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[–] Paol@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

I ain't using that goofy orange app.

[–] ilex 5 points 2 years ago

I was disappointed in the lack of rodent erotica subs. Lemmy has just what I'm looking for.

[–] Dick_Justice 5 points 2 years ago

I was using RIF for about ten years, and RIF Golden Platinum for some large chunk of that. The site redesign annd the mobile app are pure dogshit, and over the years, RIF was my only access point. I even had it installed on my Windows 11 PC. I was distressed and alarmed to see it so viciously and obviously slated for destruction by Lord Farquaad. I initially and immediately supported the idea of the 2 day blackout. Then I heard about the absolute lack of concern for Reddit's blind users. I've never been one to simply not give a fuck because something doesn't affect me personally. TBH, I consider that to be a moral failing. Then /u/Phlegm moved on to spreading sheer libelous claims about the Apollo dev. At that point, I had heard about a few alternatives people were promoting and decided to look into them. Before the blackout started, I deleted all my posts and comments, deleted my accounts, and learned how to use Lemmy. I couldn't comfortably support Reddit anymore by then, and being here has really opened my eyes to how shitty Reddit is these days anyway, with the bots and politicall/science disinformation campaigns, the pure bullshit stories, the tired assed in-jokes, the power mods, etc. ad nauseam. I'll miss RIF a great deal - I don't even want to uninstall it, lol, but Jerboa and WefWef are coming along nicely. It's honestly been a breath of fresh air.

[–] uhauljoe 5 points 2 years ago

Apollo dude. Third party apps in general. It's the only thing that made using reddit on a phone bearable.

Combined with the fact that I've gotten kinda complacent in scrolling the same front page every day, so it's exciting to be part of something new and discover new communities.

[–] phlemmy@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be honest, I had no beef with them. But I left in solidarity. Then they showed their true colours with the doubling down/strong arming/disastrous ama. If they had just been nice and polite and understanding about the whole thing I'd be back there. They dug their own grave.

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[–] Anonymouse 5 points 2 years ago

It's a lot of reasons.

  1. Reddit always felt like "The Inquirer" magazine to me. It was mostly trashy gossip, but I had a few forums that had good discussions.

2 I'm not really involved in any of the commercialized social media platforms because I don't like feeling like I'm the product. I don't like feeling like I'm being manipulated by an algorithm. I don't use YouTube or Facebook or any if the others either. I liked Reddit in that I could just browse without an account.

  1. My phone and computer is my most personal storage. It's my diary, bank account, addressbook, calendar, personal correspondence and more. I can change my life and become a digital hermit, but I shouldn't have to. For this reason and #2, I only install applications on my phone and computer that I can trust will behave alongside all that juicy data about my life. I trust my spouse, doctor and lawyer with this information and no one else. This means that your spy app (Reddit app, too) doesn't get to be on my phone or computer. I only run apps that I can view the source code for (with a few exceptions, like banking). Same for the operating system (sorry, Apple. Sorry, Google). I know it's not bulletproof, but it's better than most.

  2. Finally, I didn't know that there was an alternative. When this API stuff started, I first learned about Lemmy and Mastodon.

There's a lot more, but Lemmy's what I've been looking for for some time now, I just needed a nudge.

[–] robotstop 5 points 2 years ago

No more Sync :(

[–] Anders@vlemmy.net 5 points 2 years ago

I've been cutting down on my time using Reddit a lot lately. Reasons being that for quite a few years now, I've felt like it took more from me than it gave.

After this shit show and the prospect of being forced to stop using Sync, I just decided to uninstall the app a couple of weeks ago.

After hearing that the Sync developer has started working on a Lemmy app, I joined an instance yesterday, and I gotta say, this feels more like the early Reddit I joined 15 years ago. Didn't know how much I've missed that sense of community.

[–] Caketaco 5 points 2 years ago

I started with the official app for the longest time, but then it just got worse and worse.

Constant A/B tests, godawful changes, the video player, etc.. There was a subreddit made to ~~complain~~ submit bug reports and discuss the app, r/redditmobile. At first, the devs were quite receptive with the community, even apologizing for removing a swipe gesture that they thought no one used and re-introducing it, but eventually they just stopped caring. Cries from users went unheard, and the app just felt worse and worse to use.

I kept hearing people say β€œI’m moving to Apollo” in the comments, which caused me to look in to whatever an β€œApollo” is. Boy, was I glad I did.

A consistent UI, changes and additions that were commonly disabled by default when added, and zero ads. It was exactly what I wanted.

Aaaand then Reddit killed it.

At least wefwef is helping me stay in denial here on lemmy.

[–] Weborl 5 points 2 years ago

I used to post things sparingly on Reddit because my username was the same as the one I used on Twitter, where I had over 100,000 followers before the pandemic. I never shared anything personal about myself, considering that some people followed me only to insult me if the meme I had created mocked something they idolized.

I abandoned my Twitter account years ago, and some toxic followers followed me to Reddit. The changes in the API have finally convinced me to leave that past and username behind, and start completely from scratch to be able to talk about anything.

[–] Burninator05 5 points 2 years ago

I've tried both the app and "new" Reddit a couple of times and find them both to be hard to use and an overall poor experience. Six months ago they were telling third party app developers that no major changes were coming to the API before at least 2024. Well, that was a lie. Currently they're saying that Old Reddit isn't going anywhere. I suspect that is also a lie and it will be gone soon. No reason not to jump ship while the jumping is good.

