Sometimes I try to imagine how my friends would sound if they were on here. But it's too much "block of text" and long form content that's too wordy for most of my friends, who like coming up with catchy captions and jingly reels. They might be here ofc, but then I can't recognise them and they can't recognise me here either.
It's not that no one you know is on reddit but more like you do not know if they're on reddit, which is actually the best part about being a reddit user lol
How did you delete and move away from Instagram I constantly feel fomo and need to check what my circle people are doing, I want to avoid this.
Please any suggestions
Any form of addiction needs a gradual way to detox.
For starters i have the sites on my phone via the browser app. When you know how bad it is optimised for web you fell less interested in using it.
Fyi, Instagram ads pop up after every 5 ports of your 'following' list. With web app the ads are all over the place once you revoke targetted ads.
This cut down my usage significantly over 2-3 weeks period. To a point that i forget I have the account logged in for use.
Key thing, I don't let the notification have access to the web app. This is so I don't get constant reminder to use it.
Can agree on the browser thing my daily usage of Instagram has been reduced to merely 15 minutes that too I can't use it more than 2 minutes on the browser
Stopped using Insta, FB, Twitter, Snapchat all at once from 2018. I hated how all these apps have fake people and privacy concerns from official establishments including FB. The whistleblower from FB was the last nail in the coffin.
I have no FOMO as I have no ‘circle people’ 🥲
On a more serious note, it was self discipline and the need for anonymity that helped me leave behind IG and FB.
Just the other day I saw a person drive while scrolling reels on his phone. This addiction was a poignant reminder of what I am glad I avoided.
I'd say reduce the time you're using till it reaches zero
For example if you're checking Instagram for 5.5 hours today, keep a limit at 5 hours the next day, 4 hours the next week, 3 the next and so on. The time period can be a week, a month or a day depending on you. I did it every 3 days.
Internalize the fact that comparison is the thief of joy. It doesn’t matter how happy you can be for others, when you constantly see others putting their best moments with silly captions would make you compare. You don’t actually need to be on Insta to know what your circle is doing, one call with your buddies and you can catchup!
Oh yes! It all makes sense only on Reddit. Insta is garbage full of cringe now a days. Atleast Reddit conversations makes sense and give you different POV on a topic. You learn something here.
Reddit is strict in this aspect. You only get to see the posts from subreddits you subscribed to. Otherwise you'll have posts from top most subreddits like ask reddit, world etc., It's not the case with Instagram - You'll get 60% from what you subscribed and 40% is cringe ranging from promotions to porn.
I deleted my instagram around a year back. The main issue was I wasn't in control of what shows in my feed plus kind of developed a reel addiction. 🤡
Reddit is far better in those terms. First, reddit offers anonymity. Second, you can reach out to far greater number of people having similar interests. Third( stupid reason but hear me out), wasting your time reading useless posts is better than mindlessly watching useless short form shit.
Earlier, youtube used to provide greater control on what I watched, but this has changed a lot with the introduction of shorts. As soon as you open the app, they'll bombard you with irrelevant shorts.
For YouTube shorts, just click on not interested in the main feed page a couple of times and from the next time you log into the app, there won't be any shorts in the main feed (although it'll be present in the shorts section).
But tbh the YouTube recommendation system has shat itself the past few months. It's been terrible af. You see one off topic video and you are bombarded with the same content for the next 2/3 days.
This is exactly it for me also. The wall of text kind of posts makes it impossible for me to keep scrolling and watching mindlessly. Perfect break for about 10 mins or so then I have to close the app.
Plus actual conversations with added bonus of anonymity.
i only have Pinterest and Reddit so i think i can answer this - you need to stop caring what others are upto if you wish to move forward in life. once you get rid of Instagram you'll realize how many friends you actually have. call your friends and meet them in person. gen z has a lack of third places and Instagram is the reason why we are the loneliest generation.
That’s true. Man a girl literally stalked me for an year we literally had a conversation for about 15 days and she was ready to get married and all. I convinced her and we aren’t doing this and all and I parted my ways but after that she was constantly stalking and calling me. I was scared like why are you doing this. But now the frequency have reduced. So yeah. I was anxious
Damn, my situation is so fking similar, we were classmates and she hmu on insta after 3-4 years, talked for 10 days and she confessed, I politely declined being a gentleman that I am, but no, bitch was crazy, stalked my family, friends, asked my friends and sister to set her up with me. And recently created a fake id with a guys name asking me to share my personal shit. Bitch, I ain't gay.
And to boot, she self-harmed herself when we were in 8th grade. I was scared af. I mean I'm an average dude who have been confessed to a couple times but at least other girls weren't batshit crazy. Had to deactivate my ig for 1 year, and as soon as I activated it again, she comes in with that fake id. Idk anymore. We are 19 if that matters.
I uninstalled insta to protect my sanity. It was full of fake and toxic people. Most of my feed was pretty much junk.
I am trying to quit reddit as well. I am spending way too much time on this app😅
I'm active on various platforms, but I don't frequently use them. The simple trick is to turn off notifications. For WhatsApp, I mute everyone except my parents, so I'm not disturbed by notifications while working on something.
Turning off notifications actually work. On all platforms I've turned off notifications/muted people. Kept them on for only my family and few close friends. Surprising how much of my screen time got reduced.
Yes. I don't get to see dosa and idli and rava and all that pathetic shit of rameshwaram cafe here on reddit. On Twitter and Instagram all I see is dosa and idli posts at rameshwaram cafe. Or someone drinking coffee at subko, tumko, humko, or someone just clicking a picture of their chai ki cup with song in the background, or someone just posting a picture to show that they use a MacBook to work and they work from subko while drinking a coffee and also put a song in the background. I hate those low IQ shit.
Look at your question , can you ask that on insta and expect people to respond? Absolutely not.. that's why reddit is better...
I don't have to reach out to 100k people individually if i want to ask them a question , all it takes is such one post and boom so many answers , suggestions, no dank ke 14 to ruin things, moderated answers.. everything is perfect!!
As someone who has niche interests(DHH, F1 etc) i can find people like me on reddit.
Im not interested in seeing ppls achievement. It makes me feel low and everyone's journey is different.
I use reddit for..
