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Reddit habit is hard to break. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by jezebelley@lemmy.ml to c/technology@beehaw.org

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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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[–] gifferqqq@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know it's kinda irreplaceable. I think I will stop mindless browsing Reddit but will still go there occasionally when I'm looking for specific advice.

[–] hadrian@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'd be interested to know from someone more tech-savvy whether googling advice, and then clicking on the cached version, still counts as viewing reddit. Because I'd ideally still like to append reddit to my google searches without giving them ad views.

AKA if someone monetises advice given for free, we should be able to freely access it.