I would probably stay here. I do like exploring new things and the fact that it is smaller would likely make me lurk less.
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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They have already tipped their hand and shown that money is what they are actively after. My trust is gone. If they were to revert changes at this point, I would simply read that as "We have delayed our plan until we come up with something else."
use both lemmy and reddit
I fully support all the reasons for ditching Reddit altogether, but if I canβt use Apollo, Iβll only ever use it on desktop, and even then just to look stuff up via Google.
Installed Mlem and have committed to making this place a good one.
The infinity_for_reddit developer (android) is looking into making their app compatible with alternative platforms, hopefully more Reddit apps follow suit so they can make interacting on Lemmy as frictionless as possible
Lemmy. I actually kinda prefer this to reddit, content feels much more "local" and since I can't spend hours scrolling through it, it doesn't make me a mindless soul just being fed infornation. Also I already deleted my reddit account lol.
Nothing could convince me to go back, we need decentralization.
I plan on sticking to lemmy and only using reddit on the pc for specific things that I can't find here for the time being
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Iβll stay here, the decentralized concept makes so much more sense for this kind of application
I've overwritten and deleted all my comments and posts and nuked my account. This is my new home.
Yeah, I'd go back. I notice the bot content has gotten bad on Reddit, but the communities I follow are still okay.
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Lemmy is too good to leave. I don't think I'm alone either. I was wanting an alternative for a while.
I honestly think most people would go back just out of habit. Even if they donβt go back, once things calm down. Iβd absolutely love people to move to fedi, but I just donβt think itβs gonna happen.
I would stay on both. Keep reddit just for the more specific subreddits I like that aren't big here.
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I think I'm on Lemmy for the long haul - I like the fediverse decentralisation. The hardest part of Reddit to abandon will be the search results on Google, but perhaps we'll see something similar with Lemmy in a few years if it picks up steam.
I rally hope that Lemmy instances allow themselves to be indexed. Reddit had become a great source of information - I hope Lemmy instances can too. That information needs to be discoverable to be useful.
I'll use both then. reddit is still unparalleled for support, simply because of its sheer size
They've made it clear they won't. And since most subs are only going dark for a measly 48 hours they have no incentive to. It's literally like that "Oh no, anyway..." meme.
And think of it this way: even if you they revert the changes (or you just decide to please /u/spez and only use the official app) do you think the platform will continue to get better or worse? He's shown his hand it's nothing good for the mods or the users.
I prefer the smaller crowd here. Reddit just feels like a mall these days. Between all the bullshit, tencent, ads and assholes, Iβm not looking back.
I prefer the smaller crowd here. Reddit just feels like a mall these days. Between all the bullshit, tencent, ads and assholes, Iβm not looking back.
I'd stay on Reddit as long as there was content on Reddit ... But I would keep posting and commenting on Lemmy. I'd rather see the fediverse grow.
I'm not going back, epescially since Apollo will be shutting down. I'm looking forward to what the dev can do with the Mlem iOS app, and I'm very interested in the community that is being built here.
Stay! And participate less in their site, so they note the change.
Yes but. The blackout is a boycott. Boycotts should always be paired with actionable, reasonable steps that the target can take. If everyone refuses to come back under any circumstances, what point was this boycott anyway? That said, I'm still staying on Lemmy, as I was before Reddit's blowup.
Reddit is doing a tumblr so I don't think is gonna recover that easy. Reddit is not gonna allow NSFW subs to be seen outside of the official app, who the hell watches porn from the official app? So many people is gonna drop it.
I think is still gonna survive IF subs like askreddit, amitheasshole or entitledparents are still up and have a lot of people posting, because they so many YT channels read from those (and I hear them daily as podcasts) but if the mayor subs go dark or shutdown is not gonna affect reddit only, but also so many people who works reading those.