Hey beehaw. I’m here after years of being on Twitter, and I know a lot of y’all are on Lemmy/the fediverse after spending a lot of time on there or reddit.
I’m wondering: does anyone have any tips for coping with the lack of ambient awareness of what’s going on in the world after you lose your main information source? I used to get a vague idea of what was going on on Twitter, with on the ground reports on things like protests from people who were there. Now that is, for the most part, gone.
I’m both looking for tips on dealing with having less information-- the fact is that I don’t need to know as much as I did-- and help with finding emotionally healthy ways to keep up with news, some of the time. I’m also happy to hear about other people’s experiences with this kind of thing happening in the past; I’m sure some of y’all have been through this before.
If I’m being honest I still check reddit once every few days for a couple minutes. I just lurk with ublock origin for what’s hitting /all
But I’ve noticed that the feed is really kinda shit now. I don’t know if its because on boost I had configured my entire experience or what. But the front page is just filled with so much garbage. It’s debatable if it’s even worth sifting through. So I’ve been checking my local sub and Ukraine news. Thats about it.
It does feel weird not having that feed. But I also recognize it was distracting me a lot and that I used it as a time filler. I’ve been trying to fill that time with more meaning and purposeful activities, but it’s still a challenge.