It took me probably less than a month to completely stop checking Digg altogether. Reddit’s decidedly less slick interface had me confused and the content wasn’t as easy to digest as with Digg, but it didn’t take long to completely abandon it. That was like ten years ago.
I guess a small point I’m trying to make is that you shouldn’t feel “shame” for checking reddit. You’ll adjust and learn to love whichever alternative you choose
That’s the thing with sites that run on user generated (and moderated) content, there’s positive growth/decline feedback. More users -> more content -> more users, and on the flipside fewer users -> less content -> fewer users.