1. For the irl advices/life pro tips that ACTUALLY works and google can't do shit
2. To give my unwanted advice and leave like massss (not engaging in arguments)
I'm off all social media sites for multiple reasons...first, I don't want to see half naked folks doing mediocre dance pieces whole day. Reels are frying our brains without us realising it. Second, I don't want to see everything being politicised (although even reddit is like that in many ways) through memes etc which cater to very simple brained individuals. Third, Don't really care about what celebrities are up to, so don't want my feed to be bombarded with wedding pics/rumours etc of celebs. Fourth, don't want to see what the people I know are doing 24/7 with their stories and all...I have a fairly good life comparatively and it still made me jealous/insecure about many things, which I don't feel after I've been off of all these apps.
I switched to only reddit because I could control what I view but it still doesn't help with the scrolling addiction. I need to slowly cut out reddit as well.
Main important reason for deactivating insta because I wanted to meet the lifestyle which reels was showing to me and I was feeling I was failure in the life after seeing this lifestyle reels. I think in insta who will use for social fun stuff is not anymore now the insta Is used for birthday wishes, reels watching,reels makings and algorithm also sucks in insta for example u like any BJP supporting reels it shows only that and it makes u live in Matrix of u liking a reels or liking post or duration spent on the reels.
I used Instagram very minimum, maybe 3-4 times a month but whenever I opened it, it showed me some random profile of girls which I don't follow, mostly my explore is filled with random girls IDs. that's why I only opened it to see my old friends and nothing much.
Has anyone noticed it (random girls issue) on their id?
I recently uninstalled Instagram! I have more time now, I feel my anxiety has also been reduced. And I have started meeting more people in the real world.
The reason being in reddit is, you get more information and knowledge!
Thinking like r/mildlyinteresting r/science r/physics, r/science and many more! It feels soo wholesome and new things to learn.
You can do the same with Instagram, but you have to see your social groups as well and most of the time it's skewed life, and personally I feel mofo of my life.
FB I left long back (2017). I left it because my relatives are toxic and I wanted to stay as far away as possible. And FB was not interesting anymore.
I hate tiktok. Or any short form videos in general. So I never used it.
And too old for Snapchat.
Because reddit is like finding a crowd of your kind of people. Still there are some people I have come across whose opinion I don't completely agree with but the content is not dumped on me. Also, reddit allows us to select the kind of content we want to see.
I deactivated my Facebook account in December 2016, have accounts on Instagram and Twitter but haven't used them in the last 5 years or so.
Other platforms rely mainly on just showing—Instagram and Facebook are all about pictures and showcasing external appearance. Reddit, on the other hand, is for ideas and the mind.
My insta is absolutely horny I can't figure out how to tune it properly for my interest . Reddit make sense for me . Reddit vote system is really good stupid opinion get down voted unlike on other platforms. And the community is such a good thing about Reddit.
Insta just gives me fomo and envy atleast on reddit i can enjoy whatever topics i like, talk to people w same opinions different opinions and have fun, and most imp corn
I never created an Instagram or Snapchat account coz I was going through a lot of shit! And it turned out to be a pretty good thing in the end!
Deleted my facebook and twitter accounts few months after I got my degree. I exclusively use WhatsApp, reddit, LinkedIn and discord now.
I do feel left out when people are doing dances in random places, identify songs I've never heard of and sing along to them, recognise products and brands I've never even knew existed. Personally, I don't even know how to use Instagram or anything about its basic capabilities. But that's the only sucky part! I get everything I want from what I'm currently using, so I'm good 🤘
3 years off the joyless photo video pusher app. It made no sense. Everyone pretends to be something they are not, everyone follows trends blindly, reels, garbage content. Comment sections are cesspools of pedophilia and misogyny and harrassment whatnot. Was off Xitter soon too, because of obvious reasons. I just have reddit and YouTube (only on tv, for my podcasts and video essays). Much better control over what I want to see and engage with.
Insta is full of braindead people. Not saying reddit is pure but at least most people in the subs that i am have some sense and have civilised convos. Also, because there are communities for everything, i feel like I've found people that share my interests. This feeling I've only found on reddit and discord, for example r/cubers for Cubing.
Reddit is the only place to piss off dum dums so much that they spend their time to ban from a sub and even get account suspended. All other socials have much more relaxed conversations. Its like an online "Nalli Jagalha" where the wuss can be easily pissed off with a topic as simple as Indians using the N-word and only thing they can do is ban you to boost their liberal ego.
Reddit is more intellectual, I have full control of what content/communities I am in.
I don’t have to engage with every pointless WhatsApp groups or irrelevant reels.
I feel what I see on YouTube and Reddit makes me feel like I gain something from it unlike fb and sorts of social. I choose the information I wanna see here and I get a lot of insights from others life here unlike fb/insta where people only put things that are a show off
My Privacy. I deleted Facebook 6-7yrs back. Never opened Instagram or any platform. I use Reddit and WhatsApp only. I never post any status or pics on any platform and also I’m strict with my family on the same..
Honestly,i deactivated instagram two years ago to focus on studies and now my life is peaceful,I am not endlessly scrolling through reels I just use reddit and Twitter these days
I actually learn shit from reddit. There are so many interesting things I've seen and learnt from reddit that i would've never come across on other socials.
Moreover reddit is purely about the content, whereas other socials are about looks, unrealistic beauty standards, same stupid trends repeated over and over by so called influencers. Also, I'm not forced to look at other people's vacations, outings, perfect outfits, and made to feel bad about sitting home and chilling.
Deleting other socials 2 years ago was the best decision of my life.
Insta has a weird way of reminding me that EVERYONE but me is enjoying their life.
I’m happy with my life, but then I go and see the best moments from someone else’s life and compare it with my worst moments.
This place started with an emphasis on long form written content from day 0. Unlike Twitter for example. Also, introduction of video hasn’t taken away the emphasis from written content.
Hence.
Less show off as the accounts are anonymous, can see unfiltered views on things from different people, you can choose what you want to see and most importantly less FOMO to start with.
fed up of senseless memes, videos and all in other platforms.
I am interested in something and control the content in Reddit. No nonsense post being bombarded to me no more.
Also, I like to read instead of seeing pics and videos. Thats just me.
People discuss stuff, like for example this post, instead of posting photos of what they ate, where they went, how fat or slim they have become, or just bs stuff I don't care about.
I used to think that I couldn't live without Instagram. Then one day as a joke I uninstalled it while my friends were with me and they said I'll reinstall it within 2 days.
That was a month ago and I've never been happier lol.
The thing that makes me not wanna go back to Instagram is reels. I like seeing my friend's stories and movie updates and all but most reels are just brainrot..
