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I used to check the front page at least once every day, and occassionally check specific subreddits. Now I don't look at reddit unless theres some drama, like mods getting purged, then I'd go there and enjoy the drama. Occasionally there will be questions that only reddit has the answer to so I have to reluctantly use it. I got my uBlock Origin ready to kill all the ads. That shitty website will not get a cent out of me.

What about you? Do you still use reddit?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Nope, I actually deleted my Reddit account. I already had low support for Reddit because of the response they gave after the last time there was a Reddit blackout. I had been using Lemmy on and off on my old account on the main instance, so when the recent blackout happened, I gave Reddit one last chance but the way they handled the situation was the last straw for me. I came back to my account on Lemmy and used it until the main Lemmy instance started having server problems due to the influx of users.

[–] daddyrat 5 points 1 year ago

Stopped using on June 30, deleted content. Nuked account on July 9 (10th cake day).

Need a replacement for r/xwingtmg and come October, hopefully c/anes will be as game day active as r/canes, but fuck Spez.

[–] FapMaster69 5 points 1 year ago

Kept using 3rd party apps until they shut down. I personally wouldn't be caught dead on the offical reddit app just on principal. I tried using the desktop site a couple times until I found Lemmy!

The major exception to this is if I look up a question or something and theres an answer on Reddit, I'll still click that link.

[–] inspxtr 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, though to a much lesser extent than I used to. Sometimes it’s just through web searches that lead to Reddit, though I use Libreddit front-end for that.

And other times, it’s specific subreddits about TV shows. The level and frequency of discussion on Lemmy sadly is not there yet for popular shows, and nonexistent for niche shows.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I basically only use my phone these days and when third party apps died so did Reddit to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Nope. Deleted my account as soon as I heard about the API pricing and never looked back. As far as I was and still am concerned, even if they backtracked the API bullshit the writing is on the wall: reddit no longer cares about providing value to users, if they ever did. They're no in the endgame of enshittification of trying to extract value from anywhere they can, quality of service be damned.

[–] siderealyear 5 points 1 year ago

Nope, not at all. Uninstalled weeks ago. Actively avoid in search results. Had been subconsciously looking to move on for a long time. See ya later, better things to do and places to be.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm the same way now, I used to use reddit daily.

Now, I only use it when I have question, I still google "my question" reddit.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

All the time. Still getting my feet wet with lemmy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I completely stopped using it.

[–] CaptainBlagbird 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe once a week using RiF ReVanced for

  • Checking two small subreddit
  • Delete comments that haven't been visible anymore but now are again (because I deleted newer comments, now the older ones starting to appear again)
[–] FranklinsBeard 4 points 1 year ago

I think I'm like most people here on this one. I avoid Reddit unless I absolutely need to find an answer to a question that can only be solved by a random saint from, like, 5 years ago

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am lurking and watching the dumpster fire at this point , reddit went full Authoritarian on Dndmemes and sacked a bunch of cool mods because we turned it into a goblin porn subreddit for the shutdown/blackout and the admins did not like that... so I am posting here now and watching Reddit burn in the distance.

[–] DharkStare 4 points 1 year ago

I still use it. The HFY community is still on Reddit and I enjoy reading the stories.

The API changes haven't really affected my experience since I always browsed Reddit on my desktop through the browser.

[–] Zarxrax 4 points 1 year ago

The RIF app was reddit to me. I would typically spend over an hour per day on it.

I do still check Reddit maybe once a day on my desktop, maybe for about 5 minutes. There are still a few communities on there which don't have an active alternative here on Lemmy. However, I have deleted all my old posts and comments, and I do not make any new ones.

[–] BrownianMotion 4 points 1 year ago

I do, but only to support FOSS users in some communities that are not here [yet]. There is no opnsense community here in Lemmy, so when I see questions there in reddit, I help where I can.

However, my "bio" or whatever it is called in reddit, clearly states that I have moved to Lemmy permanently.

