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A federated Reddit alternative called Lemmy is looking promising https://github.com/LemmyNet
Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:21AM (#24467972)
Can’t one define ‘useful’ and ‘useless’ stress? For example, stress experienced when learning something challenging would be useful stress, while ruminating about issues we have no control over would be useless stress.
Re:Reddit's website uses DRM for fingerprinting on Thursday July 09, 2020 @06:57AM (#23778836)
Checkout dev.lemmy.ml for an alternative. It will be federated soon, very promising!
Re:The Return of the 90s Web on Sunday June 21, 2020 @04:49AM (#23590757)
Facebook and the like made the decision to optimise for distraction instead of connection.

Services connected to the Fediverse, an alternative framework that focusses on connectivity, is slowing growing. It's only a matter of time before they are more successful than the walled gardens.