It depends on how strictly you want to define “helping Reddit”.
If you have a very strict definition: then you probably shouldn’t access Reddit at all in any way. Ive heard references to some sites that are tracking Reddit protests, but haven’t seen them myself. If they’ve aggregated protest data you could try and find/use them as a source.
Recognizing that although any access to Reddit is helping them, you’re still a drop in the bucket… Simply limiting you time/engagement to a bare minimum still reduces any value you are providing to Reddit. Along with what others are saying: use a VPN, don’t sign in, use an ad blocker. You can minimize your value in that way. But it won’t be zero.
Very true. I would argue that for some people, it might be better to ween themselves off Reddit than stop cold turkey.
If they posted every day, stop posting, maybe reduce commenting, and take an extra 10 seconds to search out other sources of info.
If they commented every day, stop commenting, browse Reddit if you feel like it, but try to find an equivalent article here to comment on.
If they lurked, try finding new sources, try new search engines, etc. Did they lurk because they didn’t care about interacting, or because they were turned off by toxic responses in the past? Try commenting here.
I’d rather see people leave slowly and stay away, than go back to their old patterns because they think, “I just really NEED to check that one sub, so I guess protesting is not for me.”
Also, I don’t think there are many here that would fault those that actually need Reddit in some way (e.g.-Ukraine war, self help, support groups, etc.). They have bigger shit to worry about. Revisit the migration topic when you’re comfortable, and if you want.
(It’s worth mentioning that some of that material is starting to pop up around here. See if they fill your needs when it’s okay for you - no point in joining a group with 2 people if you really need a larger support system.)
This has been my way. I knew it would be hard, so every time I find myself wanting to check reddit, I think of what I planned to do there and attempt to find an alternative. It’s led to a lot more browsing the internet like I used to “back in the day.” And then I only visit reddit if I can’t find what I was looking for elsewhere. For most things, I find alternatives easily. I’ve mentioned in comments before, really the only things that I haven’t been able to replace are the CPTSD and CPTSD memes subreddits.
It depends on how strictly you want to define “helping Reddit”.
If you have a very strict definition: then you probably shouldn’t access Reddit at all in any way. Ive heard references to some sites that are tracking Reddit protests, but haven’t seen them myself. If they’ve aggregated protest data you could try and find/use them as a source.
Recognizing that although any access to Reddit is helping them, you’re still a drop in the bucket… Simply limiting you time/engagement to a bare minimum still reduces any value you are providing to Reddit. Along with what others are saying: use a VPN, don’t sign in, use an ad blocker. You can minimize your value in that way. But it won’t be zero.
Very true. I would argue that for some people, it might be better to ween themselves off Reddit than stop cold turkey.
If they posted every day, stop posting, maybe reduce commenting, and take an extra 10 seconds to search out other sources of info.
If they commented every day, stop commenting, browse Reddit if you feel like it, but try to find an equivalent article here to comment on.
If they lurked, try finding new sources, try new search engines, etc. Did they lurk because they didn’t care about interacting, or because they were turned off by toxic responses in the past? Try commenting here.
I’d rather see people leave slowly and stay away, than go back to their old patterns because they think, “I just really NEED to check that one sub, so I guess protesting is not for me.”
Also, I don’t think there are many here that would fault those that actually need Reddit in some way (e.g.-Ukraine war, self help, support groups, etc.). They have bigger shit to worry about. Revisit the migration topic when you’re comfortable, and if you want.
(It’s worth mentioning that some of that material is starting to pop up around here. See if they fill your needs when it’s okay for you - no point in joining a group with 2 people if you really need a larger support system.)
This has been my way. I knew it would be hard, so every time I find myself wanting to check reddit, I think of what I planned to do there and attempt to find an alternative. It’s led to a lot more browsing the internet like I used to “back in the day.” And then I only visit reddit if I can’t find what I was looking for elsewhere. For most things, I find alternatives easily. I’ve mentioned in comments before, really the only things that I haven’t been able to replace are the CPTSD and CPTSD memes subreddits.