They took my RiF. The CEO seems like an absolute bastard. It got more and more toxic over the years. I can take some abuse but this was a bit too much. If it continues to be popular I'll use it for information gathering just like always, but they wont get any content, interaction or ad revenue from me.

This blackout thing, while surely sending a message, will be pointless in the end imo. The bosses have decided how they want to proceed and that's that.

Maybe not, look at lemmy activity numbers. Those people all won't forget.

Better than every user from Reddit coming to Lemmy, for a few reasons:

• servers would crash
• the reddit "hivemind" would move to Lemmy
• the shitty jokes would continue here
• just check r/redditmoment, do you want that to become c/lemmymoment?
• right now the community here is big enough that there are enough posts to keep us entertained, but small enough to get to interact multiple times with the same people and not get drowned in a sea of posts/comments
• the Lemmy community rn is also formed of at least mildly tech-savvy people (that could figure out the whole instances thing), that isn't the case for Reddit

a lot of subreddits promised that they won't come back unless reddit removes the api restrictions

I've just finished deleting the past 9+ years comment and post history on my account, I'm just waiting until I have copied some of my saved stuff elsewhere then I'm deleting my account. Fuck Reddit and the cesspit it has become.

I won't... I primarily use Reddit through SyncPro, I won't be downloading the Reddit app as it's a steaming pile of garbage. My Reddit use has already dropped by 90%, as I do sometimes use it from my PC.

Louis Rossmann really made some great points that a 2 day blackout doesn’t mean anything in his recent video. People need to understand that it won’t hurt Reddit at all of subreddits just start functioning normally after 2 days.

As an Apollo user I can at least say I won’t forget

My whole Reddit experience was Apollo, even on desktop after the release for M1 Macs.

So they’re not killing just an app to connect with Reddit, they’re killing the Reddit experience (at least for me).

I’ve stopped using Reddit web years ago, I installed the official Reddit app last month and uninstalled it after 5 minutes because it felt like a piece of shit.

I will stick with lemmy and even think about starting to create content.

I think it will be quite different afterwards, especially for those subs that permanently go black. If Lemmy can provide a alternative community for those subs and enough content is provided the people might stay there

Boost app stops working -> I delete Boost and never use Reddit again.

It's simple

They've just today killed old reddit for users not logged in, now you get a "you broke reddit screen". It still works if you're logged in, but the days are counting down.

I'm just waiting for the day they take over the subs that have closed down, reopening them as part of the powermod's "projects". That should be a real show. /popcorn

No

Laughs in Power Delete Suit

I won't use Reddit until they enable third-party apps again.

I agree, the majority will go back to Reddit but maybe that's a good thing, hopefully all the good people stay here and it doesn't become as toxic as reddit

Forget what?

The ads, they are like an infestation for the soul. They'll keep much of reddit like a crab on finger

I won't forget. It's good to be somewhere new. Perhaps the fediverse is more resistant to profit-driven enshitification

I think many will forget. Meanwhile the rest of us that continue to use Lemmy, can hopefully mirror a load of the more popular communities, even if they have a very low numbers of moderators. That way, if there ever is another protest, many will be able to blend into their favourite communities without missing a beat. May even stay here. I think if the communities exist, even if it's just the basics, more users will come and stay.

A temporary blackout isn’t enough. We need indefinite blackouts in all participating subs. Hopefully we’ll see a mass exodus if that happens.

This might be true if they didn't kill the main way I interact with the app. It'll be a constant reminder everytime I try to use reddit.

I may not be a major player, but if this network continues to grow, I would love to be a part of it from the "of sorts" beginning.

Well they can have fun, but no FOSS apps means no me, so I won't. Long live infinity.