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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] coldv@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I am surprised how little I miss Reddit after June. I realised I was really dependent on RIF. I downloaded an RSS app instead (Inoreader) and followed some subs that I used to frequent. I check it once every few days as opposed to many times a day before the collapse.

[-] Madusch@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Until yesterday, Joey for Reddit still worked, but since today it doesn't anymore. I miss r/BestOfRedditorUpdates, so I'll probably use it just for that sub.

[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nope. Left as soon as Apollo ended.
Only went back to transfer all my subscriptions using the Voyager tool - found under settings “migrate subreddits”. On June 29 I used a different tool to delete all my posts on Reddit. I’m leaving my empty account there as a form of protest.

[-] delirium@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Some of the specific communities are there but not here or barely alive here (like my phone's brand) so I'm visiting them from PC. Spez gets no moni because I'm always using unblock there though

[-] koreth@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, but much less than I used to. When I don’t have a particular goal in mind and just want to doomscroll a bit, I find myself checking Lemmy first, and only if I run out of things to read, which I usually don’t, do I move on to Reddit.

There are still some niche communities that are active on Reddit and not here. So I do still go over there on purpose for those.

[-] slyme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I don't browse it (I have a redirector rule that links me right out of Reddit), but if I need to access it for something, I just tack on old. as a bypass.

[-] J12@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hadn’t been in 3 days besides accidentally opening Apollo. I’m going to stop by one of these days and edit and delete my comments and posts.

[-] nobodyimportantatall@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

No, I have a couple small communities that I have pull into an RSS reader that still works somehow, but I stay logged out and never comment. 12 year account with 29k karma and I quit cold turkey and mostly went back to RSS feeds.

[-] Steve@compuverse.uk 3 points 2 years ago

I think its been almost a month, since I intentionally went to Reddit. More than 3 weeks anyway.

[-] jerebear205@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
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[-] chk232@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Logged out, sometimes I use rif to check on some subreddits.

Not going to delete my 9 year old account because if I do that they will keep all the comments.

[-] Morphior@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

No, I uninstalled Boost and Infinity about a month ago and haven't looked back.

[-] ODuffer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I just did some searching for the best grind size settings for my Aeropress. Some of the search results led to Reddit, I clicked on them and felt a bit dirty lol. Funnily enough a few of results still led to private groups. Reddit will still be a source of information about niche topics. Let's hope Lemmy becomes that source instead...

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Occasionally, but always logged out and with an adblocker. It seems to get worse every time I check it.

[-] oranges@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Literally have not been back since I decided to leave before the blackout.

Considering incised to spen hours a day s rolling that place, I haven't missed it and just moved on. 12years or more I was a regular contributor and viewer and quit cold turkey style :)

[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I don't scroll through reddit anymore but will use it if a friend shares a link or when looking for something. It was hard the first few days as I found myself opening Sync only to be greeted by the goodbye message. Safe to say I was quite addicted to doom scrolling but happy to have stopped.

Been using Jerboa for 2 weeks now and have not doom scrolled yet, feels good

[-] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago

In the rare case I need a result that I can't find anywhere else. Otherwise, nah. The way Spez treated the Apollo dev disgusted me enough that I want nothing to do with that site anymore.

[-] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I check hydroponics subs occasionally.

[-] zanyhog33@lemmy.jcaks.net 3 points 2 years ago

I used to check reddit everyday, some days I'd spend hours browsing. I think I've checked it twice since Apollo went down?

[-] daddyrat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Stopped using on June 30, deleted content. Nuked account on July 9 (10th cake day).

Need a replacement for r/xwingtmg and come October, hopefully c/anes will be as game day active as r/canes, but fuck Spez.

[-] viridian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah unfortunately. There are some subs that haven't migrated over yet and some subs that are active that have really useful info for me (school, language learning, etc.)

[-] HerrBoedefeld@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

So, personally i'm done wirh reddit. But i still go there every once in a while to target about ten very specific subs which aren't even remotely replicated in the fediverse for the foreseable future. See, there's this chatgroup i maintain with my not so ultra tech savvy parents and a handful of goofy dog/cat/bird videos a day brightens their work days with a minute of joy. They would never browse reddit or even the fediverse and this tradition came at basically no "extra cost" since i scrolled reddit any day anyways. Now i don't want to stop bettering their lives out of my idealism against reddit so i bite the bullet for now. I'm not engaging in reddit anymore, just go straight to some subs and that's about it. Since this is content often posted by casual users very much like my parents i doubt we will see a big influx of this kind of content in the fediverse any time soon, if ever. So yeah, i still go there.

[-] King@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lemmy still has some issues that need to be addressed for it to fully replace Reddit for my needs

Be honest, do you still use reddit?

[-] privacyn@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

I don’t have Apollo anymore so I don’t go to Reddit anymore from mobile, but i use it from time to time on desktop

[-] abnormal_258@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

i still go on it. but i am migrating from reddit

[-] NotSpez@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

If I do a web search I'll still go to reddit if it as a useful thread but I don't actively go on it.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[-] SinJab0n@mujico.org 3 points 2 years ago

Nah, sometimes google tries to make me enter but I just scroll a lil more and use any other result.

[-] krzysd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Just check nsfw but images hosted by Reddit that are NSFW are slow to load and seem to have been slow for quite a while, so my rate at which I check it tapered from few times a day to now once or twice a month

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

I have not used it since some time in early June.

I have technically logged into my account -- but only because I've opened Relay Pro. In spite of everything, it appears to still update everything, and the last app patch update message I saw said that they had implemented changes to reduce API usage (this after July 1).

But I haven't interacted with reddit beyond that, and I don't plan to. It's not about anger at reddit anymore either -- I actively like Lemmy better. It reminds me of old reddit.

[-] XbSuper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Nope. Without RIF it's painful to look at.

[-] oSillyScope@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Nope. Deleted my account and moved in at sh.itjust.works signed in on jerboa and never looked back.

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mostly using libreddit, when I need to refer to a specific thread. Otherwise, most of my browsing is in Lemmy.

Also, feel free to have a look at the search function on the sidebar, this question has been asked quite a lot lately, such as https://lemmy.ml/post/1846338

[-] lfr1138@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I still look, but mostly to: a) Keep up with the Oakland Athletics fan protest efforts as the A's sub is where that really got coordinated with the larger community b) Try to figure out if some of the oddball subs I am on there and enjoyed have equivalents here, on the Matrix, Telegraph, etc.

I feel like I will kill my account there once those things are resolved enough to make Reddit fully pointless for me.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If I have to Google something, and the answer is on Reddit, then yes.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, briefly, but the quality has dropped and I usually just switch back to Lemmy since it feels different. Also, only until Infinity for Reddit stops working; no idea why it still works but it's a matter of time.

[-] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[-] saluer_lorque@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

No, and I blocked it on my DNS server so I don't accidentally go there either

[-] uhauljoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I do, but not nearly as much as Lemmy.

I used to go to reddit for everything. To scroll aimlessly, just to look at aesthetic photos, to read stories...I even had a multi reddit for text based subs, and a third party app on my watch so I could read text based reddit posts at work.

Now, I only go to reddit if i need the resources of a specific sub (earlier i had a question about an app so i went to their sub to browse and see if there was any advice) or if i'm cross posting content to lemmy to get my communities going.

when i just want to scroll and see what's new, ive been coming straight to lemmy every time.

i'm really trying to interact more too.

[-] USSEthernet@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

Nope, been browsing Lemmy since July 1 when I was no longer able to use RiF.

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