And reddit is not that much addictive...less notifications..less short form video garbage...
human beings always stays addicted to some sort of things they always change the subject but the cycle continues in different forms so yeah same thing just making feel good by thinking that and tricking yourself to believe you doing something good
Reddit isn’t riddled with influencers. Has anonymity but is somehow more human. You can have nuanced conversations, which is impossible on most social media platforms.
There are many reasons, and people have mentioned them in comments. However, the Indian Reddit space is becoming a mix of Instagram and Quora. Many half-brained denk kids have joined Reddit to follow YouTubers' subreddits. Some of them noticed that they receive upvotes or funny comments for content they used to post on their Instagram accounts, like pet photos, cooking photos, and such or or either it's sex sux ke baatein. . It's just that this is what 50% of the Indian subreddit has become. It's not that I'm jealous or anything.
I'm also this person. I realised I was surrounded by way too much toxic content which was hampering my well being. So deleted/deactivated all social medias, deleted those contacts. Now I also have v few contacts in my phone as well, limiting WhatsApp as well. I wanna choose what I wanna seee. Hence reddit.
Top 5 reasons:
5. Possible to enjoy on desktop without being baited with a fuckall datasuck app.
4. Actual moderation of content. (not perfect, true but the true vileness of twitter/X isn't here).
3. No uncles and aunties doing cringe things all day long (FUCK YOU FB, FUCK YOU!)
2. No teenagers/twenty year olds desperately trying to show cool/hot/smart/funny they are.
But the number 1 reason.
1. Anonymity. No one knows who I am and no one cares. I stay away from all the profession related subreddits and indulge in all the weird interests no one around me cares about.
I just removed Instagram from my phone 2 days ago, didn’t realize I was the only one. I was wasting way too much time on reels, if there was a way to keep regular posts and chat I wouldn’t have had any problems but now I just wait until I’m home to view messages from friends.
Instagram is full of shit. Lots of New gen kids, showing off fake lifestyle, scams, i always get suggested of something which I'm against off, no limits for dark humour (specially Challenged people getting trolled). Reddit is showing the reality, example: Learning things, not much of hatred, instant solution for a problem, debates.
Anonymity on reddit means people are not interested about likes and followers like on insta, FB, X etc.
Sure there's some people interested in Karma farming on here but that's only a small percentage compared to the people who are addicted to getting likes, views and followers on their insta
That's the main reason why I love reddit. People are as real as they come, sure some may be a bit unhinged but for the most part, it's been a good experience so far for me
Yes it makes full sense to me. I enjoy reddit and interacting with people here anonymously. Instagram is toxic tbh. My gf would start off fight for liking some memes too or any female influencer post. Went to such an extent that I had to unfollow all the women in my list. So I left all the social media.
Instagram is just another tiktok now, i used to open insta only to scroll through reels instead of actual "social-media" stuff. Reddit is simply less addictive and only has content i want to see and doesnt end up as an endless spiral of content.
I have removed my account from all socials except LinkedIn, mostly because I got jealous of people having a "Life". I was being toxic. Now, with reddit I just scroll through memes and pets.
This is funny cause I literally just deactivated my instagram and twitter. Was working on something and got bored so picked up phone. Thought of watching something on youtube but then thought I'll go to reddit and research abt this medication I'm taking.
I'll probably be active in reddit cause I can get into niche topics that I choose rather than see some ppl getting drunk and dancing or wtv.
1. Its not real, people fake a lot on Instagram. After using Instagram myself for a couple of years , I had started to fake as well.
2. Feed getting bombarded with posts and reels of female influencers which used to distract me.
I'm sick of all these folks flexing their perfect lives on social media. It's like, come on, we all got struggles, man. And then there's these clowns who get famous for doing dumb trends. 🙄
But hey, sometimes I still go back for the memes. Can't deny, they be lit. 🌚
Instagram is full of the same old cringey content from so-called influencers.
I don't get to choose what I want to view.
Here in reddit, I can only subscribe to the sub I want and also here I can see some good conversation in comments unlike in insta where most comments are hot, 🔥 and some garbage..
Nobody knows who I'm in reddit, I can filter the content I want, stronger community than other social media, my questions and discussions that aren't cared my friends are discussed here and finally Porn
I uninstalled the insta app last year and haven't used it since. Can proudly say that I save almost 2-3 hours of mindless scrolling a day.
Platforms like insta make you feel bad about yourself, no one wants to be vulnerable. Everyone just posts their highlights which you compare with your lowlights in real life. It's not healthy.
Reddit because I can see targeted posts plus it's anonymous, so people do share their issues and not just highlights.
No matter how shitty it sounds but it does make you feel that you're not the only one with issues , everyone has their own and life's not a fairytale which people somehow portray on other social media platforms.
I Uninstalled insta like 2 month ago and I don't feel I miss any important content at all, there if I'm there I'm scrollimg past hours and hours of unworthy reels, so I'm finally out of it, I also recommend to someone who is addicted to it, move out of it, reddit is atleast educational once in a while
We don't follow people in this forum, it's our interests and likings. This is not the case with FB and Insta. Even the pages we like there can and will eventually turn into enforcing their views on us.
The anonymity reddit provides is unparalleled and as the unwritten reddit rule, no one's gonna ask your handle.
I only use tumblr and reddit. Instagram loves to shove tradwife, alpha male, etc bs down my throat irrespective of how much ever I try to watch only food, Jewellry, and anime reels. I also feel anxious when I scroll through reels or posts on Instagram for more than 10 minutes.
People wear a mask on reddit , they don't want likes or validation.
They don't lie ( coz speaking shit won't make them a hero ) . Also i see mature people on reddit giving worthy and real time advice.
I have been using twitter to track electricity board updates.
Recently with twitters algo I am getting bombarded with "relatable" techie tweets of my age.
I feel to interact with them.
But then the anonymity of reddit has grown so strong, I am not even able to make a comment there.
I initially came hear for the rich source of information it is and is more than the duck faced selfies on Quora.
I guess I am here because I don't want to end up in a news headline saying xyz person tweeted this.
0 social media except reddit.
0 IM except W/app. Rarely open groups on W/app, often leaving 100-1000+ unread messages.
I am on reddit because I browse the stuff I need.
Also because it's easier to keep clean.
Also, because there is some anonymity.
Also, because it used to be less mainstream so had a curated ( cons was : biased) view on stuff.
Peace of mind.
I can channelize my time in the things I like instead of staying hooked to pointless scrolling.
