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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I'll be honest - as much as I hate u/spez after everything that happened in June, I would probably still be using Reddit if not for them outright killing third party apps. Losing Reddit is Fun was one thing, but I will never downloading the official app.

So yeah! Lemmy here we come. Hopefully the community continues to get livelier as time goes on.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only because I staunchly refuse to use their garbage app on android. As many have said, this was an entirely self-inflicted wound. I brows(ed) reddit maybe 70% on mobile before, so making the mobile experience absolutely unbearable and removing all NSFW content made it just not for me.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I came over from Reddit right after Apollo shut down on June 30, and TBH, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stay after that first week. I was seeing the same posts each day no matter how I sorted, and barely any of the posts had any interaction. I’ve seen a huge jump in quality posts and conversation in the last 2-3 days for some reason, and I’ve been popping over to Reddit less just to have something to browse. I’m hopeful that it keeps getting better from here.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lenny = white Karl = black

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a "homepage" for news and content, yeah.

Sadly my hobby and porn subreddits I still meed reddit for though.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I am trying to lower my use of Reddit and increase my use of Lemmy.

One thing I would really like to be accepted (since its already in the proposals on Github) is to have multiple communities that have same topic somehow be joined and their news aggregated together.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I replaced reddit sync with jerboa and the only time I bother with reddit now is if I'm googling "[question] reddit" or for /r/popheads

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m an Apollo refugee, just don’t want to support what’s inevitably becoming another Facebook type place. Wasn’t sure how well I was gonna be able to switch over until I found the wefwef web app, it’s such a game changer and I’m slowly getting used to how this works

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yep, slowly gonna get rid of reddit.....No more Reddit Sync....no more reddit

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

So far yes. Almost any time I attempt to use reddit everything is down because of the crackdown. Plus I'm not a huge fan of the api changes anyway and no one here tells anyone to "Google it" with any questions. People actually respond in kind from what I've seen

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup and this is my first post!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I'm trying. I've moved over here for the most part, but there are a handful of Reddit subs that I enjoy that don't really have similar communities on Lemmy. I'm subscribed to those subs in my RSS reader now, so I don't actually have to open Reddit unless I come across a post where I want to see the comments.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Past tense for me: I have REPLACED Reddit with Lemmy. Yes there aren’t as many people here, but we seem to have left the assholes and jerks behind and I’m finding the same β€œfix” here as I did on Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have started the switch, but like others have said Reddit still has a lot of content. I am hoping that more people make the switch to Lemmy over time.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have stopped using Reddit as a place to waste time and doom scroll, but I am not really looking for a full replacement. I'm have started using multiple platforms to fill my time now. For news and current events I have started using RSS again. I spend a decent amount of time on Mastodon. Lemmy has been a great link aggregator and the growing community is making it feel like a great Reddit replacement, im just not putting all my eggs in one basket.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

99% so far. I rarely open Reddit at all aymore.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (10 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I did, ever since the first day of the blackout. I have only gone on reddit like maybe two or three times since then, since I redirected it to lemmy in my main browser.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

who's lenny ? homer's friend ?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just started Lemmy today. Any good recommendations for gaming sci-fi nerds to sub to?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

That's a good question, but I'm not sure I'd wanna do that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I dipped out when I heard about the protests last month. I've noticed reddit getting worse and worse and this is what I needed to stop using it.

Occasionally I still have to view reddit posts for troubleshooting/reviews as theres not a site quite like it. Even then, I usually keep the search results to last to make sure no where else has good input.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Until AskHistorians moves Ill still be using reddit. I make a point to use LibReddit instead of the actual site though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

My app for Reddit stopped working, so yeah, hahah. New reddit is useless and old reddit for me constantly gets redirected to new reddit, so I haven't even bothered trying to get back in. My subs here are already filling with content often and it feels like reddit before it swelled up with too many people. I liked reddit back when I could actually talk to subreddit regulars.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I stopped using reddit on the 9th of June. There were 1.21k total users on .world. At the time there were around the same number on beehaw, and they were still federated. There were 1.6k total users on .ml and no other federated instances had more than a few hundred total users. There were maybe a dozen total communities with anything resembling daily posts. I was willing to try to drop reddit at this point and started posting a bunch hoping it would grow. I claim no credit, and and no impact whatsoever. I'm just thrilled you are all here, and to those that are just migrating, this place is better than reddit ever was. Posting about reddit is just a part of the breakup process, but you'll move on quickly.

You are still the core community here. Don't wait for someone else to start posting. This place will continue to grow with or without you. Your core interests and niche communities can grow even faster than they have so far, the only person holding you back is you. Post about stuff as much as possible. Ask questions, vote, and be positive. It really makes a difference. This place is all about you, us, and our community, so share and be a part of this thing!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep.

I'm always skeptical when a huge mass of users needs to move, and I saw what happend when Ellen Pao did her rounds. There were small attempts to threat about moving, but there was nothing to really move to.

This time it's way different.

  • Lemmys place seems to actually be mature enough to help refugees move with more confidence.
  • Spez royaly screwing up so bad in an AMA and showing where their loyalty lies.
  • The posts/discussions are at a level now that will attract users to stay and make better long term decisions if they wanna lurk/contribute.

I moved when Digg went down because we got shown that we are a product.

I moved now because Reddit/"Fuck /u/spez" showed us that we are a product

We are better than that and if I can see spez go down in flames, with an IPO that gets shown what happens when you disregard what makes your "product" valuable...

I am a lemming!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm mostly using Lemmy, but I still use reddit for some things where the lemmy communities are too small (like live sports discussion). If I'm googling for an answer to something I'll still include 'reddit' in the search because there is a huge wealth of info in past reddit threads.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah I refuse to use their trash app

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'm currently about 90% Lemmy, 10% Reddit for general topics, mostly still hanging on to Reddit for specific games that I haven't found out here yet.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, the fediverse makes sense. Centralisation is a cancer

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From what I understand I can subscribe and engage with just about any compatible fediverse website thing in a sort of generic reddit/Twitter environment, right? I don't think I really have to make this choice, just kind of poke around and curate my home page while the app developers work on ease of use and the fediverse itself works on communication and tutorials for people like me (people who fall up stairs)

Edit: I am transitioning away from reddit the vibe sucks and the ads are a joke

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

So far I'm liking it. I wasn't fond of the general attitude people had on reddit though, and I'm seeing some of the pop up as a result of the migration.

I have concerns that the lemmy community will become as toxic as reddit is. Other than that, I am enjoying how small communities are here. I don't feel like my voice is being drowned out by other users or bots.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Im trying. But, for the love of god, i cant seem to understand how all this works.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes. I left after the protests began and realized most of the posts were just a competition of who could make the wittiest or funniest comments regardless of the subject. I think the killing of Bacon Reader put the last nail in the coffin for me on mobile as well.

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