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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] 2 points 1 year ago

I have pretty much stopped.

It’s not usable on my phone and now searches are basically buggered with a number of subreddits being nsfw. So for example I was searching something specific to pop_os and can’t view the thread. Just closed it. Will block Reddit returns in Kagi now most likely.

I think there may have been a day or two where I looked at it for a few minutes in the browser at work over the past couple of weeks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've clicked a few links about walkthrough questions for niche games, but deleted the app (yes, I used the official app) on the 12th and haven't logged in since. Kbin/Lemmy is great for content and I'm loving the interaction on Mastadon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Only in read only mode.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I go there through Tedit sometimes when info I need comes up in a search, but I haven't logged in or browsed the site directly since the API protest blackout.

Weird how I seem to have more free time now. Must be a coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, only for fap purposes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Totally off reddit. I have seamlessly replaced one with the other.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes. I'm very active on Reddit before the Reddit API change. I have moved to Lemmy since. Since Reddit is blocked in Indonesia, I usually use it as a secondary platform. I just checked it once in a while when using a VPN or using DNS-on-HTTPS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but when I go to my multireddits, it's a barren desert of absolute n00bs asking questions that can be googled in five seconds. Makes me really miss what it used to be. I hope Lemmy gets more engagement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. But instead of spending ever free minute on it I'll only check it once or maybe twice a day.

Most communities I cared about feel less lively. Except for maybe two or three.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Eh, I still use it a little bit. I follow Blue Jays games via the team's subreddit, and the Pathfinder community hasn't really migrated over, so scan that every couple of days. And the memes have just clobbered my feed these last couple of days, even after blocking most of the meme groups.

But I'm using Reddit very differently now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No, I do not. Except when I'm looking for something and reddit is the only place where I can find my answers. But that rarely happens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have an RSS subscription to r/ebookdeals and an account that was previously to keep nsfw browsing separate from main browsing and access that now is subscribed to r/modcoord and r/3rdpartyapps to watch the drama that I occasionally check in on once a week or so, but otherwise Lemmy is my regular browsing home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Scrammed and deleted all comments and got accounts banned [for saying fuck u/spez].

I only lurk a few places that don't exist here in a meaningful way. Discovery is harder here and desktop socks without RES.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have a few RSS feeds of niche subreddits that I can’t find alternatives to, but I deleted my account on 30th June

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Only if I'm researching something and the top results are Reddit links. Otherwise no.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I log in for one niche sub that has no activity in the Lemmy equivalent, and only once every few days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I nuked all the content of my Reddit account, then forced it to be banned from Reddit. After that, blacklisted the domain from my computer so that it just returns a (ERR_NX_DOMAIN) and migrated to KBin instead
Been happy since

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I still visit about 3 sub-reddits, all on a browser with ad-block, and I completely avoid commenting, I probably should start using libreddit. Haven't touched the front page since the initial blackout

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

yes. r/SFFPC has not made the jump to the fediverse :(

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

I’m subbed to it, it just isn’t that active the way r/sffpc is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, unfortunately. I'm trying to switch over fully but there's still some subreddits that I can't replicate on Lemmy. I'll be off once I get alternatives to all the snake, big cat, and bird subs that I use to look at cool animals, though. iNaturalist just isn't as browsable.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Actually I left reddit long before migration.... Came to know about Lemmy only after the API controversy...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I will occasionally browse because Relay still works, but I stopped contributing content.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nope. Without RIF it's painful to look at.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, I haven't been there even once since switching over to Lemmy

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

I still hang out mostly on Reddit. As much as the site’s gone downhill, I’m mostly active on the fandom-specific subs, which don’t have nearly as much of a presence on Lemmy. The general meme communities have been flourishing, but the fandom communities are basically ghost towns, and even those that see a bare minimum of activity are far from enough to pop up in my feed. Right now, /r/yugioh has ten times as many online users as /c/yugioh has subscribers period - and that’s one of the more active niche communities I follow! I’ll still be keeping an eye on Lemmy and post to both sites when I can, but we’ve got a lot more growing to do before I’m ready to finally ditch Reddit.

Also, Reddit has the hentai. The specific fandom subs at least have small barely-active communities here but their NSFW counterparts are totally nonexistent.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, deleted that shit as soon as they announced the API.

I saw the writing on the wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes I use Reddit to search up nonfiction book recommendations on r/books with searx.be (it automatically fetches you results on the old reddit website) because to be honest, it's pretty much one of the few places where I can find nonfiction recommendation for niche topics or just nonfiction readers in general (that isn't just about self-help books). Not only that, the users generally give a synopsis so it's easier to find what book you'd be interested in. But since Reddit made porn less accessible, my reddit usage dropped significantly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If I do a web search I'll still go to reddit if it as a useful thread but I don't actively go on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've checked the frontpage from time to time just to monitor what's changing, but I have yet to log in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I lurk with an ad blocker. I do still have an account and am logged in so I can vote and save some posts.

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

yes, but only for specific content. my city and state have a very active subs that just hasn't really taken off on Lemmy yet. there's a lot of news from both that i can't get anywhere else. similarly i'm pretty active on r/dmacademy and there just isn't a community on lemmy that i've found that is similar yet. i think when those communities take off here i'll finally cut the cord on reddit.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hell no! FU Spez

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Once or twice a week I check my local subreddit and a couple of best of subs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. I never used any of the apps (always opened reddit through my mobile browser) so I wasn't affected that way. I am sympathetic to all the issues brought up, and I do really like the fediverse, but I don't think the users are here yet.

I like going to reddit to read about opinions or someone more knowledgeable than me talk about things. I find there's a lack of discussions in the fediverse at the moment for me, and maybe that's due to me having to curate my experience more. I don't know. But for now, yes, I still use it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I created a libreddit instance for myself, so if I want to browse a specific subreddit that hasn't moved away, (e.g. /r/warthunder) I can without using the official site.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Still active on some niche communities that they don't want to leave Reddit and only using it on desktop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

there's a single community there that i read but don't engage with, because they haven't found a new home. also, while problem solving some tech issues, qwant and ddg both feed me reddit as threads to find solutions, but i digest the info and dont sign in, upvote, comment etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For porn yeah but not for anything else. Been away for as long as my lemmy account is old

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I occasionally check https://reddit.com/r/artifexian which is the official community for a youtube channel and podcast that I like.

Other than that, I'm out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I visit the Ukraine livethread on worldnews once a day and that is it. I use Lemmy or Mastodon mostly.

I am not logged into my reddit account, and ads are blocked. I use a VPN. I cancelled my reddit premium subscription when the API changes were announced.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, I created a Lemmy account at the start of June (at least the Jerboa installation date says that) and uninstalled boost a few days later. Only checked in on Reddit from time to time with libreddit, to have a look at the John Oliver party.

I deleted or mass-edited all my comments and sent an GDPR request. Only thing left after that is the account deletion.

Didn't want to give them any traffic anymore, so I avoided everything about it.

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