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[โ€“] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I kinda had to accept that Lemmy wouldn't have the same hooks to trigger impulsive scrolling because Lemmy isn't a corporation desperate to mine you for every ounce of data you can provide.

Also took me a while to find a group of communities with content I like.

I sometimes reinstall Reddit just see what's happening over there, whenever I open it, it feels like I'm being inundated with ads, both obviously and via the ingenuine comment threads.

This is it. Lemmy just isn't designed the same as reddit and its gonna take a bit for you to find and explore different communities on here before your feed has a steady flow of new stuff, and even then it won't be as much as reddit.

I love when I see the same article posted in both places. The comment sections are vastly different. I feel better knowing it's actual people here.