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dd8601fn 3 hours ago

I have a predisposition for that, and Reddit is indeed poison for some of us. I blocked it with pihole, along with most other social media sites, years ago.

Just the friction of a dns record (that yes, I can easily override) was enough to keep myself away from all of it.

And when I need the rare bit of practical information from one of them, I can hit the 5m override from a widget on the phone.

It’s ultimately self control, but that’s easy for me when there’s just a tiny bit of hassle in the loop.

mrweasel an hour ago | parent [-]

PiHole was my solution as well, and then Reddit decided to help. The "new" Reddit interface is still horrible and unusable, so old.reddit.com was always my go to. I don't have or want a Reddit account, I just wanted to follow a few sub-reddits. Now old.reddit.com is blocked for users without an account and they appear to be rolling out something similar to the site in general. You can see a few posts, and the a pop-up appears and requires you to sign in.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I used to enjoy Imgur and Reddit, but both "communities" have become increasingly hostile and less inclusive. So now I avoid both and I mentally feel much more positive about people in general.