I haven't logged in since BaconReader shut down. I've gone over to lurk a little, but each time I do and drop into the comments, I last maybe 5 minutes and close it.

That said, the holier-than-thou crowd is becoming more vocal here, and it's a bummer.

RIF was working for about a month after the shut down (shit down?) but I was logged out and strictly lurking.

Lemmy has been way more stable for me in the past 2 weeks as well.

I'll use my browser to look at reddit without being logged in every now and then, but honestly 90% of the major news is on Lemmy anyhow and the memes and community are 10x better than anything on Reddit since about a decade.

Only thing left for Lemmy is more local/provincial communities gaining traction on Lemmy, but I'm in no rush at all. I'd rather have a limited user base with genuine interaction than the shit slide botfest reddit feels like now

Agreed. I know that my leaving isn’t going to change the platform, get Spez fired, or have any substantial effect. But the key thing is I know that I’m not supporting it.

I have. I added link to my Lemmy account.

My friend said that too, saying they'd never use the official app. Then they posted a link today that I couldn't open without the official app 🤦‍♂️

It seriously needs to be improved

https://lemmyverse.net/ might be a better alternative for now, with the explanation that it all goes to the same conversation.

Yes, that's not always 100% true, but new users can learn about the nuances of defederation and other blocking after they get their feet wet.

I think they’re removing posts (and maybe banning users?) for posting Reddit alternatives lately

It's all helping raise awareness, even if it's just in small increments.

I was on Reddit for 17 years. It was my home on the Internet. I used to go to Reddit meetup days and hang out with other Reddit nerds. It's natural for people to have sentimental feelings about something that's been such a big part of so many of our lives.

I haven't been back since the Lemmy exodus, except by accident a few times. But I miss what it was.

There's no harm in leaving a forwarding address when you leave a place.

Additionally, it's a common practice for some users of reddit and things like it to click over to the profile of someone who posted something you find interesting; why not check out what else they post or are into? Now whenever someone clicks OP's profile the first thing they'll see is this, and that's potentially of value to someone over there who hasn't yet checked things out over here. Old reddit posts and commments still get new engagement coming in all the time even years after the fact, so something like this can actually reach folks.

There's one obscure sub I was active on that I still feel bad not reading, as I was a fairly experienced in the topic contributor. There are most likely a few folks on there noticing my absence including the mods. I just haven't been back once since June. I knew feel like maybe I should have said something.

my mom said i am special, like a snowflake

I'll either delete my entire account or if possible replaceme all my posts (12 years worth) with "GOTO LEMMY!"

Yeah. Fuck that place. I left and never went back (intentionally). No ones gonna miss me. No one over there cares that I left. Fuck em.

Is that for real?

I was researching something and there was a Reddit post that could have had the answer. I clicked it, it didn’t load. I left.

my original account got shadow-banned, so i created i_mix_stuff at a time i was active on r/photoshopbattles, where i would "mix" 2-3 submittons from r/new in a single picture and crosspost it. my original username was same i am using now on lemmy