll has some ways to go.
The ONLY reason I can see keeping an Instagram is because there are some accounts I do find entertaining and have some good bits of information(Costco/Target finds, etc).
I don’t expect for these platforms to be replacements for the mainstream. And I hope they don’t become that, because that’s what making it special right now. The communities are small, instances make things close knit and that’s nice. Oh and also, not seeing ads after every post post is always nice as well.
So the TL;DR here is I plan on migrating away from Mainstream Social Media Platforms completely by the end of 2023 and wondering what everyone else’s game plan is or if they plan on keeping both the Fediverse/decentralized platforms and the Mainstream.
What I have mainly used it for is when I’m not in the same location as my network and I need something from it. Like a Cloud so to speak. To VPN in, grab it, and done.
Not necessarily, depends on the use case.
I didn't plan on it, as the research I did on the Brave VPN did not sit too well with me. Nord I have heard of, Mulvad is new to me. I know all too well about Free VPNs and the damage they could actually end up doing.
I used to have my own VPN set up. Had a massive power surge and took out my RPi running PiVPN. When I have time, I plan on re-setting it up again.
My main reason for VPN is as I have been researching Crypto more and I had read that you needed a VPN to interact with the DeFi Network.
I might go back to FireFox depending. I'm also trying to dedicate Chrome exclusively for use with my job and having either FF, or in this case, Brave for everything else I do.
What would you recommend then? I got sold on the privacy branding on Brave. But if it is useless and proven so, then I might as well migrate back to Firefox
I went from Chrome to FireFox back to Chrome and now to Brave. Brave has actually made me miss Firefox a bit. I'm going to stick with Brave a bit though, I like the Tor functionality and the Wallet function feels useless. I'm not too sure how secure having a copy of your COLD Wallet is on your browser. Additionally, I've been looking into Nord VPN that I also completely passed over the integrated VPN functionality as well.
I’m currently in the process of replacing Reddit with Lemmy. I’m keeping Reddit for the sole purpose of being linked there from Google Results and until I get used to Lemmy, how it works, and find communities that are relevant to me.
I do find Lemmy interesting in how , despite being in an instance, you can still see posts from other instances and such. I am still getting used to it, so will keep Reddit around until I am completely accustomed to it.
Same! I’ve been on Reddit since 2005. I figure now is a good of time as any.
I think I’m figuring out the lay of the land. I think I get it, but it’s hard to explain?
Hello everyone. Coming over from Reddit, New to Lemmy and trying to break in and build up in Web3 and decentralization. On Mastodon and Pixelfed. Looking around and liking what I see so far.