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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] 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes when I need an answer I use wayback machine to read reddit. Don't want to give reddit my engagement and have their cookies in my browser.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don’t have Apollo anymore so I don’t go to Reddit anymore from mobile, but i use it from time to time on desktop

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I still look at a few specific subreddits when they pop-up in a search result.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have reduced my usage by about 90%. The hockey community here is just not active enough for my hockey news needs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Occasionally, but always logged out and with an adblocker. It seems to get worse every time I check it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am surprised how little I miss Reddit after June. I realised I was really dependent on RIF. I downloaded an RSS app instead (Inoreader) and followed some subs that I used to frequent. I check it once every few days as opposed to many times a day before the collapse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah unfortunately. There are some subs that haven't migrated over yet and some subs that are active that have really useful info for me (school, language learning, etc.)

[–] [email protected] 3 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] 3 points 1 year ago

I logged in once to look up something I had saved, but the mobile site is so irritating to use I gave up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I just did some searching for the best grind size settings for my Aeropress. Some of the search results led to Reddit, I clicked on them and felt a bit dirty lol. Funnily enough a few of results still led to private groups. Reddit will still be a source of information about niche topics. Let's hope Lemmy becomes that source instead...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Logged out, sometimes I use rif to check on some subreddits.

Not going to delete my 9 year old account because if I do that they will keep all the comments.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mostly using libreddit, when I need to refer to a specific thread. Otherwise, most of my browsing is in Lemmy.

Also, feel free to have a look at the search function on the sidebar, this question has been asked quite a lot lately, such as https://lemmy.ml/post/1846338

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I drop by Reddit 1-2 times per day but only at home on my PC and using old.reddt. There are still a couple of communities on there that haven't moved to lemme yet.

And my porn account.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No, I uninstalled Boost and Infinity about a month ago and haven't looked back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't browse it (I have a redirector rule that links me right out of Reddit), but if I need to access it for something, I just tack on old. as a bypass.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Until yesterday, Joey for Reddit still worked, but since today it doesn't anymore. I miss r/BestOfRedditorUpdates, so I'll probably use it just for that sub.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lemmy still has some issues that need to be addressed for it to fully replace Reddit for my needs

Be honest, do you still use reddit?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I check hydroponics subs occasionally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I used to check reddit everyday, some days I'd spend hours browsing. I think I've checked it twice since Apollo went down?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I stopped by once to double check my stuff was still deleted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nah, sometimes google tries to make me enter but I just scroll a lil more and use any other result.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I stopped entirely. When I draw a fanart of something I'll post it, but I haven't drawn any fanart recently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

i still go on it. but i am migrating from reddit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Been 16 days since I last checked Reddit. Lemmy has been a refreshing experience.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

nope but my account is not deleted. Have not had time to follow up on my data request. mostly because of kbin :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So, personally i'm done wirh reddit. But i still go there every once in a while to target about ten very specific subs which aren't even remotely replicated in the fediverse for the foreseable future. See, there's this chatgroup i maintain with my not so ultra tech savvy parents and a handful of goofy dog/cat/bird videos a day brightens their work days with a minute of joy. They would never browse reddit or even the fediverse and this tradition came at basically no "extra cost" since i scrolled reddit any day anyways. Now i don't want to stop bettering their lives out of my idealism against reddit so i bite the bullet for now. I'm not engaging in reddit anymore, just go straight to some subs and that's about it. Since this is content often posted by casual users very much like my parents i doubt we will see a big influx of this kind of content in the fediverse any time soon, if ever. So yeah, i still go there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have been using the official Reddit app from my cakeday (did not know about all the other apps until they were gone), and have opened the app like every other day but haven't made a comment since I switched to Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If I have to Google something, and the answer is on Reddit, then yes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No. I've completely switched to lemmy and couldn't be happier. I'm actually surprised by how much I don't miss reddit, I thought it would be tougher to break out

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just check nsfw but images hosted by Reddit that are NSFW are slow to load and seem to have been slow for quite a while, so my rate at which I check it tapered from few times a day to now once or twice a month

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, briefly, but the quality has dropped and I usually just switch back to Lemmy since it feels different. Also, only until Infinity for Reddit stops working; no idea why it still works but it's a matter of time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I do, but not nearly as much as Lemmy.

I used to go to reddit for everything. To scroll aimlessly, just to look at aesthetic photos, to read stories...I even had a multi reddit for text based subs, and a third party app on my watch so I could read text based reddit posts at work.

Now, I only go to reddit if i need the resources of a specific sub (earlier i had a question about an app so i went to their sub to browse and see if there was any advice) or if i'm cross posting content to lemmy to get my communities going.

when i just want to scroll and see what's new, ive been coming straight to lemmy every time.

i'm really trying to interact more too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, been browsing Lemmy since July 1 when I was no longer able to use RiF.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In the rare case I need a result that I can't find anywhere else. Otherwise, nah. The way Spez treated the Apollo dev disgusted me enough that I want nothing to do with that site anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have not used it since some time in early June.

I have technically logged into my account -- but only because I've opened Relay Pro. In spite of everything, it appears to still update everything, and the last app patch update message I saw said that they had implemented changes to reduce API usage (this after July 1).

But I haven't interacted with reddit beyond that, and I don't plan to. It's not about anger at reddit anymore either -- I actively like Lemmy better. It reminds me of old reddit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I only use it when googling questions that I know reddit has the answer for. And I hate it the whole time. I spend only enough time on there to get my answer then immediately close the web page. Call me silly or what you will, but I personally want to give as little interaction with that website as possible now. Fuck u/spez

As for the drama, I subscribe to a couple Lemmy instances that share the drama through Lemmy, that way I can be in the loop without having to be on the actual website.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I still use it once per day, late in the evening as there are some international communities which are still lacking, I look forward to completely stopping to do it

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[–] [email protected] 3 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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