I’m using my own site redigest.it (https://www.redigest.it/), which is a configurable digest for HN and Reddit. It’s nice not to miss anything relevant without regularly checking these sites and to easily limit how much content I see.
In addition, I’m following the work of specific people regardless of where they publish (e.g. their own website or YouTube, mostly by RSS). I find the signal to noise ratio to be higher than on HN and Reddit. Discovery also happens via linking, endorsements, collaborations, recommendation algorithms (e.g. YouTube).
Sites like HN and Reddit seem to reinforce daily routines to not miss out, which is exactly what I’m trying to avoid. I’m also questioning how effective the popular voting systems of these sites are in bringing content to the top that I find relevant. This is probably the main reason why my content consumption shifted away from them.
In addition, I’m following the work of specific people regardless of where they publish (e.g. their own website or YouTube, mostly by RSS). I find the signal to noise ratio to be higher than on HN and Reddit. Discovery also happens via linking, endorsements, collaborations, recommendation algorithms (e.g. YouTube).
Sites like HN and Reddit seem to reinforce daily routines to not miss out, which is exactly what I’m trying to avoid. I’m also questioning how effective the popular voting systems of these sites are in bringing content to the top that I find relevant. This is probably the main reason why my content consumption shifted away from them.