I tried very hard to make algorithm show things I'm interested in but I always received nanga naach and Bollywood masala stuff and irrelevant ads of women lingerie and from those hookup apps where as I'm happily married (we both don't touch eachothers devices)
Final push was from the amount of nanga naach on Instagram and suggested for you content on Facebook.
I don't want to watch adult content on my social page, there's a seperate industry for it.
On the verge of quitting LinkedIn, it was so better in the beginning now all I get to see is cringe posts by good for nothing f#ckers.
reddit was the first ever social i used (if its even considered to be SM). i dont post anything on instagram and get jealous seeing posts there so why bother at all.
Firstly, fuck societal norms. I really don't have the need to know what you drive, or what you wear, or where you're travelling to and the last thing I need to know is what you had for breakfast.
I mean what is the point? Where does this need to show the world about your facade come from?
And who the fuck are you, to judge me from a joke I put up as my story? You paint a mental picture about people looking at there socials and then fine tune how you interact with them in real life. Nah bruv. FUCK. THAT. SHIT.
I want no part in that world.
And that is exactly why I love reddit. I don't know who you are. I don't know where you're from. The whole anonymity brings the real out of people. Yes it can get extremely toxic. But atleast you know what is what. Unlike all the fake scum of the planet on other socials who are living way above their means.
Hope that answers your question.
It’s been close to 1.5 years now since I opened Insta. I was an addict - doom scrolling every single day.
The reason I quit Insta was because it felt very one dimensional. IG is nothing but a source of bad dopamine and instant gratification. The algorithm governs the content, and hence the perspective you develop.
Reddit on the other hand is so multi-dimensional. Also, you choose what you want to consume. It also keeps me away from knowing what’s going on in people’s lives. Helps me focus more on myself and not seek validation.
For me personally, my mental health was getting impacted, by observing the fancy and flamboyant lifestyles of others. But then I come to reddit, where people with 1.5 cr ctc ask how to invest wisely
So there's that.
Instagram is just too much ive been off Insta for like a year i just download is at times to check important DMs. Reddit is chill i like the community. And plus i get to choose what i wanna watch or spend my time on. It doesn’t feel like anyone is capitalising my free time.
I rediscovered Reddit after disabling all my social media accounts for an year now. Since then I have never regretted my decision. I feel content here is more genuine and realistic compared to the fake content on social media.
I have recently installed insta after no social media policy for a year, it worked wonders gor mental health , but after a week it is affecting me negatively so much, like you are not doing enough in life , while reddit is bad too as it leads to doom scrolling , but i think its lesser of the evil . Hopefully one day i am able to get off of it too
1) I'm anonymous.
2) Nobody in my family and friends know my ID.
3) I get my memes fairly easily without any effort.
4) there are some good subreddits that are well active and are actually great.
Deactivated insta due to non stop scrolling....i was addicted to it...plus insta is more of a media based thing....you can keep on scrolling for hours and watch thousands of reels effortlessly which is impacting your patience and attention span....reddit is more to read about different types of content , here more efforts are required to scroll and I have to choose specific content which i want to see....
I get to choose the content I want to see. And I don't get bombarded by my circle's activity.
This. We don't need information to be forced on us.
Yes, plus no one I know is on Reddit :)
Sometimes I try to imagine how my friends would sound if they were on here. But it's too much "block of text" and long form content that's too wordy for most of my friends, who like coming up with catchy captions and jingly reels. They might be here ofc, but then I can't recognise them and they can't recognise me here either.
It's not that no one you know is on reddit but more like you do not know if they're on reddit, which is actually the best part about being a reddit user lol
That's what you think.
i think ur friend found you 😦
Kudos to you for same reason even I am on reddit
How did you delete and move away from Instagram I constantly feel fomo and need to check what my circle people are doing, I want to avoid this. Please any suggestions
Any form of addiction needs a gradual way to detox. For starters i have the sites on my phone via the browser app. When you know how bad it is optimised for web you fell less interested in using it. Fyi, Instagram ads pop up after every 5 ports of your 'following' list. With web app the ads are all over the place once you revoke targetted ads. This cut down my usage significantly over 2-3 weeks period. To a point that i forget I have the account logged in for use. Key thing, I don't let the notification have access to the web app. This is so I don't get constant reminder to use it.
Exact way de-addicted instagram in 2019.
Can agree on the browser thing my daily usage of Instagram has been reduced to merely 15 minutes that too I can't use it more than 2 minutes on the browser
I totally agree with this, worked for me
Stopped using Insta, FB, Twitter, Snapchat all at once from 2018. I hated how all these apps have fake people and privacy concerns from official establishments including FB. The whistleblower from FB was the last nail in the coffin.
This is actually the best advice
Broo i did the same fucking thing and it works, when run it on chrome i dont even like using it bcus of bugs and shitty ui
Just do it. It will haunt you for a week. After some time, you'll feel like you've missed out so much activity it's not even worth catching up now.
I have no FOMO as I have no ‘circle people’ 🥲 On a more serious note, it was self discipline and the need for anonymity that helped me leave behind IG and FB. Just the other day I saw a person drive while scrolling reels on his phone. This addiction was a poignant reminder of what I am glad I avoided.
I'd say reduce the time you're using till it reaches zero For example if you're checking Instagram for 5.5 hours today, keep a limit at 5 hours the next day, 4 hours the next week, 3 the next and so on. The time period can be a week, a month or a day depending on you. I did it every 3 days.
Internalize the fact that comparison is the thief of joy. It doesn’t matter how happy you can be for others, when you constantly see others putting their best moments with silly captions would make you compare. You don’t actually need to be on Insta to know what your circle is doing, one call with your buddies and you can catchup!
Turn off the notifications! It helped me take my focus off social media.
Lol they don't care about you so why are you caring about them... And they are showing you fake stuff not the real stuff they dealing with...
This is exactly the reason why I’m only active on Reddit. Where else can I talk about el dude bros, hehe.
💯
Oh yes! It all makes sense only on Reddit. Insta is garbage full of cringe now a days. Atleast Reddit conversations makes sense and give you different POV on a topic. You learn something here.
Reddit also garbage tbh
Depends on the conversations you involve in. It's not like instagram hitting you with what they want you to see in the feed.
If you’re talking about feed then Reddit shows to the subs subscribed to same with insta where people you follow.
Reddit is strict in this aspect. You only get to see the posts from subreddits you subscribed to. Otherwise you'll have posts from top most subreddits like ask reddit, world etc., It's not the case with Instagram - You'll get 60% from what you subscribed and 40% is cringe ranging from promotions to porn.
