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This seems like a good place so far tbh

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[–] shectabeni@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Definitely. I don't plan on downloading the official Reddit app anytime soon and for years I have been more of a lurker on Reddit but I am trying to break that and participate more on Lemmy. Really enjoying it so far.

I scrambled, shredded, and then deleted my Reddit account after getting my data request back. I'm done with that place because I can only see it going downhill from here - site will only get more enshittified over time, this was the tipping point.

I didn't remove my Reddit account yet, but I stopped using it as soon as I tried Lemmy. As I expected, it's not perfect, it still needs some love on the technical side, but people and content are already here. I'm pretty happy with my feed so far. I can only see it grow and getting better, but I guess we'll find out how the fight with spam bots will be.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I’m on lemmy a lot but not all the communities that I frequent on Reddit moved or have enough people over at lemmy.

[–] counselwolf@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently going back and forth because there are still some subreddits that don't have an active community.

Hopefully, soon most if not all niche I follow will have a dedicated community here.

Also, still waiting for a better mobile client (excited for boost for lemmy and relay for lemmy).

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[–] chokidar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I already have. I deleted all my Reddit posts and comments and deleted my account the other day. I'm all on the Lemmy train now.

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

I've basically left reddit for good. There's some thing I miss there but in general Lemmy fills that void enough that I don't have the urge to go back anymore. If I end up scrolling less because of smaller amount of content then good.

[–] Gili@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Gradually, I hope. At the moment there are too many communities missing. Mods of Subreddits need to move here.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

from my phone, i only have access to lemmy. in browser i access both, 50/50. there are 10 or so subs that i frequent on reddit, the rest i'm here. it's hard to let that account go because i put energy into building it and it's 10+ years old. i've been using it to track my journey in life. was planning on aggregating the data.

[–] kyden@l.cackl.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. I didn't bother installing the normal Reddit app but still needed something to read when all I've got is my phone. Lemmy looks promising.

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[–] dvdnet90@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

not yet. because Lemmy is still quite small tbh. But, the thing is Since Reddit new API policy starts, my Reddit home feed filled with spam,bots and double posts from many subs. So, if this problem overwhelms my home feed. I might move to Lemmy permanently.

[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

It's a good 95% because I uninstalled the app. Lemmy has a lot of potential, and that's worth it.

[–] s0q@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The community reddit had was really good. I hope it is replicated here. I wonder is there is a way to transfer some of the reddit data here?

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[–] sma3in@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

no doubt. fuck reddit

Now that I’ve got an app on my phone, 100%. Reddit is just an ad platform these days. It’s sad.

[–] Laffytaffer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I browse Lemmy almost exclusively, but adding "reddit" to the end of a Google search is still the easiest way to solve issues I'm looking up.

[–] green_dot@le.fduck.net 5 points 1 year ago

Yes. Reddit is only checked for about 2-3 subreddits, but I'm not checking it daily. Lemmy and Mastodon are my new best friends.

[–] BB69@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, fuck you spez

[–] OatmealAC@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Can't enjoy browsing Reddit on mobile without RiF, and won't use Reddit on PC at all anymore out of principle.

long live lemmy

[–] FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yup girldick, I replaced Reddit with Lemmy and I'm happy!

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[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I think you meant to post on asklenny xD

[–] Sentau@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Both yes and no. Yes the time I used to spend browsing reddit is now spent using lemmy. But the experience is totally different in lemmy. I am a much more active part of the community here whereas I was a lurker at reddit

[–] Quentinp@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Yes i have basically replaced Reddit at this point, other than if google search comes up with something I need.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I only come to Reddit to check the status of my data takeout request and use teddit to check out /r/modcoord and /r/redditalternatives though they're winding down. Migration complete, after 3 years.

[–] Lobstronomosity@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I wasn't expecting to, but the official reddit app was worse than I expected, you can't sort by 'hot' anymore so it is literally not as interesting to look at. I haven't used it since the switch over and I don't miss it.

[–] babetoduarte@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just made the change, and I'm pleasantly surprised. Spent a bit of time looking for similar communities to the ones I subscribed to on reddit, and it's starting to feel like home again.

Probably will keep my reddit account handy, but I look forward to only consulting reddit when I must. For everything else, Lemmy seems to have everything I'm looking for!

[–] zephyrvs@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Got some nsfw and philosophy subreddits that scratch a certain itch but it doesn't feel right using the terrible official client. Mostly using Lemmy nowadays.

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[–] icyboyy@lemmy.icyserver.eu 5 points 1 year ago

No, for the time. I like the idea but i see a lot of issues that hopefully get fixed in the future. For example the existence of 5 communities with the same name. Where do I join? it makes things more inconvenient. Finding communities is hard without 3rd party websites. If I search on my instance for a community that is on a different one I would like it to be shown as a search result and not having to get the URL and paste it in. Time will hopefully fix all these problems and Ill invest some time of my own to add features to this platform.

[–] kakise@mlem.a-smol-cat.fr 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, the official Reddit app makes me want to puke.

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[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mostly have by now, had to look for community analogues of the subreddits most important to me and create communties that I missed on lemmy. On Reddit I was mostly lurking around but here I actually have the motivation to post and manage communities, since I this is an open and decentralized platform.

[–] Sev@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

On mobile absolutely, the past few days has seen a considerable amount of activity bump up. I am logged in on a new lurker account on reddit, but that's only for wrestling news and a podcast sub of mine. Fuck All.

[–] bionicspud@lemmyverse.org 5 points 1 year ago

Mostly. I prefer Lemmy. I actually like it enough to run my own instance.

[–] Chewbacca48@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, deleted my Reddit account

Yepp, waiting for the new Sync app but really liking it here so far.

Yes. 100%. Tinkering with my own lenny instance for me and my friends atm. Once "Sync for Lenny" drops ill bring them all aboard so its a smooth experience for the non-tech users. Also this is my first test post form my lenny instance! All hail LENNY!!

[–] Calania@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have tried to but am currently using both although I only use reddit on my computer at home. Sadly I find that the content just isn't here. Sure there's a lot of tech and gaming stuff but if you aren't interested in that then there isn't all that much else

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[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've already deleted all of my posts and edited the comments to "FUCK YOU u/spez". I didn't delete the account because the little cunt has a reputation for editing user's comments, I'm just gonna mass edit them from time to time to be sure.

I even changed out the email with an alias one literally saying "fuckyouspez@..." and that fucker hasn't banned me yet.

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[–] upt@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I am slowly, over the long term. I am still glancing and reading some of the reddit subs that haven't made the move, but I figure over time they'll eventually migrate away. One day I probably won't even look anymore and will have forgotten about Reddit completely.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

A few of my communities have not migrated at all, so I check back there occasionally.

[–] zsnell02@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Sure am. Been using Lemmy exclusively (shoutout to Memmy) for the past 3 weeks

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