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I went searching for something today and instinctually clicked on a reddit link. Fortunately the sub was dark for the protest anyway, but it's crazy how ingrained in me it is to go to reddit for everything.

Unfortunately now we're going to have to get used to clicking on those clickbait tech articles like "TOP 10 FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVES 2023" to find information, and weed out the crappy blogs.

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[–] cark@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

For me, once Apollo officially stops working I won't have any ingrained habit for reaching out to reddit. I stopped using the website years ago except for reading search results that point there.

[–] HrBingR@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

ChatGPT can be a handy way to get certain information as well.

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[–] manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech 3 points 1 year ago

this is already so much like reddit of old, im cool with it. if it comes up in a search thats fine, might port the data though!

[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've never been a huge fan of reddit as a source of good information. I have expertise in a couple of areas (doctorate in one) and every time I saw an answer to a question that fell in my wheelhouse, it was quite possibly the wrongest answer possible and upvoted to the top. Always made me suspicious of the info I was getting in subreddits where I don't know shit.

[–] longshaden@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

some incorrect answers get upvotes ironically, often when the correct answer seems obvious. but I guess it depends on the type of question, and the sub

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[–] madwifi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I setup TimeLimit to block the reddit apps for some time. I hope it can help you with the redde-addiction.

[–] Maitreyi@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, it's very difficult. even in google searches, the links come up and I then realize how much I depend on reddit for google searches.

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[–] ram@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It could help to add reddit.com to your hosts file or your ublock origin filter list.

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