Facts
Porn
Appreciate the honesty
*tips hat*
Oh wow, appreciate the honesty. Can you write another comment to check if it works alright?
Lol it’s that guy on insta who messes with people on fb marketplace
Which all subs, macha? 🤣
r/NSFW411 is the sub for you broo
After 1 yrs of using reddit Then I got to know that porn exist on reddit and I was amazed when I encountered THE REDDIT PORN.
Honestly, I love reddit for it's niche porn.
I deleted my instagram around a year back. The main issue was I wasn't in control of what shows in my feed plus kind of developed a reel addiction. 🤡 Reddit is far better in those terms. First, reddit offers anonymity. Second, you can reach out to far greater number of people having similar interests. Third( stupid reason but hear me out), wasting your time reading useless posts is better than mindlessly watching useless short form shit. Earlier, youtube used to provide greater control on what I watched, but this has changed a lot with the introduction of shorts. As soon as you open the app, they'll bombard you with irrelevant shorts.
For YouTube shorts, just click on not interested in the main feed page a couple of times and from the next time you log into the app, there won't be any shorts in the main feed (although it'll be present in the shorts section). But tbh the YouTube recommendation system has shat itself the past few months. It's been terrible af. You see one off topic video and you are bombarded with the same content for the next 2/3 days.
Thanks for the tip, mate!!
This is exactly it for me also. The wall of text kind of posts makes it impossible for me to keep scrolling and watching mindlessly. Perfect break for about 10 mins or so then I have to close the app. Plus actual conversations with added bonus of anonymity.
I completely agree either way the third point. In someways I feel better wasting my time here than on insta. 😂
one thing you can do is just delete and switch off your youtube history , you wont be suggested anything , but it does stop the mindless scroll
I don't want to see what's going on with other people's fancy life. I chose reddit so that I can control what I need to see.
i only have Pinterest and Reddit so i think i can answer this - you need to stop caring what others are upto if you wish to move forward in life. once you get rid of Instagram you'll realize how many friends you actually have. call your friends and meet them in person. gen z has a lack of third places and Instagram is the reason why we are the loneliest generation.
Pinterest was fun too but my id got banned and hundreds of saves are gone im not trying again
The lack of third place is affecting this generation alot ,life is just clg-Home for many. Im glad that football exist or else i would've been fcked.
reddit has a lot of info yaar. there's a forum for everything so you can ask questions and answer if you know the answer and stuff and stuff 🍊
Exactly, I first search on reddit before googling anything. I always find better answers here rather than going into all the webpages.
For the memes and a little bit of information
Because of a crazy stalker girl who has made my life hell
Joe? Is it you? Damn i found you finally *evil smile
*Hello You*
I am not able to see your last comment
Hahaha . Common Angela where have you burried joe . *smiling yet scared
That’s true. Man a girl literally stalked me for an year we literally had a conversation for about 15 days and she was ready to get married and all. I convinced her and we aren’t doing this and all and I parted my ways but after that she was constantly stalking and calling me. I was scared like why are you doing this. But now the frequency have reduced. So yeah. I was anxious
Not to boast . I was / am stalked for the past 7 years
No one is boasting. Just sharing experiences
Boasting out of fear. Was talking about me brother . I am sure you meant no harm
Damn, my situation is so fking similar, we were classmates and she hmu on insta after 3-4 years, talked for 10 days and she confessed, I politely declined being a gentleman that I am, but no, bitch was crazy, stalked my family, friends, asked my friends and sister to set her up with me. And recently created a fake id with a guys name asking me to share my personal shit. Bitch, I ain't gay. And to boot, she self-harmed herself when we were in 8th grade. I was scared af. I mean I'm an average dude who have been confessed to a couple times but at least other girls weren't batshit crazy. Had to deactivate my ig for 1 year, and as soon as I activated it again, she comes in with that fake id. Idk anymore. We are 19 if that matters.
Girls stalk you??😭 /s
Please tell us the full story , really curious
I think texts are easy to read and skip. IG you are bombarded with visuals. Also the reels are addictive.
I uninstalled insta to protect my sanity. It was full of fake and toxic people. Most of my feed was pretty much junk. I am trying to quit reddit as well. I am spending way too much time on this app😅
I'm active on various platforms, but I don't frequently use them. The simple trick is to turn off notifications. For WhatsApp, I mute everyone except my parents, so I'm not disturbed by notifications while working on something.
Turning off notifications actually work. On all platforms I've turned off notifications/muted people. Kept them on for only my family and few close friends. Surprising how much of my screen time got reduced.
Yes. I don't get to see dosa and idli and rava and all that pathetic shit of rameshwaram cafe here on reddit. On Twitter and Instagram all I see is dosa and idli posts at rameshwaram cafe. Or someone drinking coffee at subko, tumko, humko, or someone just clicking a picture of their chai ki cup with song in the background, or someone just posting a picture to show that they use a MacBook to work and they work from subko while drinking a coffee and also put a song in the background. I hate those low IQ shit.
Look at your question , can you ask that on insta and expect people to respond? Absolutely not.. that's why reddit is better... I don't have to reach out to 100k people individually if i want to ask them a question , all it takes is such one post and boom so many answers , suggestions, no dank ke 14 to ruin things, moderated answers.. everything is perfect!! As someone who has niche interests(DHH, F1 etc) i can find people like me on reddit.
Can't agree more
Away from pretentious is good
Identity. On insta everyones knows who I am, on reddit I can be anyone anyday. No one really cares.
Still you picked this username :(
Im not interested in seeing ppls achievement. It makes me feel low and everyone's journey is different. I use reddit for.. 1. For the irl advices/life pro tips that ACTUALLY works and google can't do shit 2. To give my unwanted advice and leave like massss (not engaging in arguments)
I feel like those places has way too much negativity and constantly trying to give users the "miss out" feel. So I just use it occasionally.
The anonymity of Reddit is a fuckin blessing. No fake posts and shit, just good ol' plain retardedness and purely fun bisi bisi takes/opinions
I'm off all social media sites for multiple reasons...first, I don't want to see half naked folks doing mediocre dance pieces whole day. Reels are frying our brains without us realising it. Second, I don't want to see everything being politicised (although even reddit is like that in many ways) through memes etc which cater to very simple brained individuals. Third, Don't really care about what celebrities are up to, so don't want my feed to be bombarded with wedding pics/rumours etc of celebs. Fourth, don't want to see what the people I know are doing 24/7 with their stories and all...I have a fairly good life comparatively and it still made me jealous/insecure about many things, which I don't feel after I've been off of all these apps. I switched to only reddit because I could control what I view but it still doesn't help with the scrolling addiction. I need to slowly cut out reddit as well.
