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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago (6 children)

For me it's simple: no sync, no reddit.

I'm never going to use their app.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Same. Plus not many people here yet so I got a sweet username.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Too bad we don't get userids so we could boast about our low-digit uid for extra cred, like back in the Slashdot days (low 5-digit Slashdot user here :p)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Presumably we'll still have account age, at least.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

The bragging rights of a 4 or 5 number ICQ user.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Is 5 low? ;) (3-digit user here; commence the Yorkshiremen sketch)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

You did get a sweet username

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Of course, if you wanted a name that was always taken you could just join another federated site. For example, you're [email protected] but there could also be a [email protected], etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm still learning how this works. Thank you

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

rif for me. but yeah especially after finding out there was a profit sharing agreement in place that spaz cancelled.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

When I read that I was astonished.

He literally threw free money away... for what exactly?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm all about taking the power out of corporate hands. Back to the glory mess of community driven internet

[–] asukii 3 points 2 years ago

Wait, what? First I'm hearing of that, do you have a link where I could read more?

[–] MargotRobbie 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, I switched from RedReader to Slide to Infinity, never even considered the official Reddit app, it's so slow and there's so much ad there.

[–] coralof 4 points 2 years ago

I went from Slide to Apollo. When I heard about the API news, I tried out their official app, and it was just horrible. There were even ads in the comments!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Yep. The day the Boost app on my phone stops working is the day I cease visiting Reddit entirely. It's about sending a message.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Definitely. No Infinity, no Reddit. Lemmy, kbin, others. Reddit can go jump. Exciting times!

Damn, nearly forgot - fuck spez.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@SpaceCadet2000 @lynny @MargotRobbie In my case is no Infinity for Reddit and no Firefox + uBlock Origin, no Reddit.
I mention Firefox because they're working into block browsers on mobile devices too.