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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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Yes, I will only switch when this link,

/c/knitting

Shows every post to /c/knitting on every instance, in chronological order. Without having to subscribe to every instance, without having to create multireddit equivalent.

Just give me lemmyverse's entire /c/knitting

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

Haven't commented on a single post since I wiped my account. I check the news and world news subreddits and then move on.

[–] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm, not really. As I've said before - a lot of the news stuff is also on Ground News, WaPo, Mastodon or Lemmy. There's no great replacement for /r/sysadmin, but that needed replacing as it got to be useless over the last few years. I don't know if there's a /c/changemyview or not, but that isn't necessary.

Actually, I just spend more time doing other stuff for entertainment - read more books, catch up on more podcasts, yes watch more youtube, TV, Movies whatever. Go outside, walk the dog. I'm kind of surprised how much time I can spend on lemmy lol.

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

I don't really go to reddit since the apps got killed and I refuse to use the pile of garbage the official app is. Aside from a few niche subs there really isn't much to see there anymore, especially in summer. It's all edgy kids and bots now for the most part.Whatever sense of community there once was is long gone.

[–] 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.

[–] pete@social.cyano.at 2 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to stay away and I do feel like there is a reasonable chance I might be able to.
I recently subscribed to a Lemmy "self-hosted" and "asklemmy" group and content is starting to trickle in real good.

Mostly I feel it's a matter of consolidating Lemmy groups with the same topics into super-groups. This should help with general useability as well as making things more friendly for people moving over from Reddit.
Federation support for other Fediverse products towards Lemmy also will need some work still.

[–] sam@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Two subreddits that I check on occasion for information/memes, both of which I'm hoping will eventually gain traction here. I don't have an account though.

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

Nah, I created a Lemmy account at the start of June (at least the Jerboa installation date says that) and uninstalled boost a few days later. Only checked in on Reddit from time to time with libreddit, to have a look at the John Oliver party.

I deleted or mass-edited all my comments and sent an GDPR request. Only thing left after that is the account deletion.

Didn't want to give them any traffic anymore, so I avoided everything about it.

[–] TheLonelyDude2049@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. I even still use Sync for Reddit (patched by ReVanced Manager).

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[–] siderealyear@lemmy.world 2 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.

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It still comes up on google when you need to figure out an obscure issue and is usually the best answer, although I'm trying to limit it. Other than that, I deleted my account and am long gone.

[–] jecht360@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Only if I'm researching something and the top results are Reddit links. Otherwise no.

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

Drastically reduced my usage and now spend that time on other side projects / reading. I miss the large volume of comment but don't miss being treated like an obstacle (like how reddit leadership sees their users)

[–] 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.

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

No. I bounce between here and my main Lemmy instance. I prefer KBin in general, but there are already usable apps for Lemmy.

[–] Schnitzeltier@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Only if a Google search points me to an answer to a specific problem.

[–] Icarus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

only for r/piracy megathread

Lol we migrated. !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] callyral@readit.buzz 2 points 1 year ago

only when searching for minecraft modding stuff, although i don't have an account anymore

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

Eh, I still use it a little bit. I follow Blue Jays games via the team's subreddit, and the Pathfinder community hasn't really migrated over, so scan that every couple of days. And the memes have just clobbered my feed these last couple of days, even after blocking most of the meme groups.

But I'm using Reddit very differently now.

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

I still use it for a couple of hobby related things although I could probably use discord for some of it.

Whilst I am using lemmy it's not quite hitting the spot so I use it less. I'm getting an awful lot more reading done.

Yes. I like reddit’s posts more, but the Memmy app is more stable on my phone than the official reddit app, plus no ads. So I’m currently using both, but as Lemmy’s community grows and matures I’ll probably start using reddit less.

[–] 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.

[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, mostly for sharing content here.

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

I've clicked a few links about walkthrough questions for niche games, but deleted the app (yes, I used the official app) on the 12th and haven't logged in since. Kbin/Lemmy is great for content and I'm loving the interaction on Mastadon.

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Wiggles@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Occasionally. From my desktop. Not really from my phone anymore. I like lemmy well enough but there still isn't as much content especially for niche subjects.

[–] Version@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I usually check the subreddit redditmobile to see if they actually fixed the app.

Edit: But yea, honestly I probably wonβ€˜t go back to Reddit. Lemmy seems to be a great alternative.

I've checked the frontpage from time to time just to monitor what's changing, but I have yet to log in.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I had a web result that the result I was looking for was on Reddit. I guess that's technically using it, but I wasn't logged in and didn't touch anything. It still counts as a visitor though, and I'm disappointed in that.

Only if it turns up in a search result for something. I refuse to install their crappy app on my phone and Lemmy scratches enough of the itch that I haven’t been tempted back

[–] 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.

Only here and there for one specific sub

[–] odium@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've only touched Reddit when it comes up when I google something. Haven't used it for anything else for the past month or so.

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

I was pondering about a Mastodon/Kbin issue this morning and the first 10 google hits were on r/kbinmigration :[

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

Only the NSFW content, I got everything else here.

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

Literally have not been back since I decided to leave before the blackout.

Considering incised to spen hours a day s rolling that place, I haven't missed it and just moved on. 12years or more I was a regular contributor and viewer and quit cold turkey style :)

[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I made a private LibReddit instance so I can still get the news from specific communities that aren't elsewhere.

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

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

[–] 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.

[–] 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

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