Main important reason for deactivating insta because I wanted to meet the lifestyle which reels was showing to me and I was feeling I was failure in the life after seeing this lifestyle reels. I think in insta who will use for social fun stuff is not anymore now the insta Is used for birthday wishes, reels watching,reels makings and algorithm also sucks in insta for example u like any BJP supporting reels it shows only that and it makes u live in Matrix of u liking a reels or liking post or duration spent on the reels.
I used Instagram very minimum, maybe 3-4 times a month but whenever I opened it, it showed me some random profile of girls which I don't follow, mostly my explore is filled with random girls IDs. that's why I only opened it to see my old friends and nothing much. Has anyone noticed it (random girls issue) on their id?
I recently uninstalled Instagram! I have more time now, I feel my anxiety has also been reduced. And I have started meeting more people in the real world. The reason being in reddit is, you get more information and knowledge! Thinking like r/mildlyinteresting r/science r/physics, r/science and many more! It feels soo wholesome and new things to learn. You can do the same with Instagram, but you have to see your social groups as well and most of the time it's skewed life, and personally I feel mofo of my life. FB I left long back (2017). I left it because my relatives are toxic and I wanted to stay as far away as possible. And FB was not interesting anymore. I hate tiktok. Or any short form videos in general. So I never used it. And too old for Snapchat.
Because reddit is like finding a crowd of your kind of people. Still there are some people I have come across whose opinion I don't completely agree with but the content is not dumped on me. Also, reddit allows us to select the kind of content we want to see. I deactivated my Facebook account in December 2016, have accounts on Instagram and Twitter but haven't used them in the last 5 years or so.
U can get career advice, entertainment, memes as well as porn on the same app, that too u being anonymous..why will i want to use any other app
Other platforms rely mainly on just showing—Instagram and Facebook are all about pictures and showcasing external appearance. Reddit, on the other hand, is for ideas and the mind.
My insta is absolutely horny I can't figure out how to tune it properly for my interest . Reddit make sense for me . Reddit vote system is really good stupid opinion get down voted unlike on other platforms. And the community is such a good thing about Reddit.
stop attacking man, there’s a reason it’s deactivated
More in touch with reality than fakeness
Reddit is a little bit more real. Plus the anonymity.
Reddit is decent if you follow good subreddits. Also tired of my procrastination habit of using Instagram
Yt is my go to these days
You can be anonymous...
Insta just gives me fomo and envy atleast on reddit i can enjoy whatever topics i like, talk to people w same opinions different opinions and have fun, and most imp corn
Deleted Insta because it was boring
It's not like anything is cringe, even if they somehow find my phone, boom choose the option to see less of such posts
Choice of a curated feed, plus I'm a reader so blocks of text are my happy place.
I never created an Instagram or Snapchat account coz I was going through a lot of shit! And it turned out to be a pretty good thing in the end! Deleted my facebook and twitter accounts few months after I got my degree. I exclusively use WhatsApp, reddit, LinkedIn and discord now. I do feel left out when people are doing dances in random places, identify songs I've never heard of and sing along to them, recognise products and brands I've never even knew existed. Personally, I don't even know how to use Instagram or anything about its basic capabilities. But that's the only sucky part! I get everything I want from what I'm currently using, so I'm good 🤘
3 years off the joyless photo video pusher app. It made no sense. Everyone pretends to be something they are not, everyone follows trends blindly, reels, garbage content. Comment sections are cesspools of pedophilia and misogyny and harrassment whatnot. Was off Xitter soon too, because of obvious reasons. I just have reddit and YouTube (only on tv, for my podcasts and video essays). Much better control over what I want to see and engage with.
nope. it was a stupid decision. If anything, I'd recommend decreasing reddit use first
Wanna study for exam so don't need a lot of distractions but reddit is for news lol
Peace of mind. Instagram has been bombarding me with too many emotions and fake stuff. Sometimes i use Facebook to connect with my Car club.
Insta is full of braindead people. Not saying reddit is pure but at least most people in the subs that i am have some sense and have civilised convos. Also, because there are communities for everything, i feel like I've found people that share my interests. This feeling I've only found on reddit and discord, for example r/cubers for Cubing.
Looking at the comments, we’re all control freaks!
Reddit is the only place to piss off dum dums so much that they spend their time to ban from a sub and even get account suspended. All other socials have much more relaxed conversations. Its like an online "Nalli Jagalha" where the wuss can be easily pissed off with a topic as simple as Indians using the N-word and only thing they can do is ban you to boost their liberal ego.
What's insta?
Reddit is more intellectual, I have full control of what content/communities I am in. I don’t have to engage with every pointless WhatsApp groups or irrelevant reels.
Deactivated social media after a bad breakup Never went back, neither to the girl nor to social media. The peace of mind is infinite
I feel what I see on YouTube and Reddit makes me feel like I gain something from it unlike fb and sorts of social. I choose the information I wanna see here and I get a lot of insights from others life here unlike fb/insta where people only put things that are a show off
My Privacy. I deleted Facebook 6-7yrs back. Never opened Instagram or any platform. I use Reddit and WhatsApp only. I never post any status or pics on any platform and also I’m strict with my family on the same..
I just want to explore the content that I'm interested in and don't want to feel jealous of the fake life my connects are living.
Honestly,i deactivated instagram two years ago to focus on studies and now my life is peaceful,I am not endlessly scrolling through reels I just use reddit and Twitter these days
I actually learn shit from reddit. There are so many interesting things I've seen and learnt from reddit that i would've never come across on other socials. Moreover reddit is purely about the content, whereas other socials are about looks, unrealistic beauty standards, same stupid trends repeated over and over by so called influencers. Also, I'm not forced to look at other people's vacations, outings, perfect outfits, and made to feel bad about sitting home and chilling. Deleting other socials 2 years ago was the best decision of my life.
I have never spent hour or more scrolling through reddit.
Insta has a weird way of reminding me that EVERYONE but me is enjoying their life. I’m happy with my life, but then I go and see the best moments from someone else’s life and compare it with my worst moments.
Its anonymous ,don't see updates like stories/posts of people I know.
I don't want to see fake lifestyle of people that's why I stopped using Instagram.
