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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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[–] wakamo@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 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.

[–] Gsus4@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I visit some subs occasionally on old reddit, but have never logged in again. Fuck u/spez.

[–] MrMcMisterson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I do, but not nearly as much. My reddit time when from a couple hours a day, to maybe 15 minutes here and there when I'm at a PC only. Even then, it's not as active. Only my local sub is because the community didn't migrate.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Bearbie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Deleted the app, deleted my account. Haven't been back.

[–] viridian@sh.itjust.works 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.)

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 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.

[–] chk232@lemmy.world 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.

[–] FranklinsBeard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I think I'm like most people here on this one. I avoid Reddit unless I absolutely need to find an answer to a question that can only be solved by a random saint from, like, 5 years ago

[–] Morphior@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] knocks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I deleted my account 1st July. I won't lie there is still a couple of subreddits I'll check out through old.reddit, but mostly due to a recent crush on John Oliver.

[–] biscuitsofdeath@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[–] slyme@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 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.

Yeah I check hydroponics subs occasionally.

[–] King@lemm.ee 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?

[–] ODuffer@lemmy.world 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...

[–] NotSpez@lemmy.ml 3 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.

[–] atheos@lemmy.atheos.org 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Nope. Not once since June 12th.

[–] zanyhog33@lemmy.jcaks.net 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?

[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] SinJab0n@mujico.org 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.

[–] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 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

[–] Event_Horizon@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] siderealyear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Nope, not at all. Uninstalled weeks ago. Actively avoid in search results. Had been subconsciously looking to move on for a long time. See ya later, better things to do and places to be.

[–] shawn@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[–] daddyrat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Stopped using on June 30, deleted content. Nuked account on July 9 (10th cake day).

Need a replacement for r/xwingtmg and come October, hopefully c/anes will be as game day active as r/canes, but fuck Spez.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] coldv@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Alperto@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

no. I mostly used Reddit from mobile, and since Apollo went down, I just used it once from my laptop to find a link. Other than that, 100% lemmy using Wefwef.

[–] abnormal_258@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] krzysd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 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

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.

[–] lfr1138@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I still look, but mostly to: a) Keep up with the Oakland Athletics fan protest efforts as the A's sub is where that really got coordinated with the larger community b) Try to figure out if some of the oddball subs I am on there and enjoyed have equivalents here, on the Matrix, Telegraph, etc.

I feel like I will kill my account there once those things are resolved enough to make Reddit fully pointless for me.

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 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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[–] dominoko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Nope! Not once since the blackout began.

[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 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

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nope. Left as soon as Apollo ended.
Only went back to transfer all my subscriptions using the Voyager tool - found under settings β€œmigrate subreddits”. On June 29 I used a different tool to delete all my posts on Reddit. I’m leaving my empty account there as a form of protest.

[–] uhauljoe@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 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.

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