Reddit Migration

Every time people migrate between platforms there's going to be a period of adaptation, where the massive backlog of knowledge left behind is still useful and necessary.
The best solution to this truly is to use it as needed as you migrate over, but you should also bring in any new questions and subjects that you may have, because that's the only way to start rebuilding that information network somewhere else, y'know?

Why not? Consume without contributing.

Run ad blockers.

Edit: Here's the GOAT—https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Not well-versed with mobile solutions. Maybe use something like Brave with built-in blockers. Or run reddit through something like Hermit App which also has blockers.

You should stay away entirely, otherwise you are detected as an active user, but my plan is to migrate away from Reddit regardless of the API outcome. They have made their company ethos clear and it is different from the community.

I'm not using it because I don't want to contribute to their Daily Active User count, a metric that will absolutely be used leading up to their IPO. If that goes down due to their bad decisions, it will be worse for them.

but you do you.

I agree with a lot that's been said that it's a personal decision. I will say that any time you have a question you would usually go to reddit to answer, try making your own post on kbin instead! Building that backlog of useful conversations somewhere outside of reddit I think will be super useful, so it's at least worth a shot.

Create the subs you need and CREATE CONTENT FOR IT. People will come as long as you have useful information or interesting content. Ask to be given the control of a sub if needed.

Too many people around here create a sub without content just so they can run the place. This need to stop.

For the reddit thing I started browsing reddit without login a long time ago and I don't regret it. Just don't give them any content.

I don't plan on visiting Reddit, even if I am not signed in. They could still use visitor metrics to sell ads.

Where you draw the line is ultimately up to you. Some people are using both Reddit and fediverse platforms, some are dropping Reddit entirely, some like yourself are lurking only. There’s not a community on the fediverse for everything yet, and the ones that are may not be as active as they are on Reddit or may not be federated into your home instance. The way I see it, if there’s some information that you need that happens to be on Reddit, you shouldn’t deprive yourself of it. The unfortunate reality is that Reddit has come to replace a lot of forums and discussion boards over the years and now has a monopoly (I’d personally call it a stranglehold) on community-sourced information. We can change that, but it’s going to take a while. Do what you need to do.

I’m taking this period of time up until 6/30 as my adjustment period. The truth is, I made my account and immediately logged into Apollo when it was created. When Apollo dies, so does my account. Reddit had been going downhill for years though, and I had tried to find an alternative a while ago; but it wasn’t much more than a half-hearted attempt.

I was actually good on Monday. I think I only accidentally tried to browse Apollo 4-5 times. Tuesday was about the same. Ultimately, I’m trying to re-train my brain so that anytime I catch myself open Apollo, I come over here instead. I don’t have any other social media accounts that are used for something other than comic books. Unfortunately, kbin wasn’t working for me this past week up until Thursday morning.

Now I’m here, and if it sticks around, I’ll be here more.

As far as answering the question of what is morally right? I don’t know that morals are the appropriate consideration. I’m openly spiteful towards Reddit for the API changes and refusing to work with third party developers. They really should be working together; come to a solution where Reddit can start to be profitable, and 3rd party devs can continue making their enhancements without going broke. Instead of bringing them in, Reddit has pushed away.

As a result, I see no reason to create any content at all there at this point. I feel like it’s still a resource for now in terms of solving work related problems. Read those if you need to, but little reason to go there looking at cats, sandwiches or anything else. Eventually, the work resources you were finding over there will be eclipsed by other locations.

I am frankly baffled by this mentality. It's a (federated) website, not a spouse, you will not be run out of town for lurking on R*ddit, but I hope you contribute here as well.

Honestly, there will be a lot of lurking reddit in the coming days. Even if we had a million users jump ship to the fediverse, there is still going to be a HUGE content draught for a long time.

You basically have to decide for yourself what you want to use or not. In my opinion, there is no objective right or wrong.

For my part, I cannot and will not rule out that I will continue to use Reddit in some form. Just like I can't rule out that I might not use Reddit anymore. And no matter what I decide, it's my decision to make and I don't have to justify it.

Yup, use adblock.

And crosspost content to your favourite fediverse instance.

I'm planning that I would only go there for pragmatic reasons - i.e. if I had a specific question that could only be answered by a specific sub. I'm not going to go there for fun any more (because it isn't).

Some communities only exist on Reddit. There's nothing wrong with using it as long as you have an ad blocker and don't pay for premium or awards. I'd even say it's the right thing because you cost them money.

I personally won't be using it much anymore. Edit all my comments and use a lurkers account. Try not to give them ad revenue.

I don't think using Reddit is morally bad. It's entirely up to you to decide whether or how you use it.

How does reposting stuff from reddit (links, pics, news, memes) here sound?

I stopped using Reddit a few days before the blackout. I miss a few subreddits I was following, but using Reddit again though their app is such a bad experience, I don’t think it’s worth it. I hope some communities can grow again here :).

Its hard when that's unfortunately where the 'good' information is. Regular google results on something you don't 'know' are all trash if you exclude reddit results.

There's some niche subreddits that I'd still want to periodically check for information as well, but as others have said try to bring the conversation to the fediverse. Hopefully the communities you follow will reach critical mass.

I still use reddit, for content and entertainment. Why would it be bad? I am not doing a boycott, I am trying to grow the lemmy/kbin and the fediverse.

I've blocked Reddit at the router level to prevent myself from accidentally visiting the site. For now I'm trying to send a clear message - they are seeing a 100% drop in traffic from my IP Address - it ain't much, but it's act of solidarity for all the poor mods who have been using Automod systems to help moderate larger subs, and on July 1st, reddit will be become a sh!t show when all those automods fail to work

The vast majority of Redditors are lurkers who barely post or comment, let alone upvote. If you lurk, that's just status quo, even if there are millions who vow to do the same. But as others have mentioned, you're boosting their active daily users which is a good look for their investors, and it costs them practically nothing to do.

If you want to be defiant and you must use Reddit, I think you can still mess up another of their metrics. Click every single ad you see so their ad-click conversion rate goes down.

I think that is a decision everyone has to make for them self.

I challenged myself to stay of Reddit at least as long as my countrys main sub, and to be much more aktive in the Fediverse.

I while i really miss some niche subreddits i think that just out of spite towards Reddit i will stay strong.

Now that kbin.social is federated, you can also participate in lemmy communities, which may have a few more options for a few niche hobbies.

There's a few permanently private subs I'm a part of and those people are wonderful. It's nothing like the typical mixed bag Reddit experience. The communities are relatively small so it's very easy to get to know most people there, certainly the regular posters. They've been so kind to me over the years that just abandoning them flat out isn't something I'm going to do.

As for the rest of Reddit I may resort to looking something up there if I can't find it elsewhere first but I don't see myself contributing to public subs going forward.