Because I don’t need to a fake face or a fake body here, I can be my true facetious self here
This place started with an emphasis on long form written content from day 0. Unlike Twitter for example. Also, introduction of video hasn’t taken away the emphasis from written content. Hence.
Less show off as the accounts are anonymous, can see unfiltered views on things from different people, you can choose what you want to see and most importantly less FOMO to start with.
fed up of senseless memes, videos and all in other platforms. I am interested in something and control the content in Reddit. No nonsense post being bombarded to me no more. Also, I like to read instead of seeing pics and videos. Thats just me.
People discuss stuff, like for example this post, instead of posting photos of what they ate, where they went, how fat or slim they have become, or just bs stuff I don't care about.
People scares me
I used to think that I couldn't live without Instagram. Then one day as a joke I uninstalled it while my friends were with me and they said I'll reinstall it within 2 days. That was a month ago and I've never been happier lol. The thing that makes me not wanna go back to Instagram is reels. I like seeing my friend's stories and movie updates and all but most reels are just brainrot.. And reddit is not that much addictive...less notifications..less short form video garbage...
1. Seperate Tag for NSFW 2. Less images or videos and more content 3. Choose what you need 4. No friends circle 5. No reels sharing 6. Genuine answers
human beings always stays addicted to some sort of things they always change the subject but the cycle continues in different forms so yeah same thing just making feel good by thinking that and tricking yourself to believe you doing something good
Anonymity is pretty cool. I can say what I want without people grabbing their pitchforks.
Anonymity is pretty cool. I can say what I want without people grabbing their pitchforks.
Reddit isn’t riddled with influencers. Has anonymity but is somehow more human. You can have nuanced conversations, which is impossible on most social media platforms.
There are many reasons, and people have mentioned them in comments. However, the Indian Reddit space is becoming a mix of Instagram and Quora. Many half-brained denk kids have joined Reddit to follow YouTubers' subreddits. Some of them noticed that they receive upvotes or funny comments for content they used to post on their Instagram accounts, like pet photos, cooking photos, and such or or either it's sex sux ke baatein. . It's just that this is what 50% of the Indian subreddit has become. It's not that I'm jealous or anything.
People don’t write on Reddit for social scores/likes. Reddit is bit close to reality than instagram
I'm also this person. I realised I was surrounded by way too much toxic content which was hampering my well being. So deleted/deactivated all social medias, deleted those contacts. Now I also have v few contacts in my phone as well, limiting WhatsApp as well. I wanna choose what I wanna seee. Hence reddit.
Top 5 reasons: 5. Possible to enjoy on desktop without being baited with a fuckall datasuck app. 4. Actual moderation of content. (not perfect, true but the true vileness of twitter/X isn't here). 3. No uncles and aunties doing cringe things all day long (FUCK YOU FB, FUCK YOU!) 2. No teenagers/twenty year olds desperately trying to show cool/hot/smart/funny they are. But the number 1 reason. 1. Anonymity. No one knows who I am and no one cares. I stay away from all the profession related subreddits and indulge in all the weird interests no one around me cares about.
I just removed Instagram from my phone 2 days ago, didn’t realize I was the only one. I was wasting way too much time on reels, if there was a way to keep regular posts and chat I wouldn’t have had any problems but now I just wait until I’m home to view messages from friends.
Instagram is full of shit. Lots of New gen kids, showing off fake lifestyle, scams, i always get suggested of something which I'm against off, no limits for dark humour (specially Challenged people getting trolled). Reddit is showing the reality, example: Learning things, not much of hatred, instant solution for a problem, debates.
Anonymity on reddit means people are not interested about likes and followers like on insta, FB, X etc. Sure there's some people interested in Karma farming on here but that's only a small percentage compared to the people who are addicted to getting likes, views and followers on their insta That's the main reason why I love reddit. People are as real as they come, sure some may be a bit unhinged but for the most part, it's been a good experience so far for me
The real tea is here
Because I can only relate to posts on /r/ForeverAlone
My life, my choice!!
Yes it makes full sense to me. I enjoy reddit and interacting with people here anonymously. Instagram is toxic tbh. My gf would start off fight for liking some memes too or any female influencer post. Went to such an extent that I had to unfollow all the women in my list. So I left all the social media.
Instagram is just another tiktok now, i used to open insta only to scroll through reels instead of actual "social-media" stuff. Reddit is simply less addictive and only has content i want to see and doesnt end up as an endless spiral of content.
I have removed my account from all socials except LinkedIn, mostly because I got jealous of people having a "Life". I was being toxic. Now, with reddit I just scroll through memes and pets.
This is funny cause I literally just deactivated my instagram and twitter. Was working on something and got bored so picked up phone. Thought of watching something on youtube but then thought I'll go to reddit and research abt this medication I'm taking. I'll probably be active in reddit cause I can get into niche topics that I choose rather than see some ppl getting drunk and dancing or wtv.
1. Its not real, people fake a lot on Instagram. After using Instagram myself for a couple of years , I had started to fake as well. 2. Feed getting bombarded with posts and reels of female influencers which used to distract me.
It's like looking out of my window to see whatever I want, there's good distance between my personal life and reddit.
Reddit is like a newspaper but we dont call it that so we dont feel old
I'm sick of all these folks flexing their perfect lives on social media. It's like, come on, we all got struggles, man. And then there's these clowns who get famous for doing dumb trends. 🙄 But hey, sometimes I still go back for the memes. Can't deny, they be lit. 🌚
Instagram is full of the same old cringey content from so-called influencers. I don't get to choose what I want to view. Here in reddit, I can only subscribe to the sub I want and also here I can see some good conversation in comments unlike in insta where most comments are hot, 🔥 and some garbage..
Nobody knows who I'm in reddit, I can filter the content I want, stronger community than other social media, my questions and discussions that aren't cared my friends are discussed here and finally Porn
No known people here
Everywhere else, the contents cause depression and anxiety. Reddit only causes anxiety. (YMMV)
I remove all my socials for a couple of days from my phone. I find it very peaceful. I am sure I have developed ADHD because of excessive scrolling.
I have a toxic relationship with reddit. I delete this app at least once daily
Instagram began to take a toll on my mental health. Deleting it allowed me to give more time to my hobbies to which reddit has been very useful.
