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joshdavham ◴[] No.42950233[source]
One thing to consider for those of us who are more sensitive to online outrage is to just quit social media all together. I’m technically gen z and I’ve been off of social media (aside from HN, WhatsApp and discord) for years and you wouldn’t believe how great it’s been for my overall state of mind.

Reddit, instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, etc are all the equivalent of digital junk food and I’d argue that we’re all a lot more negatively affected by it than we think. There’s a reason ‘brain rot’ was word of the year.

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1. EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK ◴[] No.42951814[source]
I reduced my news intake to a daily email from reuters + HN. Special thanks go to AI, as reddit and others no longer allow reading content without login.
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2. upcoming-sesame ◴[] No.42955406[source]
Interesting. What's your setup ?
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3. EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK ◴[] No.42960050[source]
A World Wide Web browser.
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4. upcoming-sesame ◴[] No.42960240{3}[source]
You've mentioned AI so thought you had something different
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5. EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK ◴[] No.42960399{4}[source]
I meant that, because of AI scrapers, reddit is no longer accessible)