It really broke my heart. I loved Reddit, I was on it on RiF one my phone when I didn’t use my computer. It was great for finding all sorts of new stuff and it was genuinely fun. I’d had a few accounts for like a decade or something, but when they killed the alternate programs I just left and never looked back.
Yeah, i didn’t realize how much i relied in Reddit to keep me informed on sports. I barely know what’s going in with my favorite teams, let alone the leagues anymore. But i couldn’t use anything other than RiF to browse Reddit, so i was done as soon as they axed the third party apps.
This is me on many topics. I am so uninformed over the last year.
I love Lemmy, but I’m in a smaller bubble than I was before too. There are a lot less political opinions on here. People are outright hostile to anything that doesn’t fit in a narrow window, and though I mostly agree with what passes through that window, my idea of the world is off because of it. (Example, my wife uses Facebook. We both voted for Harris, but she was certain Trump would win. She was seeing what everyone was saying and I wasn’t. Imagine my surprise when she lost the election so terribly. My little bubble had me convinced he didn’t stand a chance.)
I try occasionally to open Reddit. I know that Lemmy hates stock traders, but Reddit is where you get the best info on that. I’m a stay at home dad who contributes entirely by trading so I need to look at what people are researching from time to time.
I just can’t stand the Reddit app. I can’t stand clicking on ads without realizing it because of how they blend it in.
I can’t stand the kind of greed that led to the decision that killed third party apps.
I miss it, but not bad enough to have a subpar experience on there. That, and I believe in a federated social media future. Tech companies are garbage.
If you’re trading stocks based off Reddit info you should really know WTF you are doing and have additional sources of info to back up any decisions you are making because you are playing a very dangerous game. Unless you’ve already been investing for years and have a sizeable portfolio I would encourage you to reconsider the path you are on and build up some capital and knowledge before attempting any kind of active trading.
I don’t waste money I don’t have. I don’t follow anyone blindly.
I’m disciplined. If I’m not where I want to be, I wait. I wouldn’t risk everything I have.
I appreciate your concern, but if I lost every penny I have invested right here, right now, it would only hurt my feelings. I’ve already pulled out 10x what I’ve invested and I don’t get sad over big misses. I could have scooped up 200 free dollars this morning, but I didn’t.
It’s small time. I’m poor, I have no debt, and I wouldn’t risk a penny more than I can handle. I never break my own rules, so I’m good.
Being uninformed is ok as long as you pair it with knowing you’re uninformed.
Our Stupid Monkey Branes aren’t designed to be filled with doom all day long, they’re designed to know a handful of people in our tribe. It’s not healthy the way we chase after trying to know everything about everything in order to satisfy ourselves that we’re informed.
It really broke my heart. I loved Reddit, I was on it on RiF one my phone when I didn’t use my computer. It was great for finding all sorts of new stuff and it was genuinely fun. I’d had a few accounts for like a decade or something, but when they killed the alternate programs I just left and never looked back.
I miss RIF, but it’s for the better. Lemmy moves too slow for me to doomscroll it forever, so I’ve started putting my phone down more.
I’ve started reading books again, even in public, when I’m waiting for someone or something. My mind is slowing down and getting more peaceful.
Yeah, i didn’t realize how much i relied in Reddit to keep me informed on sports. I barely know what’s going in with my favorite teams, let alone the leagues anymore. But i couldn’t use anything other than RiF to browse Reddit, so i was done as soon as they axed the third party apps.
This is me on many topics. I am so uninformed over the last year.
I love Lemmy, but I’m in a smaller bubble than I was before too. There are a lot less political opinions on here. People are outright hostile to anything that doesn’t fit in a narrow window, and though I mostly agree with what passes through that window, my idea of the world is off because of it. (Example, my wife uses Facebook. We both voted for Harris, but she was certain Trump would win. She was seeing what everyone was saying and I wasn’t. Imagine my surprise when she lost the election so terribly. My little bubble had me convinced he didn’t stand a chance.)
I try occasionally to open Reddit. I know that Lemmy hates stock traders, but Reddit is where you get the best info on that. I’m a stay at home dad who contributes entirely by trading so I need to look at what people are researching from time to time.
I just can’t stand the Reddit app. I can’t stand clicking on ads without realizing it because of how they blend it in.
I can’t stand the kind of greed that led to the decision that killed third party apps.
I miss it, but not bad enough to have a subpar experience on there. That, and I believe in a federated social media future. Tech companies are garbage.
If you’re trading stocks based off Reddit info you should really know WTF you are doing and have additional sources of info to back up any decisions you are making because you are playing a very dangerous game. Unless you’ve already been investing for years and have a sizeable portfolio I would encourage you to reconsider the path you are on and build up some capital and knowledge before attempting any kind of active trading.
I don’t waste money I don’t have. I don’t follow anyone blindly.
I’m disciplined. If I’m not where I want to be, I wait. I wouldn’t risk everything I have.
I appreciate your concern, but if I lost every penny I have invested right here, right now, it would only hurt my feelings. I’ve already pulled out 10x what I’ve invested and I don’t get sad over big misses. I could have scooped up 200 free dollars this morning, but I didn’t.
It’s small time. I’m poor, I have no debt, and I wouldn’t risk a penny more than I can handle. I never break my own rules, so I’m good.
Seriously. I appreciate you.
Being uninformed is ok as long as you pair it with knowing you’re uninformed.
Our Stupid Monkey Branes aren’t designed to be filled with doom all day long, they’re designed to know a handful of people in our tribe. It’s not healthy the way we chase after trying to know everything about everything in order to satisfy ourselves that we’re informed.
You’re absolutely right. Thank you.
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