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How to avoid the Reddit downfall (self.redditwasfun)

submitted 2 years ago by peterg75 to c/redditwasfun

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Use distributed, federated services like Lemmy, mastodon etc.
Support the hosts with our own funds.
Moderate our own communities.

The second point is the most important. Reddit happened because they are a corporate entity seeking profit. Let's own our social media platforms by actively contributing funds to them.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Yes. I’m one of the many who kept using Reddit throughout the blackout, but once third party apps were killed, I would have to go out of my way to download the official Reddit app and relearn all the muscle memory browsing habits anyway, so why even bother? WefWef is great and I kinda despise the shit a Reddit pulled with their abrupt price hike.

My daily browsing on Reddit went from probably 1-2 hours of day to … well it’s not been long enough to tell but so far I’ve only viewed the site once from my laptop. My mobile use is now completely Lemmy.

[–] henfredemars 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's really, really smart that it looks like Reddit in terms of page layout. It satisfies the brain that likes its patterns and routines. I even put my favorite Lemmy app right where I used to launch from to satisfy the muscle memory. I really hope this sticks.

[–] Sgarcnl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which lemmy app do you use?

[–] henfredemars 2 points 2 years ago

I'm using Connect for Lemmy. It's not perfect, a few bugs, but it seems to run acceptably well.

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