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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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[–] elbowdrop@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Just to check some niche subreddits. Browser only, no sign in. And once I find what I need on the lemmyverse I'm all done.

[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 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.

[–] CthulhuOnIce@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Boost was the only thing that made it tolerable, I couldn't use the official reddit app even if I wanted to

[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 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.

I do, but I'm trying to quit

[–] MrsEaves@kbin.social 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.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.ml 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

[–] DharkStare@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Crazypartypony@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I really used reddit to lurk and scroll when I was bored. If I can't use the app I'm used to, there is no reason for me to return. Especially with the way they have been treating the community, I havent been back for about 3 weeks. I downloaded a lemmy app and put that in the same spot as rif was, and I havent looked back.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, I'm using Lemmy on my phone but on my lunch at work and stuff on my computer it's Reddit still. I am evangelizing Lemmy though.

[–] in2thesame@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I completely stopped using it.

[–] MLSC87@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

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

[–] NekoKamiGuru@ttrpg.network 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.

[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Redreader is still working.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.film 4 points 1 year ago

Id say 80% Lemmy 20% Reddit now.

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Not unless a search result sends me there. Although I'll admit there's a couple hobby related subs I'll check once a week for news, but that's about it, dropped it completely otherwise.

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 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.

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 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)
[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

Nope deleted my account 2 days ago

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 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 “content” is wholly satisfied.

[–] nefonous@lemmy.world 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)

[–] p0ppe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] MasseR@pleroma.rauhala.info 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@001100010010
I still have my account, but I dropped all the apps and am no longer logged in in any of my browsers. I also still have some reddit rss feeds
@asklemmy

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 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.

[–] Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] Logical@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] opux030@feddit.de 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.

[–] MartinXYZ@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] poudlardo@terefere.eu 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You guys using apps?

-Sincerely,

A Firefox + uBlock Origin User

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[–] Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 4 points 1 year ago

I think its been almost a month, since I intentionally went to Reddit. More than 3 weeks anyway.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 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.

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Me personally no, I quit on June 11th and I haven't looked back. My husband on the other hand looks at it periodically. He showed my something from r/PartyParrot yesterday thinking it was cool and I had to tell him it was a popular repost. Pretty much cemented the fact that I'm not missing anything.

[–] Platomus@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I deleted my 9 year old account once Bacon Reader stopped working for me.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Nah. I’m more casual, and didn’t even need it for specific information. I haven’t been back in weeks. Plus, I really like the more civil environment I’ve found on the instances I’ve joined. Additionally, the users are actually listened to, and the mods/devs are genuinely trying to create a better experience. It’s something I want to be a part of, rather than the dumpster fire of greed, anger, and manipulation that is reddit.

[–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 4 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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[–] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Haven't been there since the blackout, don't miss it. I've always gone there with desktop browser running uBO so I never did see adds there except for inline stuff once in a while. That's one nice thing about Lemmy, looks exactly the same whether the blocker is on or off.

[–] Angelo@lemmy.ml 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

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No. I went cold turkey in mid-June. I logged back in last week to use Power Delete Suite to automatically edit every post and comment I ever made to this and then deleted my account.

I'll still use Reddit read-only and with cookies blocked if I stumble upon (ahahaha) it through a search or something.

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