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

I don't browse it (I have a redirector rule that links me right out of Reddit), but if I need to access it for something, I just tack on old. as a bypass.

[–] 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.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nope. Left as soon as Apollo ended.
Only went back to transfer all my subscriptions using the Voyager tool - found under settings β€œmigrate subreddits”. On June 29 I used a different tool to delete all my posts on Reddit. I’m leaving my empty account there as a form of protest.

[–] 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.

[–] chk232@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Logged out, sometimes I use rif to check on some subreddits.

Not going to delete my 9 year old account because if I do that they will keep all the comments.

[–] Gsus4@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I visit some subs occasionally on old reddit, but have never logged in again. Fuck u/spez.

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

No, I uninstalled Boost and Infinity about a month ago and haven't looked back.

[–] 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

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

Yeah I check hydroponics subs occasionally.

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

I am surprised how little I miss Reddit after June. I realised I was really dependent on RIF. I downloaded an RSS app instead (Inoreader) and followed some subs that I used to frequent. I check it once every few days as opposed to many times a day before the collapse.

[–] zanyhog33@lemmy.jcaks.net 3 points 2 years ago

I used to check reddit everyday, some days I'd spend hours browsing. I think I've checked it twice since Apollo went down?

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

I go there just to read about the state of affairs regarding Reddit itself.

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

Nope. Without RIF it's painful to look at.

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

nope but my account is not deleted. Have not had time to follow up on my data request. mostly because of kbin :)

[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

No. I've completely switched to lemmy and couldn't be happier. I'm actually surprised by how much I don't miss reddit, I thought it would be tougher to break out

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

I just did some searching for the best grind size settings for my Aeropress. Some of the search results led to Reddit, I clicked on them and felt a bit dirty lol. Funnily enough a few of results still led to private groups. Reddit will still be a source of information about niche topics. Let's hope Lemmy becomes that source instead...

[–] 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.

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

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

[–] atheos@lemmy.atheos.org 3 points 2 years ago
[–] daddyrat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Stopped using on June 30, deleted content. Nuked account on July 9 (10th cake day).

Need a replacement for r/xwingtmg and come October, hopefully c/anes will be as game day active as r/canes, but fuck Spez.

[–] 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

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

I stopped by once to double check my stuff was still deleted.

[–] 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.

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

I only use it when googling questions that I know reddit has the answer for. And I hate it the whole time. I spend only enough time on there to get my answer then immediately close the web page. Call me silly or what you will, but I personally want to give as little interaction with that website as possible now. Fuck u/spez

As for the drama, I subscribe to a couple Lemmy instances that share the drama through Lemmy, that way I can be in the loop without having to be on the actual website.

[–] odium@programming.dev 3 points 2 years 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 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] shashi154263@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, the /r/Cricket sub hasn't moved from reddit yet. But nothing more.

However, I don't use the reddit app. I'm using Boost only. If it stops working, I might not use reddit at all.

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

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

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

Some of the specific communities are there but not here or barely alive here (like my phone's brand) so I'm visiting them from PC. Spez gets no moni because I'm always using unblock there though

[–] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mostly using libreddit, when I need to refer to a specific thread. Otherwise, most of my browsing is in Lemmy.

Also, feel free to have a look at the search function on the sidebar, this question has been asked quite a lot lately, such as https://lemmy.ml/post/1846338

[–] 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.

[–] R9442@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Only when searching about a particular topic or problem, whether I'm looking something up in a game or just troubleshooting.

Otherwise nothing, no account nor any browsing.

[–] 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.

[–] Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Got a couple niche subs I still check once in a while. Otherwise I don't read reddit anymore nor do I comment and vote.

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

Deleted the app, deleted my account. Haven't been back.

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

Nope! Not once since the blackout began.

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

I still check out a couple hobby subs every day or two (via mobile browser, not the app). And if I'm looking for a certain type of information or advice, im still typing "[info desired] reddit" into google.

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

I only go to reddit now if I look something up and get a link to it. I don’t go there to browse anymore.

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

Scrolled for maybe 3 minutes total in the past month... Was a heavy commenter before that.

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

I do, but not nearly as much. My reddit time when from a couple hours a day, to maybe 15 minutes here and there when I'm at a PC only. Even then, it's not as active. Only my local sub is because the community didn't migrate.

[–] SpezHater69@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I pretty much only use it to add at the end of a google search. I feel like lemmy might be lacking in hits if I tried that

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