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As quoted from the linked post.

It looks like you’re part of one of our experiments. The logged-in mobile web experience is currently unavailable for a portion of users. To access the site you can log on via desktop, the mobile apps, or wait for the experiment to conclude.

This is separate from the API issue. This will actually BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

Archive.org link in case the post is removed.

https://web.archive.org/save/https%3A%2F%2Fold.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fhelp%2Fcomments%2F135tly1%2Fhelpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access%2Fjim40zg%2F

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[-] unceme@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago

It feels a lot more snappy, clean, and modern. I think most of that is because it hasn't accumulated a lot of the bloat and feature creep that Reddit has over the years. The biggest downside, though, is that the community is much smaller and there isn't a lot of the niche content that Reddit is so good for.

[-] yrnst@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

As soon as more of those niche communities start to pop up, there won't be much reason not to use it over Reddit. It's like a back-to-basics version of Reddit.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago

Exactly. Every advantage I hear that Reddit has over Lemmy comes from the community, not the platform. Add or move those communities to Lemmy and I don’t think people will see much reason to use Reddit.

[-] OriginalTrainerEcho@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The struggle is going to be getting the community to actually move over here.

Like it or not, Lemmy takes work to use and understand. It’s not the best metaphor, but Lemmy is a custom built PC whereas Reddit is a plug-and-play console. Mix that with the growing pains new platforms need to go through, and it’ll be tricky to pull new people in.

It took me about 20-30 minutes to get a handle on what’s going on, and hopefully it gets simpler as more people join!

[-] sake@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe I already has the right models in my brain, but for me I just created an account and started using it like reddit. Only thing different are the different servers.

[-] pillarist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah but, referencing your analogy, if you want knowledgeable and informative conversation, you want to talk to your custom PC buddy, not the friends who only know how to plug and play. The comments sections on Lemmy are not dumpster fires like on Reddit

[-] OriginalTrainerEcho@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I was thinking about that last night, and I don’t disagree! Low effort content might naturally filter itself out this way. 😅

[-] unceme@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I hope so, I just hope that it actually gets some traction in the wake of all this instead of getting a modest bump and then mostly dying out again, which is what seems like the most likely direction. I have faith though

[-] StrangeWorrier@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I should say that Reddit without RES would probably be much closer to what I'm seeing on Lemmy now.

[-] unceme@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

that's fair, I exclusively used old reddit but I never touched RES for whatever reason

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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