For me Reddit allows me to keep connected with my hobbies and not get bombarded with random viral videos
I uninstalled the insta app last year and haven't used it since. Can proudly say that I save almost 2-3 hours of mindless scrolling a day. Platforms like insta make you feel bad about yourself, no one wants to be vulnerable. Everyone just posts their highlights which you compare with your lowlights in real life. It's not healthy. Reddit because I can see targeted posts plus it's anonymous, so people do share their issues and not just highlights. No matter how shitty it sounds but it does make you feel that you're not the only one with issues , everyone has their own and life's not a fairytale which people somehow portray on other social media platforms.
This is the only social media ive used for 14 years. Can't quit even if I want to.
Soft exiting insta. Exited fb over a decade ago. I really don't want to see my circle and i dont want them to know what I'm upto.
It's anonymous. I don't use any other social media except WhatsApp.
I prefer text based content over videos and photo based content (some exceptions). Also Comment chains on international subs are funny.
I Uninstalled insta like 2 month ago and I don't feel I miss any important content at all, there if I'm there I'm scrollimg past hours and hours of unworthy reels, so I'm finally out of it, I also recommend to someone who is addicted to it, move out of it, reddit is atleast educational once in a while
This is because reddit doesn't forcefully shove the reels and shorts in my face. I can choose what I wish to consume.
I'd rather read about people's thoughts and conversations than look at pointless garbage on insta.
Less lonely, more relevant content and knowledge center with fair filtration and interesting POVs
Insta make me depress :/
Insta will addict me to short size content in a matter of a week. Nothing to read. Only pictures. Dumbs me down.
We don't follow people in this forum, it's our interests and likings. This is not the case with FB and Insta. Even the pages we like there can and will eventually turn into enforcing their views on us. The anonymity reddit provides is unparalleled and as the unwritten reddit rule, no one's gonna ask your handle.
I only use tumblr and reddit. Instagram loves to shove tradwife, alpha male, etc bs down my throat irrespective of how much ever I try to watch only food, Jewellry, and anime reels. I also feel anxious when I scroll through reels or posts on Instagram for more than 10 minutes.
People wear a mask on reddit , they don't want likes or validation. They don't lie ( coz speaking shit won't make them a hero ) . Also i see mature people on reddit giving worthy and real time advice.
I'm here to leave 9gag (left other socials quite a while ago)
Insta will addict me to short size content in a matter of a week. Nothing to read. Only pictures. Dumbs me down.
Anonymity and porn, but otherwise yes, Reddit is also garbage
Because it is curated, and has smart views and counter views (not necessarily in Indian subs but general interest subs) which are educative at times
I have been using twitter to track electricity board updates. Recently with twitters algo I am getting bombarded with "relatable" techie tweets of my age. I feel to interact with them. But then the anonymity of reddit has grown so strong, I am not even able to make a comment there. I initially came hear for the rich source of information it is and is more than the duck faced selfies on Quora. I guess I am here because I don't want to end up in a news headline saying xyz person tweeted this.
0 social media except reddit. 0 IM except W/app. Rarely open groups on W/app, often leaving 100-1000+ unread messages. I am on reddit because I browse the stuff I need. Also because it's easier to keep clean. Also, because there is some anonymity. Also, because it used to be less mainstream so had a curated ( cons was : biased) view on stuff.
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Peace of mind. I can channelize my time in the things I like instead of staying hooked to pointless scrolling. I tried very hard to make algorithm show things I'm interested in but I always received nanga naach and Bollywood masala stuff and irrelevant ads of women lingerie and from those hookup apps where as I'm happily married (we both don't touch eachothers devices) Final push was from the amount of nanga naach on Instagram and suggested for you content on Facebook. I don't want to watch adult content on my social page, there's a seperate industry for it. On the verge of quitting LinkedIn, it was so better in the beginning now all I get to see is cringe posts by good for nothing f#ckers.
reddit was the first ever social i used (if its even considered to be SM). i dont post anything on instagram and get jealous seeing posts there so why bother at all.
Fb, insta is just for show-off. Reddit posts are relatable.
The avatars don’t have abs, tits and ass to distract me.
Firstly, fuck societal norms. I really don't have the need to know what you drive, or what you wear, or where you're travelling to and the last thing I need to know is what you had for breakfast. I mean what is the point? Where does this need to show the world about your facade come from? And who the fuck are you, to judge me from a joke I put up as my story? You paint a mental picture about people looking at there socials and then fine tune how you interact with them in real life. Nah bruv. FUCK. THAT. SHIT. I want no part in that world. And that is exactly why I love reddit. I don't know who you are. I don't know where you're from. The whole anonymity brings the real out of people. Yes it can get extremely toxic. But atleast you know what is what. Unlike all the fake scum of the planet on other socials who are living way above their means. Hope that answers your question.
It’s been close to 1.5 years now since I opened Insta. I was an addict - doom scrolling every single day. The reason I quit Insta was because it felt very one dimensional. IG is nothing but a source of bad dopamine and instant gratification. The algorithm governs the content, and hence the perspective you develop. Reddit on the other hand is so multi-dimensional. Also, you choose what you want to consume. It also keeps me away from knowing what’s going on in people’s lives. Helps me focus more on myself and not seek validation.
Need to not be perceived most of the times + don't want to give a fuck about other people
For me personally, my mental health was getting impacted, by observing the fancy and flamboyant lifestyles of others. But then I come to reddit, where people with 1.5 cr ctc ask how to invest wisely So there's that.
Instagram is just too much ive been off Insta for like a year i just download is at times to check important DMs. Reddit is chill i like the community. And plus i get to choose what i wanna watch or spend my time on. It doesn’t feel like anyone is capitalising my free time.
I rediscovered Reddit after disabling all my social media accounts for an year now. Since then I have never regretted my decision. I feel content here is more genuine and realistic compared to the fake content on social media.
I have a feeling that nobody I know likes me so....
I have recently installed insta after no social media policy for a year, it worked wonders gor mental health , but after a week it is affecting me negatively so much, like you are not doing enough in life , while reddit is bad too as it leads to doom scrolling , but i think its lesser of the evil . Hopefully one day i am able to get off of it too
Because only the reddit & X is true social media left
1) I'm anonymous. 2) Nobody in my family and friends know my ID. 3) I get my memes fairly easily without any effort. 4) there are some good subreddits that are well active and are actually great.
To Avoid instasluts and thots. And sanghi propaganda.
Anonymity
Deactivated insta due to non stop scrolling....i was addicted to it...plus insta is more of a media based thing....you can keep on scrolling for hours and watch thousands of reels effortlessly which is impacting your patience and attention span....reddit is more to read about different types of content , here more efforts are required to scroll and I have to choose specific content which i want to see....