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I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it's because I am limited to using the desktop and can't aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself aimlessly browsing through r/AskReddit and asking and answering pointless questions.

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

Used to binge Reddit all day everyday. Now it’s Lemmy/Kbin instead and haven’t even thought going back to Reddit.

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

Definitely me, haven't opened reddit since the protest.

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

I'm a mix of a few of the alternatives. Squabbles is currently my favorite, but I'm liking a bit of Lemmy, too!

I'm on reddit some, but less and less.

[–] howler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ive been on reddit maybe 5 times since the sunday prior to the blackout... Four of those were by mistake, just habitually going to the website when on my pc, or accidentally opening baconreader on my phone.

I am making every effort to not go to reddit for anything if I can help it. I realize that most people arent doing this, and probably a dumb symbolic protest.. but Ive gotta stand on this one.

I dont think I will ever really replace Reddit with Lemmy, but ending the doomscrolling on any app is probably a better thing for me.

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[–] Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] dan96kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

My Kbin account has been seeing quite a bit of usage today if that counts.

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[–] Spzi@lemmy.click 2 points 1 year ago

Short answer: Yes!

When the blackout started, most of my content was inaccessible. And what was accessible, I did not want to engage with (strike breakers).

So I was pretty much exclusively on lemmy from the beginning.

When I should accept new terms and conditions on the app, I deinstalled it.

I'm only on the other site to advertise for the future, or edit/delete my posts and comments. Might cross post content from here to the sinking ship to help others see where to go.

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

I purposely have started spending more time on Lemmy. After the recent drama I decided that I didn’t want to give Reddit any more of my time and have stopped using the site completely. Not sure Lemmy will be the successor, but its not to bad although mobile ui is worse than the reddit app.

[–] xc2215x@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't been on Reddit for a bit now. I think more people will switch when July 1st hits.

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

It's been a real struggle breaking the decade long habit of just opening reddit every time im bored, but I'm trying to ween myself off in preparation for when they kill 3rd party apps at the end of the month since i won't be able to use RIF any longer.

I would say im spending about 80% of my time on kbin now. After the 3rd party app shutdown i'll probably only use reddit when it comes up in top google search results.

[–] clavismil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Since they confirmed that won't change their mind about the API changes, I uninstalled infinity and I only spend time here. So far has been great!

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

I just got on Lemmy today so that I've been using it a ton to find communities and reddit not at all. I do miss the history and size of reddit. Although on reddit I mostly lurked. Since this is smaller and newer and not corporate I'm going to try and be a more active user.

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

I deleted my 16 yr old reddit account along with all comments and posts. No turning back now!

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[–] arandomthought@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago

I was only lurking on reddit. Here I'm trying to help make the place feel alive by also commenting and engaging. So far I'm really enjoying the experience and I'm not looking back. Also yes, I feel like I do spend a bit more time on lemmy, but it might just be the novelty.

[–] Art3sian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven’t been back. Creddit can get fucked. Apollo deserved better.

In saying that, I have missed the abundance of content. In saying that, Lemmy has grown in order of magnitudes since I got here a few weeks ago. And after the June 30 API cut, I think this place will jump in users.

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

i'm finding i spend more time on other sites i neglected over the years, like gamefaqs and YouTube

but i'm loving this - i'm all over lemmy, kbin, mastodon on my phone

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[–] nmac101@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

On reddit i usually was 1 hour a day, now I'm 3/4 on kbin. Imo it's more entertaining than reddit

Went to kbin after deleting my reddit account, so outside of occasionally lurking I don't really have a need for reddit.

[–] Gamers_Mate@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have been on reddit more but with ublock origin installed and only to post John Oliver and to help with the protest. When the month is over I wont be posting any more to reddit.

[–] Kwaker76@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I might be out of the loop a bit but I've noticed lots of John Oliver posts in recent days - has he been vocal about the Reddit/Spez debacle?

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

I just made a fresh new account here. Still trying to find my way around here. Will keep my reddit account for a little bit but just like with Instagram, the ads just became too annoying for me.

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[–] freebrick@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First thing I did was uninstall Relay.

Then logged off reddit on the desktop.

Put Jerboa on the same home screen spot where Relay was.

After a few days deleted my reddit account. Wasn't much of a commenter so just a simple delete for me.

I don't really enjoy Jerboa so whenever I reach for that spot I just remind myself to go to firefox on my phone and go on kbin or lemmy.

I used reddit mostly for doom scrolling and getting frustrated at world news and politics I cannot really influence. So the switch for me was kinda easy and after 12 years I really enjoy something new. I'm also fairly into technology and I am really fascinated by the concept of federation and I really hope it will be popular. I also hope that not all of reddit will move here, because I feel that reddit became huge and you got a sense of emptiness and hopelessness while browsing over there. If that makes any sense.

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

I'm about 40% Reddit and 60% lemmy/kbin right now. Once my Reddit app of choice (Relay) dies, I'll probably be here 100%

[–] R4iNO@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It's the community that makes reddit what it is. Lemmy cannot become reddit unless the community moves. The community will move if we make high effort content here.

I have switched from Relay for reddit to Jerboa for lemmy. But Jerboa still opens too much in browser, and I'm missing my mix of stuff. I could waste couple hours on reddit just consuming. Here, I run out of stuff in half an hour.

Also, the communities for the games I play are still over in reddit. Movie discussion threads are still on reddit. There are enough normies there that they will stick to reddit even after the protests. I can move my scrolling to Lemmy, that is my plan, but occasional visits to a few select places on reddit, will continue to happen.

[–] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My reddit usage has dropped steadily over the past week, starting with ~50% on day 1 and now almost 90%.

There's a few things I read on reddit, mostly related to its downfall (Apollo apps post yesterday), but otherwise it's this or doing something entirely different.

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

I'm the same.

Steadily dropping reddit use.

[–] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only reasons I still go to Reddit now are to:

  1. shit on Reddit and promote Lemmy, using RIF on mobile and an adblocker on desktop so that they get $0 revenue from me;
  2. check out the tiny NSFW shitposting sub I'm in as I made some friends there.

For anything else I go straight to lemmy.world which is my new home now.

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

I've been here since the 10th, deleted my Reddit account yesterday.

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

I vietually dropped it almost cold turkey. Albeit there are threads i would like to read, i outright try to avoid pulling up the app

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[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Went basically cold turkey on Reddit before the blackout, switching over to Kbin.
I know Reddit will survive, at least for the next while, but after witnessing Reddit's behaviour through all of this, I refuse to be a part of it.

My only use of Reddit will be for Google results, and that will be reading only with an Ad blocked - they won't make a penny off of me anymore if I can help it.

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

I bailed off of Reddit three months ago, after /r/Pathfinder2e started reaching peak echo chamber.

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

10 year reddit user just shy of 150k post karma and I've left and won't be going back. I fucking hate capitalist bullshit. There's trying to make a sustainable company and then there's abject greed.

That and reddit caught a bad case of the dumbs 5+ years ago that it just can't shake.

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[–] LostCause@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I quit cold turkey a few days ago. Apollo is deleted as it‘s gonna be dead soon anyway, removed my bookmarks to Reddit and now refrain from going there entirely.

It‘s been good, the experience on kbin is so similar that I don‘t miss it much. Sure, some of my communities don‘t exist here yet, but the seemingly endless stream of random stuff to comment on is working for me here too.

Hopefully many more will follow and we can rebuild some of what is missing together and even if not, I am learning to contribute more by myself, so maybe I‘ll just do it.

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