Yes, the official Reddit app makes me want to puke.
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Sure am. Been using Lemmy exclusively (shoutout to Memmy) for the past 3 weeks
Yepp, waiting for the new Sync app but really liking it here so far.
Pretty much
Yep, thats the plan anyways. I believe in free speech and, as a former Apollo and Joey user, I have zero tolerance for bullshit companies whose entire goal is to turn my words into training tools for AI in their pursuit of a multi billion dollar IPO.
If they want me back, they can pay me.
That being said, its looking like this transition may take awhile. Im not even sure if my ev, worldnews and other subs exist here yet.
But, its exciting times! Reminds me of the first time I posted to slashdot news back in 1999 and reddit back in 2012.
Edit - I also have a mastadon account, Salty Muskrat can eat it too.
As much as I want to move on to the fediverse, there are occasions where Reddit is better, such as finding specific questions that were answered; itβs like the stack overflow for general life. Now I just browse the cached version if I need to search for something like that.
I'm in the process... Since they destroyed RiF, I've been going to the old Reddit website but it's just not the same anymore. I've been resisting downloading the Reddit app due to what they've done to the community but it's not easy.
Lemmy is nice and all but I find it confusing as it shows several communities (some with 0 MAU and some with plenty) whenever I search for it. I'm excited for the future of this one and the Mastodon one but they're just not as polished as their more established counterparts.
Got some nsfw and philosophy subreddits that scratch a certain itch but it doesn't feel right using the terrible official client. Mostly using Lemmy nowadays.
I think you meant to post on asklenny xD
I have tried to but am currently using both although I only use reddit on my computer at home. Sadly I find that the content just isn't here. Sure there's a lot of tech and gaming stuff but if you aren't interested in that then there isn't all that much else
Yup. After seeing Lemmy start to populate with more users and content, I deleted my Reddit account and only use search engines to search for information on Reddit now.
Mostly. I prefer Lemmy. I actually like it enough to run my own instance.
After installing Liftoff today, I'm done with reddit
Easiest yes of my life. Not only do I not support how they're treating the devs of 3rd party apps but they made it easy by having the only way to browse it be their app which is basically unusable for me.
Already have a month ago, really like it here!
Yes, I found it hard at the start but communities are slowly starting to form. Nothing positive (like ditching spez) comes without some pain
Please don't tell anyone how I live!
Seems that way - I'm not logging onto Reddit most days and the few times I am I'm only spending a few minutes, versus the ton of time I used to spend there.
Yes I'm here to join the lemmings
I was but the loss of Beehaw already is kinda disheartening. They had some really great communities built up
Hello this is my first post here, I hope this network becomes what Reddit used to be
Yep, after Rif died, immediately looked for alternatives to reddit.
On my phone, yes. I intend to still use old.reddit on my PC in order to keep up with my favorite communities.
I first came here shortly after spez's petulant AMA. I intended to just sort of check the place out, thinking that maybe I'd end up moving here if things there kept going downhill. But then I ended up just staying here, and in fact haven't been back to Reddit since.
So that's a yes, I guess.
For most things, but there's some subs I still frequent. No more doomscrolling, just very targeted single-sub browsing.
I haven't left completely but I don't have a decent way to access it on my phone anymore so my usage of it is down by like 95%.
I have! I closed my reddit account 3 weeks ago in protest and finally succeeded in standing up a Lemmy instance this morning. Yeah, I am not the brightest bulb but the dimmest either. It took some persistence and going through the dog's breakfast of the documentation of I got it done.
I personally wish there were more communities - it's kind of difficult for me to navigate at times when looking for communities especially if they exist in another instance, but otherwise, I have definitely replaced Reddit with this site. I just lurk on Reddit now, don't upvote or downvote, and just read some stuff that I can't find over here on my desktop, but here - I am actively engaging. It does feel more chill, and kind of reminds me of Old Internet somehow and I really like how so many people are coming together too to fix bugs and improve the QOL.
Gonna be using both for a while I think. Stopped using reddit on my phone after the api changes forced 3rd party apps to shut down(RIP Sync for Reddit). Only using Reddit on my desktop, using Lemmy on both desktop and android (via LittOff for now, will switch once Sync for Lemmy is out!).
Yes. I used Boost until the blackout (June 12th or something like that). That date I uninstalled it and didn't log in anymore. Then I waited until June 30th just to see if they've changed their plan. They didn't, so I replaced all my comments and then I deleted my account. From that date I created an account first on KBin but I didn't like that they didn't show which server the threads were actually on, so I migrated to Lemmy world with wefwef. So far, really happy with the experience.
Just made the change, and I'm pleasantly surprised. Spent a bit of time looking for similar communities to the ones I subscribed to on reddit, and it's starting to feel like home again.
Probably will keep my reddit account handy, but I look forward to only consulting reddit when I must. For everything else, Lemmy seems to have everything I'm looking for!
Yes. This place is growing and feels like home
I just hope lemmy instances are more searchable like reddit. That would kill any usage of reddit for me for sure
Already did
I'm going the supplementation route for now. Reddit official app is not enjoyable to use. I currently have a work around for my 3rd party app of choice. If the work around ever fails and reddit doesn't improve their app, I'm hopeful Lemmy will grow enough in the meantime to fully fill the reddit void.
I'll be completely real, no.
It's more like it added another folder to my bookmark bar with all of my lemmy instances. I do like the fact that the source code is open source and the overall engagement is through the roof. That's always a good sign.
While lemmy did populate faster than I expected, the experience is not quite the same. It honestly never could be due to the decentralized federated nature of it.
Reddit's mobile experience with patched apps is leagues ahead of lemmy. Desktop is pretty similar though, so all that remains is the size of the community.
I use both maybe 50/50 but my biggest concern is validated every day. The fragmentation is the thing that gets you. It basically places increased burden on the user to manage it. Not sure if there will be a seamless solution to it, or if I have to develop one myself.
After leaving reddit I realize how negative it was. Only thing I miss is searching up the answer you're looking for that aren't paid ads, but I feel like lemmy can be a viable replacement in time.