I’m fucking stoked to see so many people like me (who are pissed at how corporations fuck their own product just to make more money) migrate over here. For once I feel like I actually have a way to “protest” corporations and their greed. I know the vast majority of Reddit users didn’t care, but I know many of us are here to break free from all of that tomfoolery. Just happy to be apart of it. Don’t know how long it will last, but I’m hoping that it does.

[–] Corgikong 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m just here. Cause Apollo is dead :(

[–] uhauljoe 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

me too, but i think im honestly done with reddit. i miss a lot of my niche communities but I created lemmy versions of some and I'm cross posting some top posts from reddit just to get things going a bit.

i see a lot of possibilities with lemmy, there are already some great apps being made (my fave rn is memmy, not quite native ios like apollo, but has a really polished look and gestures feel natural it's easy to get the hang of)

[–] Corgikong 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yea I’m using Memmy myself. I have never not hated the Reddit app so I’m also done with Reddit as a whole

[–] uhauljoe 3 points 1 year ago

their app is truly god awful

i downloaded that first after apollo died just to give it a shot, but it felt like a giant ad

sponsored posts everywhere, premium features plastered all over, i felt like there were micro transactions just to use it

the website isn't too bad with adblocker, but after what they pulled with Christian and Apollo, I'm just done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For once I feel like I actually have a way to “protest” corporations and their greed.

I'm poor AF and can't afford to "protest with my wallet", but leaving reddit because of their actions was a no brainer for me (even tho I never moderated or used an app).

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

I thought I used Reddit a lot, but I've been rummaging around here waaaaay more than I ever did there.

It's been driving me nuts for days, but I literally JUST figured it out...

It reminds me of freshman year in college. Everyone is turbo-social and extra considerate. Maybe that's partly from not knowing who is who, or maybe even not remembering if you've met the person you're talking to because you met so many new people. Everything was fresh and new, and there was that feeling of starting a new journey. Lots of confusion and chaos, but everyone was understanding ("Oh, you're a freshman. Let me show you...").

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's a good way of putting it. It's really refreshing for people to act polite and give benefit of the doubt. I know that the honeymoon period won't last forever. But when the dust settles I hope it stays a happier place than Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm also sick of their bullshit algorithms and the whole engagement strategy of amplifying hate.