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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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[–] ftothe3@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy exclusively on my phone (Memmy app) and reddit occasionally when on my PC.

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

I still use Reddit, I didn't move here because I was pissed at apps going away (never used them anyway), just wanted to familiarize myself before I'll be forced to move when they inevitably remove old reddit in the future.

There's still communities important to me that either only exist on Reddit or have way too little engagement here. Until they remove old reddit or that changes, I'll stay on reddit. But I'm doing my part by having disabled ads on reddit (I had them enabled before the third party app stuff).

theres a couple communities stuck on there I still check on, but no longer casually browse.

[–] lalay721@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

There are just two subs I check about once every two days, but I'm yet to log in again after I disconnected my account last month. I used to only visit it through Libreddit as the UX is better anyway but now that one's gone too...

[–] fujiwara@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I use it for finding information on Google, but other than that nah

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

I was a joey user. But already had my lemme already set up for this day. I might use reddit just to track the events of the Ukraine war and some stable diffusion stuff. But most of that discord and telegram can be used instead.

Maybe occasionally subredditdrama to see the meltdowns happening. For now I'm trying to see which lemmy app I like best. Right now connect seems to be the one I am using most.

[–] B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yes as there are certain subs that aren't on lemmy. But I have been visiting it a lot less since lemmy.

[–] Kritoke@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Not completely, there are still some niche, non-technical communities that are probably never going to switch. I hope at some point they do, but still go once in a while to check. I don’t go daily like I used to, mostly do lemmy daily since the apps are getting so good now.

[–] Potatomache@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yup. I never used any of the apps (always opened reddit through my mobile browser) so I wasn't affected that way. I am sympathetic to all the issues brought up, and I do really like the fediverse, but I don't think the users are here yet.

I like going to reddit to read about opinions or someone more knowledgeable than me talk about things. I find there's a lack of discussions in the fediverse at the moment for me, and maybe that's due to me having to curate my experience more. I don't know. But for now, yes, I still use it.

[–] parrot@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

What is this pinning shenanigans

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Went back for like a day after my main amount on v.lemmy went down with the server.

After a day I couldn’t stomach it anymore. Reddit All is just a bunch of warzone footage or clickbait news.

I created a new main on a new Lemmy server and am loving being here.

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

The official app has bad performance and that's why I only browse on my pc. Usually that's once a week.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't "used" it in 8 years, but I will from time to time look at buildapcsales or gamedeals. No posting or logging in though.

[–] Resistentialism@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I do. But only when I absolutely need to. I kind of miss the uk motorbike dub. But, eh, that's just life.

If I do need to use it. I go firefox with ghostery, and Ublock origin. But that's only because, if I search for a problem, reddit usually has it. If it asks me to use the mobile app, then, I can always just tell Firefox to use the desktop site, and I haven't had an issue with that yet.

[–] Hiru@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No I don’t, why would I when there’s Lemmy with all this fine people?

[–] jjakc@lemthony.com 1 points 1 year ago

I created a libreddit instance for myself, so if I want to browse a specific subreddit that hasn't moved away, (e.g. /r/warthunder) I can without using the official site.

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 1 year ago

Only when I search for something and there is a result from reddit, I read that and only that one. Otherwise, no.

[–] coros@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes but as Lemmy grows I’ll probably stop. There’s still some local subreddits that haven’t made the move. Since I don’t use Facebook, it’s the only way to get the local happenings.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

i just check it twice a week

Nope. I quit cold turkey on June 30 and haven't been back. Well, not on purpose, at least. Sometimes a Google result sends me to Reddit, but when it loads I just close it and move to the next result. Lemmy works fine for everything I used Reddit for.

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

No. I only really use my phone for everything. It's impossible to see the old website on mobile and the regular website is hot garbage, and somehow their app is even worse. There is no way for me to access Reddit and have a pleasant experience anymore.

Reddit basically forced me to go to Lemmy. I was mad at first, but now 3 weeks into it (1 week casual before the Baconreader died and then 2 weeks of redditesque addiction) I really don't mind. There are some subs I really miss, but hopefully someone makes communities for them soon. (Malicious compliance and HobbyDrama are what immediately pop into my head)

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 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.

[–] xXGanondorfXx@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I keep the app on my phone. I use it as a porn site at this point.

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

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

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I open up the home page to see what's up, then I see what's up is less interesting than it used to be and less interesting than what's happening here. And I close it pretty quickly. I'm still using it as part of my Google searches when I need quick human answers. It's gonna continue to be a historical resource in that regard. No getting around that. But my account only exists so that I can access those resources without too much fuss. It's not something I use to post or contribute. I used the Sign In With Apple feature to just generate a throwaway anonymous account after I deleted my 11 year old account.

Nope, and I even stop searching for episode discussions on TV shows because most of it is on reddit.

[–] another_lemming@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit is my place to check on news about the ongoing war. For some reason it wasn't banned in r*ssia and is availiable without vpns. Lots of exiles from other places joined subreddits there.

I don't feel like this blogosphere would move into fediverse. Occasionally, reddit became the right place for this.

[–] lacarsi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but I've realised that I go in less and less.

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