How do you find content to consume on social media? (reddthat.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Boomkop3@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Do you just go to the home/feed and let it be fed to you? Do you have things you follow specifically and nothing else? Somewhere in between?

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[-] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

I only use Lemmy (first sort by All TopSixHour, then Subscribed New) and occasionally mastodon, but that place is kind of empty so there's not a lot to look at. Back in the day I used to use Instagram every other day, but I would not ever recommend that ever to anyone ever on this planet ever. It was awful.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Lemmy is all I use, and since it's so small I just browse /all and when I keep seeing subs I'm not interested in (or a language I don't understand) I just block them so I don't see them anymore.

Then I've instance blocked a couple places because of how their mods/admins act so I don't accidentally stumble into a sub from that instance.

You could try to curate a list of subscriptions, but I just don't think Lemmy is big enough for that yet, and you'd miss new subs.

[-] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

How do you block an instance? Using Voyager

[-] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Voyager on android: settings, filters and blocks, scroll to the bottom.

[-] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I cannot believe i've missed that section. Thanks

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I use the web client, but it should be wherever your block list is. Webclient you have to manually type it in, there should be three sections:

Accounts

Communities

Instances

So if you can't figure it out in your app, you can just sign on via a webpage to block instances and that should effect the app since it's about your account and not the client.

[-] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

~~It seems that's only possible on web clients. Will check it later. Thanks!~~ I'm dd, i have never seen the option

[-] macroplastic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Under filters and blocks in settings! You definitely can.

[-] vaper@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I don't see a way to do it in Voyager's settings, but if you go to lemmy.world in a web browser and go to your settings, there is a "Block" tab at the top next to settings. Go to that and you can block users, instances, or communities.

[-] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

~~Yeah, that's probably the only way for now. Thanks!~~ I'm dumb, I have never seen the option

[-] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 6 days ago

CONSOOOM

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 5 points 6 days ago

CONSSUUUUUUMMMEEE

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 9 points 6 days ago

I don't follow much social media, beside Lemmy and maybe YT.

And then, since self-inflicted pain is not my thing, I only read those communities (and watch those channels) I have chosen to subscribe to.

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Same. Unfortunately my youtube got flooded with right wing bullshit this month

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Same with shitter before i stopped using it.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

I'm sorry to hear that

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

I like to find gemblogs and try to find indeces to other blogs on the smolweb.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I do Lemmy by subscribed/new until I get to something I recognize. I scroll Facebook a bit to see what my distant family is doing and to see what's going on in the work/industry/hobby groups that I follow. I check Facebook marketplace local to see if there's anything cool. Then I read the news for local stuff and to see what didn't get posted here. Then if I'm super bored I go back to Lemmy/All

I search YouTube for how-to videos or specific songs. The only time I really take recommendations is on music - I like to pick the recommended song that's least similar to the song that I just listened to and keep doing that to see where it takes me.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago

Ooh, I'm going to try out your music finding approach!

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

When I'm at work, I click on the little "Feed me garbage" button at the bottom of Windows, and get pissed off at how evil and ignorant people are.

I really need to quit doing that.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 6 days ago

I despise that button, I always turn it off

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I might be ok, if I just stayed away from the comments, but that's like driving past an accident and NOT looking!

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

hahaha, fair

[-] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I don't use social media except Lemmy. I refuse to eat bad food, so why would I consume bad content? And stay away from commenting sections like YouTube and Steam unless you like brain rot. People be peopleing.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 6 days ago

im subbed to ~700 communities across dozens of servers. the https://moist.catsweat.com/all/newest queue is always hoppin

then theres the microblog stuff where i follow a few mastodon, universodeon peeps.

[-] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 6 days ago

👌💯

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 6 days ago

I look through my subscriptions first and then through all but I block magazines where I have no interest in the topics or are in a foreign language relative to me.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I use the search bar.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago

oh I like that

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I open Jerboa and start scrolling with it showing me everything sorted by newest comment so only the posts people are talking in show up at the top. When I see something interesting, I open it.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

On mastodon, i sometimes go to the explore page to see whats trending.

[-] john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net 2 points 6 days ago

I use Lemmy and YouTube. when Lemmy content dries up, I watch a couple of things on YouTube before I begin doing something productive

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago

Hoe do you get to your content? Do you sort by new? Do you use the home, shorts or subscription page?

[-] john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net 3 points 6 days ago

I do a combination of new, active, hot. mostly just sort by new since the other options are iffy on the sync client, its not like there are so many posts to sift through when I surf using new lol

[-] Toes@ani.social 1 points 6 days ago

After browsing my regular subscriptions, I'll scroll through all mode. But it's mostly us politics :/

[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

Mainly mixed, I use mostly youtube(via invidious(Piped broke)),Peertube,odysee,Lemmy.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

Oh nice, alternative apps! How do you approach finding content? Just let the home page feed you stuff or do you do something else?

[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Recommendations,homescreen,etc

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