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I used to check the front page at least once every day, and occassionally check specific subreddits. Now I don't look at reddit unless theres some drama, like mods getting purged, then I'd go there and enjoy the drama. Occasionally there will be questions that only reddit has the answer to so I have to reluctantly use it. I got my uBlock Origin ready to kill all the ads. That shitty website will not get a cent out of me.

What about you? Do you still use reddit?

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

I still do, but only read a few nosleep stories on my mobile browser before bed. If I had another option for spooky stories from indie authors I would quit completely.

[-] fing3r@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Not since the blackout, no.

[-] Monkeyclock1234@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Now and again I jump on for niche information for my hobbies. But only on desktop, and only on old.reddit.com

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, though to a much lesser extent than I used to. Sometimes it’s just through web searches that lead to Reddit, though I use Libreddit front-end for that.

And other times, it’s specific subreddits about TV shows. The level and frequency of discussion on Lemmy sadly is not there yet for popular shows, and nonexistent for niche shows.

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[-] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Me personally no, I quit on June 11th and I haven't looked back. My husband on the other hand looks at it periodically. He showed my something from r/PartyParrot yesterday thinking it was cool and I had to tell him it was a popular repost. Pretty much cemented the fact that I'm not missing anything.

[-] starfleet_reject@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago

I do, but I'm trying to quit

[-] DharkStare@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I still use it. The HFY community is still on Reddit and I enjoy reading the stories.

The API changes haven't really affected my experience since I always browsed Reddit on my desktop through the browser.

[-] livus@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I told myself I would leave gradually but in reality I'm never over there anymore. Its just so annoying and slow to not be able to use RIF.

Meanwhile the fediverse is so new and interesting and way more friendly.

[-] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Not one little bit. I used to be a big fan of reddit, spent 12 years there but as soon as Sync stopped working I deleted my account and never went back.

[-] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Nope. Deleted my account as soon as I heard about the API pricing and never looked back. As far as I was and still am concerned, even if they backtracked the API bullshit the writing is on the wall: reddit no longer cares about providing value to users, if they ever did. They're no in the endgame of enshittification of trying to extract value from anywhere they can, quality of service be damned.

[-] CthulhuOnIce@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Boost was the only thing that made it tolerable, I couldn't use the official reddit app even if I wanted to

[-] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The RIF app was reddit to me. I would typically spend over an hour per day on it.

I do still check Reddit maybe once a day on my desktop, maybe for about 5 minutes. There are still a few communities on there which don't have an active alternative here on Lemmy. However, I have deleted all my old posts and comments, and I do not make any new ones.

[-] Crazypartypony@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I really used reddit to lurk and scroll when I was bored. If I can't use the app I'm used to, there is no reason for me to return. Especially with the way they have been treating the community, I havent been back for about 3 weeks. I downloaded a lemmy app and put that in the same spot as rif was, and I havent looked back.

[-] 5in1k@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, I'm using Lemmy on my phone but on my lunch at work and stuff on my computer it's Reddit still. I am evangelizing Lemmy though.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.film 4 points 2 years ago

Id say 80% Lemmy 20% Reddit now.

[-] MrsEaves@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Nope, and I used to do a lot of Reddit - like several times a day, and usually entire evenings just browsing. I used PowerDeleteSuite and deleted my account, and I use an RSS reader with an adblocker for the 2-3 local subs I truly can’t find the same info for elsewhere. One is a university I teach at, and the only exception I’ve made to this was to create a throwaway to answer a question about salaries and point the person who was hoping to teach to our union contract. Worker solidarity > Reddit drama.

[-] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Nope. Having finally hammered down the local vernacular ("instances"/"communities") of Lemmy, I am so at home here. I miss RiF, but Liftoff is serving me well

[-] Lotsen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Sometimes for fixes and stuff but not much anyomore

[-] its_the_new_style@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Absolutely not. I have not logged in once since the day the protest started.

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 4 points 2 years ago

I have reduced my usage by about 90%. The hockey community here is just not active enough for my hockey news needs.

[-] MLSC87@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I go to check specific subreddits but I'm no longer a daily user

[-] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Redreader is still working.

[-] Donebrach@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

On June 30 I deleted my two accounts, ran a script to change all my comments to say the account was deleted in protest (to limited success, and Im sure they’ve probably been reverted by now) and have only been back since twice due to a tech support question only having a google indexed answer easily available on Reddit.

I am no longer actively engaging with that platform. I’ve found though using voyager on my mobile devices and skimming lemmy aimlessly my need for “content” is wholly satisfied.

[-] NekoKamiGuru@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am lurking and watching the dumpster fire at this point , reddit went full Authoritarian on Dndmemes and sacked a bunch of cool mods because we turned it into a goblin porn subreddit for the shutdown/blackout and the admins did not like that... so I am posting here now and watching Reddit burn in the distance.

[-] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Nope! On June 30 I used a script to erase all my prior comments and posts and deleted my accounts.

Fuck u/spez.

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe once a week using RiF ReVanced for

  • Checking two small subreddit
  • Delete comments that haven't been visible anymore but now are again (because I deleted newer comments, now the older ones starting to appear again)
[-] phil299@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Basically my heart is here now and this is where I come for social media , that does not mean I will not use reddit from time to time , but those times are getting less and less, my main reason to use reddit now is to promote lemmy. To give a better idea I spent probably an hour a day on reddit or two or three visits. Now I have not visited for over a week and recent visits have been a few minutes.

[-] Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but with RedReader. There's a few niche subs I like that aren't well-established here yet.

[-] opux030@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

I open the app out of muscle memory a few times a day, infinity still works somehow, but most of my subs have been closed/dead now anyway so not really.

[-] nefonous@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I completely switched to lemmy for my random scrolling. But the main community for a game is still there so sometimes I keep lurking that subreddit only (exclusively from pc)

[-] Platomus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I deleted my 9 year old account once Bacon Reader stopped working for me.

[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use it for two things: checking out protest stuff and checking the only subreddit (it's a small one) that's actually keeping me on Reddit.

[-] p0ppe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Nope. A couple of clicks via Google, but that’s it.

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[-] Logical@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Since I started using Lemmy, not much. I am mostly on here now.

[-] MartinXYZ@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I've visited a couple of times. My preferred app (relay) is still working, but I'm guessing I'll jump ship completely once relay is affected, Lemmy has mostly replaced my Reddit habits anyway.

[-] MasseR@pleroma.rauhala.info 4 points 2 years ago

@001100010010
I still have my account, but I dropped all the apps and am no longer logged in in any of my browsers. I also still have some reddit rss feeds
@asklemmy

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[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Not unless a search result sends me there. Although I'll admit there's a couple hobby related subs I'll check once a week for news, but that's about it, dropped it completely otherwise.

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe once a week? To check on some specific subs, but I revert back to my old lurker ways when I’m there and never contribute.

[-] Knightfall@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I haven't been back on Reddit since shortly before July 1. I enjoy the vibe here right and the novelty of something new hasn't worn off yet.

Some subreddits I was more into like Destiny 2's and Diablo 4 don't seem as busy here so I have a feeling I may need to lurk over there still from time to time.

[-] Icarus@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

only for r/piracy megathread

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[-] Cyreld@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I do for a few communities where I want news updates that doesn't seem to have anything comparable here yet.

Other than that though, I try to limit any mindless scrolling to lemmy (managed to cut that down a lot)

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