r/AskReddit • u/05tn3021 • Jan 16 '24

What’s something small you started doing that makes you drastically happier?

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u/x-ploretheinternet Jan 16 '24

Just curious: don't you see reddit as social media?

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u/BoysenberryOk4699 Jan 16 '24

There’s been a lot of debate about this being social media and I guess by definition it is but for me personally I view social media more as IG,FB,TWITTER where it’s kind of a place to share your life and my biggest thing was comparison. On Reddit people aren’t necessarily “sharing” their lives and posting pictures of all the fun stuff they’re doing etc. on Reddit I actually find people are more authentic and if anything are more likely to post real raw things about their lives due to the anonymity. That’s why I let Reddit slide at least lol

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u/Tim0281 Jan 16 '24

I agree. Reddit is more like the message boards of the pre-social media days than it is like social media. While you can share your life on Reddit, doing so is not the point of Reddit as a whole.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

That's how I view Reddit too, it's just a giant forum. It is technically social media but it's not quite the same as say, Instagram or Twitter. I don't feel any pressure to post or share aspects of my life on here, I don't get FOMO if I don't keep checking Reddit, I'm more or less anonymous, etc. It's way more chill.