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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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[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Redreader is still working.

[–] ShadowRam@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Nope,

80% is bot reposts anyway.

[–] opux030@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

I open the app out of muscle memory a few times a day, infinity still works somehow, but most of my subs have been closed/dead now anyway so not really.

[–] MartinXYZ@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I've visited a couple of times. My preferred app (relay) is still working, but I'm guessing I'll jump ship completely once relay is affected, Lemmy has mostly replaced my Reddit habits anyway.

[–] bleepbloopbleep@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Didn't visit at all since June.

And I don't miss it :)

[–] nefonous@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I completely switched to lemmy for my random scrolling. But the main community for a game is still there so sometimes I keep lurking that subreddit only (exclusively from pc)

I do, but I'm trying to quit

[–] poudlardo@terefere.eu 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Yes but way less. Voyager app for Lemmy is dope by the way

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[–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, though to a much lesser extent than I used to. Sometimes it’s just through web searches that lead to Reddit, though I use Libreddit front-end for that.

And other times, it’s specific subreddits about TV shows. The level and frequency of discussion on Lemmy sadly is not there yet for popular shows, and nonexistent for niche shows.

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use it for two things: checking out protest stuff and checking the only subreddit (it's a small one) that's actually keeping me on Reddit.

[–] Leo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

I use it to check anime episode discussions, it will probably get worse with time but its the only place I trust to read the comments. Also I still put reddit at the end of the search bar cuz the internet right now is just so full of useless articles about everything

[–] Lolors17@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Nope, nothing proprietary on my watch.

[–] Logical@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Since I started using Lemmy, not much. I am mostly on here now.

[–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I do, but only to support FOSS users in some communities that are not here [yet]. There is no opnsense community here in Lemmy, so when I see questions there in reddit, I help where I can.

However, my "bio" or whatever it is called in reddit, clearly states that I have moved to Lemmy permanently.

I am actually considering creating a opnsense community here and hoping that Franco will come and join, and take over ownership.

[–] Crazypartypony@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I really used reddit to lurk and scroll when I was bored. If I can't use the app I'm used to, there is no reason for me to return. Especially with the way they have been treating the community, I havent been back for about 3 weeks. I downloaded a lemmy app and put that in the same spot as rif was, and I havent looked back.

[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The RIF app was reddit to me. I would typically spend over an hour per day on it.

I do still check Reddit maybe once a day on my desktop, maybe for about 5 minutes. There are still a few communities on there which don't have an active alternative here on Lemmy. However, I have deleted all my old posts and comments, and I do not make any new ones.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Nope. Having finally hammered down the local vernacular ("instances"/"communities") of Lemmy, I am so at home here. I miss RiF, but Liftoff is serving me well

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

A bit. Not much, but a bit.

Lemmy is still missing some things I enjoyed from Reddit, things I can't just snap my fingers and create here by typing a name into the "create community" page.

I'm not bothered by it. The transition will happen in time. Rome wasn't built in a day. Etc.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe once a week? To check on some specific subs, but I revert back to my old lurker ways when I’m there and never contribute.

[–] FapMaster69@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Kept using 3rd party apps until they shut down. I personally wouldn't be caught dead on the offical reddit app just on principal. I tried using the desktop site a couple times until I found Lemmy!

The major exception to this is if I look up a question or something and theres an answer on Reddit, I'll still click that link.

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[–] HerrBoedefeld@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

So, personally i'm done wirh reddit. But i still go there every once in a while to target about ten very specific subs which aren't even remotely replicated in the fediverse for the foreseable future. See, there's this chatgroup i maintain with my not so ultra tech savvy parents and a handful of goofy dog/cat/bird videos a day brightens their work days with a minute of joy. They would never browse reddit or even the fediverse and this tradition came at basically no "extra cost" since i scrolled reddit any day anyways. Now i don't want to stop bettering their lives out of my idealism against reddit so i bite the bullet for now. I'm not engaging in reddit anymore, just go straight to some subs and that's about it. Since this is content often posted by casual users very much like my parents i doubt we will see a big influx of this kind of content in the fediverse any time soon, if ever. So yeah, i still go there.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Not really, I try to avoid it even when something i'm looking for is there, though sometimes I just cant be bothered to look elsewhere. I hope someone gathers all the useful information from there into archive somewhere, in case something happens to it.

[–] abnormal_258@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

i still go on it. but i am migrating from reddit

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

I have not used it since some time in early June.

I have technically logged into my account -- but only because I've opened Relay Pro. In spite of everything, it appears to still update everything, and the last app patch update message I saw said that they had implemented changes to reduce API usage (this after July 1).

But I haven't interacted with reddit beyond that, and I don't plan to. It's not about anger at reddit anymore either -- I actively like Lemmy better. It reminds me of old reddit.

[–] viridian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah unfortunately. There are some subs that haven't migrated over yet and some subs that are active that have really useful info for me (school, language learning, etc.)

[–] jhn@xffxe4.lol 3 points 2 years ago

I logged in once to look up something I had saved, but the mobile site is so irritating to use I gave up.

[–] krzysd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Just check nsfw but images hosted by Reddit that are NSFW are slow to load and seem to have been slow for quite a while, so my rate at which I check it tapered from few times a day to now once or twice a month

[–] King@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lemmy still has some issues that need to be addressed for it to fully replace Reddit for my needs

Be honest, do you still use reddit?

[–] NotSpez@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

If I do a web search I'll still go to reddit if it as a useful thread but I don't actively go on it.

[–] SinJab0n@mujico.org 3 points 2 years ago

Nah, sometimes google tries to make me enter but I just scroll a lil more and use any other result.

[–] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I stopped entirely. When I draw a fanart of something I'll post it, but I haven't drawn any fanart recently.

[–] JohnBoBon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I do. Lemmy is great for general purpose stuff, so far the best alternative I've found as far as the crossroads between layout and community involvement. However I follow a lot of fandoms and more specific communities, and those just aren't there yet. I'm trying to start contributing here to encourage it, but the communities for those are still for the most part on reddit.

[–] FranklinsBeard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think I'm like most people here on this one. I avoid Reddit unless I absolutely need to find an answer to a question that can only be solved by a random saint from, like, 5 years ago

[–] wolf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don’t browse Reddit routinely anymore like i would before. But I’d still visit it once in a while to read about discussion on niche subjects.

[–] beijingb33f@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I do when a Google search leads me to a thread, but I don’t have an account. I don’t keep browsing like I used to. I’m also both annoyed and happy to see replies to threads deleted or replaced with goodbye phrases.

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