I left the moment the blackout started. After u/spez AMA and the verge article I knew I was done. Iβve got the front page 5x in 6 years 359k karma. Itβs hard not checking Reddit but I got to move past it
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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Same! Had several accounts that have made the front page multiple times. Nuked all of my accounts yesterday. With that much karma, you can probably get a pretty penny for your accounts.
Wait Do people actually buy accounts just for the karma?
High karma accounts to incognito advertise things, bad actors trying to spread bad ideas, and Russian/Chinese propaganda on a Western social platform. I've already checked out on Reddit, so I don't give a shit what nefarious things whoever buys my account needs them for.
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It's not hard to click Jerboa instead of sync. And soon, I can click sync instead of sync. βΊοΈπ€
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Looking forward to boost for lemmy.
I am really impressed that Boost actually survived for a whole week after 1st July. But it gave me a certain anxiety because it could stop working at any time.
Now, I think I can finally complete my migration from Reddit as the only thing that was still holding me was Boost.
That's so nice of Reddit to help with a smooth transition by bringing users to Lemmy in batches.
It was easier for me to leave once I said fuck it and just deleted my account.
Itβs also easier accepting that Reddit just wonβt be the same ever again no matter what. Shit is changing. It had already been slowly changing over the years as it became more popular. Quality of content has been declining for a while.
It used to just get a little shitty in the summer when kids were on summer break, but as it became more popular the seasonal change became less noticeable.
Now every thread on Reddit always has some dork talking about how βwE aRe NOw in thE FinD ouT pHasEβ (or some variation of βfuck around, find out) like they are saying something original or clever.
Anyone with a ten year or older account has seen the decline of Reddit and hopefully has moved on now. My account was 12 years old, I deleted my content and was still lurking on boost until it stopped working now. When I get time and the motivation I will logon and delete my account. It is refreshing to try something new and I am enjoying Lemmy world a lot so far. With boost for Lemmy coming the future looks good.
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Use Liftoff for Lemmy!
I just made the switch from Jerboa (unreliable) and Connect (missing features and unreliable). Liftoff seems to have everything I want from a Reddit-adjacent website.
+1, I tried Jerboa, Connect, Lemmotif and Summit, all were very bad in their own different ways. Found Liftoff and it's almost perfect. And since people started to post actual content, it's actually becoming a worthy shiddit replacement.
+1 for Liftoff, it's treating me really well so far
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Make sure to pre-register to know when boost for lemmy is available! You can do it either by finding it on the play store or by clicking the link from a popup in boost for reddit.
Amazing news, boost was my preferred Reddit app and I've requested it to download as soon as it's available (that's not an option I've seen before).
This is my first Lemmy post, how exciting.
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It is still working perfectly for me with a mod account.
I heard another user say they created a subreddit and made it private and voila they were a mod and could use the third party app and see nsfw content lol. Not sure how long that'll last but we'll see.
use the patch method and you can get full functionality with your own app id
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?usp=drivesdk
Why bother going through all that trouble of continuing to provide reddit account based information, and then being tempted to engage with the platform and add value to it by providing comments for other people to reply to. Like the reddit yearly highlights is enough proof of much data they collect on users.
I say just settle for Stealth if you want to use reddit on mobile. It's a reddit app that has no option to log in so is a pure lurk mode app. You can subscribe and save posts locally and export it the way newpipe works. It uses teddit instances or a web scraper to access content.
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I can confirm. I'm still able to see NSFW and everything else with Boost. I'm a mod of a tiny subreddit.
Also excited for Boost for Lemmy to launch!
My last moments on boost for Reddit marked my first moments on Lemmy. can't wait for boost for Lemmy!
Until then give some of the lemmy apps a try.
Yeah my boost (even revanced patched) is taking yonks to load comments and half the time isn't loading any posts. It's over. Just came onto lemmy and it's literally just Reddit. Bring on boost for lemmy!
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still working for me
Mine kept looking like it was trying to load but nothing would.
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I was on the fence about where I was going after Reddit lost their mind. Looks like I'm following where my favorite app is going!
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Same here, finally made me make the full migration to lemmy
Yep its gone, & that's the end of my Reddit experience...Was considering patching Boost, but really, much like Twitter, I'd rather have nothing more to do with it....F you Spez & Elmo..ππ»
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It still works for me, it just takes ages to load a lot of things. I'm guessing the API token is still active, just throttled? Hopefully we're not causing the developer to see a huge bill at the end of the month, but if the app was made under an LLC then it's probably not getting paid anyways.
Either way I'm just happy Lemmy in general is getting more and more solid, and growing the user base. I personally prefer the BaconReader app which doesn't seem to have plans to migrate or to open-source, but Boost is still pretty solid with all it's customization options. I only started using Boost once BR stopped working, but I could see myself switching. (FWIW, I'm posting from Connect, which also seems pretty good except for a few minor tweaks I'd like to see.)
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I tried a whole bunch of different apps, but I ended up sticking with Boost.
Also waiting for Boost for Lemmy
I mostly just use it to browse not logged in since I spend most of my time here but yeah comments went poof and searching for subreddits is no more. End of an era but the beginning of Boost for Lemmy era :)
Still can't bring myself to uninstall it yet though!
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Gone and it doesn't hurt
This guide worked for me. Everything is working fine. For how long, who knows. But those that want to squeeze some more time can give it a try.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?usp=drivesdk
I knew it was coming but still it sucked to check in on the app and have nothing load.
Welp, that frees up a coveted slot near the bottom of my home screen.
Seems to be sort of working for me. The home page still loads but no comments load. I only open the app occasionally though. I've been mostly using Kbin now especially since I've been able to beta test Artemis
I just uninstalled it with tears in my eyes. It was a good run boosty.
Now let's get that boost for lemmy!
It's still working for me it seems. Odd.
Here for it! Exciting times!
Huh... It was working for me this morning, but now it doesn't seem to be. I suppose that's it then. Deleted from my phone and no going back. So long Reddit! It was nice when you were, before you got ugly with greed.
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It hasn't gone completely black for me yet. Comments take forever to load though.
So long, king.
Very sad indeed, good think dev decided to release Boost for Lemmy.
One of the best.
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