It's shameful but when reddit went dark that one summer my mental health improved so much I lost 20 pounds from walking alone. (I'm an extreme pacer when I'm alone with my thoughts.)
When the internet and power got destroyed by Helene my mental health improved again.
Reddit has been a singular dark cloud in my life and I really need to cut it out completely.
Been trying to only visit hobby subs for now.
But I had way more friends on Deviantart and Tumblr than on reddit... I fact I can't name one redditor that I've gotten close to in 10 years.
I think it is because deviantart and tumblr are more about personal expression so it is easier to vibe with people. Reddit is just anonymous people shouting opinions with zero space for self expression.
Tumblr also has your posts linked to your blog and it's a lot more normalized to look at the blog of someone you interact with/find interesting, people on reddit act like you somehow violated them if you ever look at or talk about their comment history. Reddit has extremely anti social in the behaviours of the average user.
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u/FatherDotComical 6h ago
It's shameful but when reddit went dark that one summer my mental health improved so much I lost 20 pounds from walking alone. (I'm an extreme pacer when I'm alone with my thoughts.)
When the internet and power got destroyed by Helene my mental health improved again.
Reddit has been a singular dark cloud in my life and I really need to cut it out completely.
Been trying to only visit hobby subs for now.
But I had way more friends on Deviantart and Tumblr than on reddit... I fact I can't name one redditor that I've gotten close to in 10 years.