One of the bits of mental hygiene when I moved to the #fediverse from other places was to never use apps on my phone to read an endless scroll of posts. I dabbled with some and decided that was exactly the wrong move. I occasionally post reading progress with a #Bookwyrm app but I read nothing on my phone.

It really does help avoid feeling like reading the posts is this task you have to do, and you scroll down forever. For all the "we are federated, no algorithm, no VC backing" hippie dippie shit about the fediverse, I truly feel infinite scroll social media is inherently unhealthy. Just because it isn't backed by the same awful billionaires that back every awful thing doesn't mean it is good for you. It's a tool that I use but it should not be a lifestyle.