I am finding more time IRL now that I've converted to Lemmy. I'm learning a new language as well as learning chess. I think it's because much of the new posts aren't showing up in ALL/Subscribed so I end up consuming much of it faster than Reddit.

I'm the same, used to spend hours scrolling but use it only about half an hour. Quite happy about breaking the cycle.

The splintering, the difficulty of the federation relative to the easy UX of the silos, the normal pickup time of any new thing on the internet, but most of all, [unlike Reddit and every other platform], there is nothing in the server code which is designed to keep you here. Go play with your cat, and post a video of it.

I'm fed up with logging in every day. Why can't I stay logged in for some reasonable time like other apps?

I'm sure it's different for everyone but I was beginning to get burned out on social media and would have spent less time on it regardless.

Same here, indeed it's for the best

I probably spent a bit less time too, but the bigger difference for me is that I'm doomscrolling less but instead I'm commenting more and posting more.

Same. And I’m quite happy with the reduced time. When I tried to quit reddit cold turkey I found myself back almost immediately. But lemmy is a nice substitute. Content gets replaced at a slower rate, moderation is looser or less annoying. Fewer bot nonsense. And tough there is a crowd here on lemmy spewing a lot of nonsense, I almost prefer that they never get concealed. Shows more truly the divide on the issues. I almost don’t want lemmy to grow to Reddit size, tough I feel it might, with time.

Yes, this is quite homely.

I still scroll both Reddit and Lemmy 🔥

Meanwhile, I'm spending way more time here than on reddit. Ouch.

Not sure if that is a diss or not

I'm spending way more time online in general and on SM in particular, just not on one platform. I think it's because, in searching for something new, I've found all of these other places each with their unique culture, atmosphere, etiquette, and language. And each place is introducing me to new things (new search engines, browsers, streaming sites and apps, podcasts, RSS feeds to subscribe to, etc.) If I had stuck to Reddit, I just would've been doomscrolling instead of exploring what's out there.

Same, and I don't think that's such a bad thing either.

You can look up dark patterns and compare the two based on that if you want, that would be very interesting!

Same! I keep looking at R…and getting annoyed. I miss bacon reader.

Doomscrolling used to have a meaning of browsing /r/collapse and /r/collapsescience rather than /r/worldnews

I'm spending more time. I never browsed beyond my niche subs on reddit.

The algorithm of reddit would add content to your feed that you don't subscribe to. Even if you visited the s ti b to block it, it would suggest subs similar to it, because you once visited

I always browsed r/all, I subbed to a bunch but only went to them occasionally. I'm in it for the mindless scrolling in downtime and news.

I miss always having new content. I was almost 100% reddit anyway and now it's 100% Lemmy just with less content so inherently I spend less time.

I know technically I could be a contributor to content but it's just not me. I think I had ten total reddit comments the whole 14 years I was using it. It's not my thing.