I Quit Reddit in 1 Day

Post by pb7 » Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 6:43 PM UTC

spacemadness wrote: post #38

mr_00ff00 wrote: post #12

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Crazy thing I find is how even with apps off, how quickly you will subconsciously type in “Reddit” or something into google. I haven’t used social media in years, but I remember when I quit it how I would sometimes be on my laptop doing something and almost out of habit hit “Ctrl + T” for a new tab and type the first few letters of Reddit or instagram.

HN is still social media. Not as heavy as others on the one hand but It’s also not free from all issues other forms of social media have. I just engaged with you and you might feel compelled to engage back. You might see yourself get downvoted for odd reasons and spend time wondering why or being emotionally effected by it. Rinse, repeat, etc.

Post by panxyh » Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 6:45 PM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #26

gaoshan wrote: post #15

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I agree that Reddit is doing a good job of harming its usability (and the overall experience with mods that wield the ban hammer for the slightest disagreements, for example) I do not understand this sentiment for old reddit. I've been on the site for over 15 years and while I do pine for the old days (when comments and content were of much higher quality) the old UI holds no such sway over me.

Well, for starters, old.reddit.com on mobile safari doesn't put an overlay telling you to use the app instead when you get a deep link. Also it loads much faster. Imagine if HN were re-done with a lot more glitz and current HN was turned into old.news.ycombinator.com? I bet a lot of HNers would prefer the old interface especially if there were some annoying UI patterns in the new one.

Post by Arrath » Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 6:47 PM UTC

simse wrote: post #29

bmarquez wrote: post #6

> To quit Reddit, I wanted the Pavlok to deliver a painful shock every time I visited Reddit That's a bit...extreme. Fortunately Reddit is doing a great job diminishing its own usability. When Reddit enables their paid API and locks out 3rd party clients in the process, there will be greater friction to browse. When they eventually kill old.reddit.com that'll be the nail in the coffin.

Reddit has one of the worst frontends I have ever seen. Not even from a "SPAs are evil"-standpoint. It's just awful. That has deconditioned me very effectively.

Post by elesiuta » Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 6:48 PM UTC

d23 wrote: post #27

clawoo wrote: post #17

LeechBlock is surpisingly effective for me. I block all time sinks during working hours with an exception of 2 minutes every 4 hours to quickly check whether the world is ending. My productivity has skyrocketed.

I was using it for a while, but unfortunately my muscle memory has gotten too good at disabling it. Maybe I should do smaller increments like you do though. I was previously setting a limited amount of time per 24 hours, but maybe a few minutes every 4 hours would be better.

Post by AHOHA » Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 6:49 PM UTC