I am actually considering creating a opnsense community here and hoping that Franco will come and join, and take over ownership.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Redreader is still working.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've visited a couple of times. My preferred app (relay) is still working, but I'm guessing I'll jump ship completely once relay is affected, Lemmy has mostly replaced my Reddit habits anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nope, and I used to do a lot of Reddit - like several times a day, and usually entire evenings just browsing. I used PowerDeleteSuite and deleted my account, and I use an RSS reader with an adblocker for the 2-3 local subs I truly can’t find the same info for elsewhere. One is a university I teach at, and the only exception I’ve made to this was to create a throwaway to answer a question about salaries and point the person who was hoping to teach to our union contract. Worker solidarity > Reddit drama.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Id say 80% Lemmy 20% Reddit now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Yes but way less. Voyager app for Lemmy is dope by the way

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Absolutely not. I have not logged in once since the day the protest started.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nope! On June 30 I used a script to erase all my prior comments and posts and deleted my accounts.

Fuck u/spez.

[–] nefonous 4 points 1 year ago

I completely switched to lemmy for my random scrolling. But the main community for a game is still there so sometimes I keep lurking that subreddit only (exclusively from pc)

[–] MLSC87 4 points 1 year ago

I go to check specific subreddits but I'm no longer a daily user

[–] Logical 4 points 1 year ago

Since I started using Lemmy, not much. I am mostly on here now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use it for two things: checking out protest stuff and checking the only subreddit (it's a small one) that's actually keeping me on Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe once a week? To check on some specific subs, but I revert back to my old lurker ways when I’m there and never contribute.

[–] UnknownQuantity 4 points 1 year ago

Not one little bit. I used to be a big fan of reddit, spent 12 years there but as soon as Sync stopped working I deleted my account and never went back.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nope. Having finally hammered down the local vernacular ("instances"/"communities") of Lemmy, I am so at home here. I miss RiF, but Liftoff is serving me well

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I open the app out of muscle memory a few times a day, infinity still works somehow, but most of my subs have been closed/dead now anyway so not really.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but with RedReader. There's a few niche subs I like that aren't well-established here yet.

[–] Cyreld 4 points 1 year ago

I do for a few communities where I want news updates that doesn't seem to have anything comparable here yet.

Other than that though, I try to limit any mindless scrolling to lemmy (managed to cut that down a lot)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nope,

80% is bot reposts anyway.

[–] p0ppe 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. A couple of clicks via Google, but that’s it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sometimes for fixes and stuff but not much anyomore

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Got a couple niche subs I still check once in a while. Otherwise I don't read reddit anymore nor do I comment and vote.

[–] Donebrach 4 points 1 year ago

On June 30 I deleted my two accounts, ran a script to change all my comments to say the account was deleted in protest (to limited success, and Im sure they’ve probably been reverted by now) and have only been back since twice due to a tech support question only having a google indexed answer easily available on Reddit.

I am no longer actively engaging with that platform. I’ve found though using voyager on my mobile devices and skimming lemmy aimlessly my need for β€œcontent” is wholly satisfied.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I still use reddit but only when Google search results points me to it and via a teddit (alternative frontend) instance so I don't give them a dime with ads nor a visit, but teddit is slowly dying (Error: 429 "Too Many Requests") because they decreased the limit of posts it could load, so you have to switch between instances until it finally loads, but thankfully, a script does that for you automatically (thanks to bezier-curve from Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36726442) : https://pastebin.com/zFJ5nb42

Also, to be automatically redirected from reddit to your favorite teddit instance, you could use this extension for Firefox (I'm not using Chrome sorry) : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reddit-to-teddit-redirect/

To help prevent 429 errors from happening, you can still help by creating more teddit servers! : https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same here. I'm not actively browsing or looking for information from Reddit, but if it's unavoidable, then so be it. I can't ignore the wealth of information still there.

[–] WorldieBoi 4 points 1 year ago
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