[–] MonkRome 5 points 2 years ago

I just don't feel like Reddit management remembers what the point of their system is. If they have such contempt for the mods and the users, what even is the point anymore. I get that they need to make money, but they need to do it in a way that keeps reddits positive aspects. This can't end well, the only hope for them is if enough people leave and they readjust their perspective and become a little more self aware. I'm not holding my breath...

[–] ComatoseSquirrel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sync going away -- and now coming here, yay! If they're giving their users the finger, and there's a reasonable alternative, why would I stay? I was mainly there for the communities related to my interests (their size, not their mere existence), and those are present here and elsewhere in a growing capacity.

I did like AskReddit, though, and I'm not sure if Lemmy will ever get anything like that...

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[–] mysoulishome 5 points 2 years ago

Spez’s treatment of the Apollo dev and complete disregard/contempt for those of us who want to continue to use Reddit in any way besides their shit websites and app.

[–] frost_ 5 points 2 years ago

I have tried Reddit's official app and absolutely cannot stand it in the slightest. Going a few days without it then made me realize just how much time I spend and waste on that site, and that I really should try to cut down on my time on social media.

I'm going to be using Lemmy, but it'll be much more sparingly throughout the day compared to how I used Reddit.

[–] amoledshatter 5 points 2 years ago

it's been a lot of stuff over the last 6 or so years

but the morning I woke up and Sync didn't work... I was done

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Their weak approach to hate speech meant that it wasn't a safe place. I basically stopped using it around 6 months ago, and have been on Lemmy since. Though it hasn't been very active until recently

[–] KillaBeez 4 points 2 years ago

Apollo leaving was the last straw for me. It has slowly become worse and worse over the years and I think most of my time on there was out of habit anyway

[–] PillowTalk420 4 points 2 years ago

I was already seeing Reddit hitting an "Eternal September" situation where the general vibe was a total antithesis to what had me there for over a decade to begin with, but then they forced my preferred app to shut down which kind of forced my hand to jump into something and Lemmy was as close to the format I prefer, along with it being the number one solution most others in the exodus were proclaiming to try. This and Tildes, but Tildes requires an invitation, so... Here I am.

[–] MVK 4 points 2 years ago
[–] freemicycle 4 points 2 years ago

I don’t want to use their shitty app.

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago
[–] impulse 4 points 2 years ago

The official app is complete and utter garbage. There was no way I would continue on Reddit using this waste of bytes.

At the beginning I was hopeful that the devs would work something out with Reddit. I would have paid for a subscription on Boost for sure.

Well, we all know how the admins responded. Zero respect for moderators or users, the very people who keep their product alive. If you have the tiniest bit of self-respect leaving Reddit is the only choice.

[–] coldv 4 points 2 years ago

I used RIF. Before this went down I tried the official Reddit app because I wanted to follow some accounts and make a news feed out of them. It was so crap. It was so annoying. Random notifications, not allowing you to open threads in browser... Just felt overall very intrusive. Deleted it in two days. There is a small random invite only community that is wholesome and I really love, but I couldn't even get myself to download the app for it. Also using Reddit just feels really icky now.

[–] jerrimu 4 points 2 years ago

The api change, selling our data in exchange for providing a service. They 100% could charge ai companies without affecting 3rd party apps

[–] potterman28wxcv 4 points 2 years ago

I don't want them making money out of the content I voluntarily and freely created. I was contributing in subs like C_programming to help newcomers. I have been thinking that all these posts I made will help the next AI - and Reddit (not me) will get paid for it.

So I mass edited each post and comment I made. They won't get away with my data. My data belongs to me, not them.

[–] Tuck_The_Faliban@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

Because the API changes forced 3rd party apps into their graves. Don't get me wrong, I can probably figure out the official app, but I don't want to. It's a matter of principle. I did the same with Twitter. I'm tired of social media being driven mad by advertising dollars and I just want a place to chill with people who share my common interests.

[–] morgan_423 4 points 2 years ago

I don't capitulate to bullies.

[–] captainlezbian 4 points 2 years ago

I was going to go back after some grumbling but Steve Huffman kept being a real musk. Eventually I kinda just couldn’t bring myself to do it.

Weirdly enough, I quit eating meat very similarly

[–] Skuldul 4 points 2 years ago

Without Brave, browsing reddit on my phone is bad..

[–] TragicMagic 4 points 2 years ago

Just like everyone else, reddit cutting 3rd party apps. Hoping this is the alternative that takes off as the more I read and understand the fediverse the more I like the concept.

[–] Switorik@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

The censorship of posts and comments and spez showing his true form. I quit when I heard about the blackout realizing that reddit will never be what it once was.

[–] LittleLordLimerick@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

A) their official site and apps suck ass, and B) it's clear their sterilizing the site and working to make it more corporate friendly, and they're doing it in a way that kind of undermines what reddit stood for.

[–] annabanana 4 points 2 years ago

Losing Apollo and the direction the site has been heading in for the past few years.

[–] Seed46 4 points 2 years ago

They killed Bacon Reader -- my favorite Reddit browsing app. That was a deal breaker for me.

[–] Guy_Fieris_Hair 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No more Reddit is Fun. Then I came here and realized how bad reddit had gotten.

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[–] aragon 4 points 2 years ago

It was long overdue. The API pricing changes have helped fediverse alternative like lemmy/kbin to gain traction. So it was a good opportunity to jump ship and so I did

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