I am trying to kick Reddit, I get a lot of my Saskatchewan news from there and I am in a lot of groups so I can scroll and see things. What are some groups I can join here that are a good idea?

  • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    20·
    9 days ago

    1. Become the change you wish to see; if you feel a certain group is lacking, take the initiative to create it yourself like a hobby group or a town group.

    2. Endless scrolling? Check out Wikitok: https://wikitok.vercel.app/

    3. What do you truly gain from Reddit? Is it valuable local news that enhances your daily life, or is it merely a source of dopamine and cortisol spikes?

    When Reddit restricted third-party apps, I went cold turkey and discovered just how little I was actually benefiting from it. Lemmy won’t provide that same experience, and there’s a reason for that.

      • Grimpen@lemmy.ca
        4·
        8 days ago

        …for naught.

        You’re welcome, trying to make it feel more like Reddit!

        I was going to look up the Saskatchewan community as well. There are just less people on Lemmy though. You’ll likely get more discussion on the main Canada community.

        If you want to “be the change you want to see”, maybe get into the habit of posting Saskatchewan news articles into the Saskatchewan community. More people keep showing up, maybe one day soon it will be busy enough to keep you busy.

  • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    9 days ago

    Unfortunately, for a lot of stuff, there just isn’t a replacement from Reddit currently. Your best bet would be trying to find other local news sources and follow them individually, likely with an RRS.

    That said, if you have the time and energy, the only way Lemmy will grow is with active users. If you join one or more of the more active Lemmy communities (likely the one Sunshine suggested) and try to post when you can, that goes a long way to either keeping these smaller communities alive, or helping them grow.

  • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caM
    10·
    8 days ago

    Hello!

    Just as a heads up, going forwards, AI-generated images and articles will no longer be tolerated on this community.

    The reason being that AI image generation has been used to replace human artists, and the resulting image often feature some sort of uncanny valley body horror, as seen here.

    Ethically-trained GPTs can be used for good, but image generation does not have a purpose beyond either tricking people or replacing human artists, and AI-generated articles are not fact-checked and can contain hallucinations.

    This post will stay up as it was created before the rules were amended.

    Cheers!

  • CircaV@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    9 days ago

    Me as well. Reddit is American anyway. So trying to kick American digital products as well. Lots of new users to Lemmy lately so let’s keep going! Reddit is getting so much worse anyway.

  • ladicius@lemmy.world
    6·
    9 days ago

    If you find something or someone interesting click on “View user” and see where they post and comment to find more communities of your likings.