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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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[–] 07Chess@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve done some Google searches and looked at Reddit results, and I view some choice subreddits on an RSS feed. But I have not logged in to Reddit since Apollo went down. Lemmy still seems to be getting better every day. While the content drought is still there I have taken to reading a book at night before bed instead. I’m hoping that just becomes a long lasting habit in lieu of scrolling.

[–] Cpo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[–] hbar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I slowed down when the announcement was made about third party apps. I quit entirely when RIF turned off. Now I participate here, started my own community, contribute to others as much as I can, and finally figured out how to host my own instance. It's been fun seeing it grow slowly.

[–] learningduck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I still use it for dinner subs that moved over to lemmy, but couldn't grow much. Like 40klore.

[–] gunnm@monero.town 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.

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] kaboomski@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 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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[–] Caboose20@lemmy.ca 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.

[–] ArcheTelos@lemmy.world 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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[–] Itsgodzilla@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] XiELEd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 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.

[–] beepnoise@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

I saw the writing on the wall.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I look into niche communities that I can't find in a suitable way on the fediverse, but I don't engage anymore. No comments, no posting, no up- or downvotes, no gilding (lol). I am sitting on 17100 of these coins and I will watch them melt away when Reddit removes rewards.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 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.

[–] eek2121@lemmy.world 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.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 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 :)

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I used to visit reddit for fun. Now I just check it if it comes up in a google search.

[–] francisco_1844@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

No. Have not logged for weeks and can't think of any good reason to go back.

[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago
[–] TerranExpat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't posted in years, but there is still so much content there. Now though without my favourite app (Joey) I probably will go there less. Even less when they disable old.reddit.com.

[–] erre@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy got active enough after the API changes took effect that I have rarely been back.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I've gone back and lurked a single sub a fee times that doesn't have an active user base here. Even the sub is slower now, than before the protests and app removals. The mobile site is cancer compared to RIF, which really helps to not go there.

[–] FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk 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

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Swapped in Memmy at the Apollo spot on my phone’s home screen, and not looking back! It’s been great so far.

Unfortunately there are a couple of very specific subs which have no equivalent on Lemmy and I have gone back for them once or twice. I’m considering leaving those communities behind. Although it sucks to have to do so, ultimately it feels like the right thing to do.

[–] f4te@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I do, from desktop, mainly as force of habit.

my chosen mobile app, Relay, actually still works, but I am trying to train myself to use Lemmy more.

I just wish the content changed over faster, and there were more comments.

[–] moosh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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[–] 0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Only the NSFW content, I got everything else here.

[–] WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Only here and there for one specific sub

I take the occasional peek to see if it imploded yet. I do miss certain communities. Only last week I was looking for some info on a historical subject. Google turned up nothing so I wanted to r/askHistorians. I hate they decided to stay on reddit and don't switch to lemmy.

[–] delirium@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Some of the specific communities are there but not here or barely alive here (like my phone's brand) so I'm visiting them from PC. Spez gets no moni because I'm always using unblock there though

[–] 30isthenew29@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t but if I have a question I’ll google and add site:reddit.com for sure…

[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I used to spend hours everyday there. Now I only visit for a few minutes a week to check up on a game.

But I'll never touch the official app and I'll never come back, even if they backtracked the API decision, because f u/spez

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Only rss of gamedeals and buildapcsales. Those are functionally useful subs. Good deal alerts.

Have no interest in anything else like random discussions in hobbies or games or television or shows or sports which are stuff that are easy to quit. Even /r/Heat family I have left behind despite basically no activity here. Those are more entertainment and don't offer utility. That includes niche subs I enjoyed like gunpla or dedicated tv show or game subs. It just falls into category of entertainment that isn't so useful I need it.

I knew it essentially coming to a close when I didn't have Reddit Enhancement Suite installed anymore.

I still do, but not in the same capacity.

With the death of BaconReader I don't scroll as much, and just from looking at my front page, I imagine it's not only the summer doldrums that have thinned it out so much. It's just... harder to find good discussion there, and what I do find is often charged in some way, or very thin. So, I stick around for some of the communities that I'm more active in, but I'm also doing things on Lemmy, and a few other places. Honestly, idk that I'll ever full drop Reddit in the same way that I did, say, MySpace, mostly in that there's probably going to be some value somewhere on the site. But, it's certainly not my main source of idle scrolling or engagement anymore.

Also, yes, I know I can still make BR work, but at this point I'll just keep using Reddit in browser with uBlock Origin.

[–] uglytruck@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I was on the way out a couple of months before the API thing. The content had gotten stale and it was harder and harder to have honest conversations. Posts getting down voted - for every up vote there was a down vote no matter how much it changed. I made a post once that went somewhat viral and it was nothing but a toxic shit show. All I was doing was sharing a hardware mod - not asking for help or opinions. I had really grown tired of it. This migration to the Fediverse was well timed for me. Now have I gone back? Not intentional, like others have said looking for answers - not engagement.

[–] fearout@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been there a couple of times from random search results. Haven’t browsed it since July 30th and honestly, I’m kinda surprised how little I care that I left.

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