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UziBobuzi 45 points 3 years ago

I'm not. I was a moderator on one of the subs that got hassled by admin shenanigans and so I deleted my entire post history and closed my account and don't go there anymore.

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Semi-Hemi-Demigod 36 points 3 years ago

Ten years on Reddit and over a million karma and I stopped on July 1 and haven’t looked back. Kbin/the fediverse is so much better.

When I read stories about what they’re doing now it’s like watching my ex fuck up their life and it’s quite fun.

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exscape 25 points 3 years ago

Actively, no, but I haven't dropped it 100%. I occasionally visit when I find links via Google, and check some discussions about a few current TV shows that are basically dead on Lemmy/kbin.

Just under an hour a week in total (according to ActivityWatch), down from hours per day.

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Ganondorf 12 points 3 years ago

Similar situation. If there is something I'm researching I still add "reddit" onto my search criteria since otherwise google queries return nothing but ads and garbage SEO enhanced blogspam sites. I used to look at the dragonball, chainsaw man and one punch man subreddits when new issues were released, but I'm moving over to discord for those now.

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sik0fewl 9 points 3 years ago

It's a shame to see stuff moving to Discord/deep web. It's arguably worse than reddit.

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Ganondorf 1 point 3 years ago

I agree - Discord's really cluttered and too chaotic for general discussion.

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NotTheOnlyGamer 2 points 3 years ago

And it's not indexed or archived in any public way.

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cutitdown 2 points 3 years ago

Pretty much exactly the same here. There's no denying the existing collection of knowledge on Reddit, but it is no longer a browse randomly app for me.

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Sephtis-6 2 points 3 years ago

Same, still use it when i have a problem or so and it isn't on kbin(e.g many not tech and smaller subs never had a blackout bc they mostly use reddits first party app)

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bbplay13 1 point 3 years ago

Same here. I never go to the site anymore, but when searching for anything I actively look for Reddit links rather than articles.

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Chetzemoka 15 points 3 years ago

My hours of random browsing while having morning coffee or standing in a queue at a retail store have been fully replaced by Kbin. I check Reddit about once a week for r/nursing and r/Boston only because there's no way to really replace those highly developed, high volume communities yet

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sadreality 2 points 3 years ago
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Chetzemoka 3 points 3 years ago

Yeah, I'm subbed to Boston community here, but no, it's nowhere near as busy as the Reddit community. And I needed updates from the ground about the Sumner Tunnel closure while I had family visiting a couple weeks ago.

Probably a true alternative will grow organically with enough time.

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Fitik 0 points 3 years ago

Sadly its the same with my country community( !Israel / @Israel ) , but its not even remotely as active as Subreddit(200k vs like 300ppl spread out over like 5 communities)

Probably a true alternative will grow organically with enough time.

Threadiverse can be the alternative if it will continue to grow imo, I see a lot of potential

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TaleOfSam 12 points 3 years ago

As soon as they killed Apollo I never looked back. Bastards.

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Eddie 11 points 3 years ago

I posted this elsewhere but I'll post it again.

I tried going back to Reddit the day before yesterday, and was immediately disappointed with how many useful comments for solutions for problems have been deleted due to the Great Reddit Migration of 2023.

I'm not upset at the people doing this, it's just proof that this method of protest truly works. If I have any questions or wanna chat about a specific topic I'll come ask here on Lemmy. That way, I can get answers to problems from you lovely people while building up the fediverse with useful tips and tricks.

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quirzle 1 point 3 years ago

Same here. I'm working on a couple household projects and a software side project. I've found useful-looking search results several times over the past few weeks and was pleasantly surprised to find I was repeatedly finding the useful content deleted.

Sure, it's annoying on some level...but it's also pretty neat that I've already noticed I default to clicking Stack Exchange links or asking ChatGPT stuff before searching reddit specifically, since my brain's already starting to associate reddit with the disappointed feeling of finding a deleted comment.

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Hairyblue 11 points 3 years ago

I had a friend tell me I could go back to reddit now. I laughed and said I not going back. I am done making free content for reddit.

I happily live here now.

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Sephtis-6 5 points 3 years ago

Not to insult your friend. But what a dumb thing to say imo.

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SpaceNoodle 10 points 3 years ago

I dropped it June 12 and never went back.

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tteok 8 points 3 years ago

Same

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yumpoplala 9 points 3 years ago

I stopped sometime in mid-June when the blackouts first started. I only look at Reddit now if someone links a post to me, but I no longer mindlessly browse it for hours a day.

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Mishmash 8 points 3 years ago

Stopped using Reddit as soon as it was clear that they were destroying 3rd party apps. Occasionally a search result brings me there, but I try to avoid the site all together where possible.

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TeaHands 8 points 3 years ago

I followed a search result there today, but that's the only time I really go there. Thought I'd miss it more tbh.

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EnderWi99in 7 points 3 years ago

I lurked for a bit until RIF died but haven't been back since. Nearly 12 years of daily activity. Kbin has hasn't quite done it for me yet but definitely getting better every day.

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TheVHSWizard 6 points 3 years ago

I deleted all my post history and burned my decade-old account to the ground. I have been actively avoiding everything Reddit, including search results, which has made the internet a bit of a nightmare to try and navigate.

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Clairvoidance 6 points 3 years ago

Sometimes I check out /r/technology and /r/worldnews through libdirect proxy, as well as the slightly more occasional tech-support hunt, but I don't feel the need to interact with it.

Saw a thread of people circlejerking "fuck spez" and giving a bunch of rewards to each other under a thread where /r/space was reannounced, and I was so surprised these people thought they were doing anything

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Sephtis-6 1 point 3 years ago

They think they hurt te platform by using it and even paying for awards and so. Also i think many people don't care about the shit that's happening and just want free karma

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harmonea 3 points 3 years ago

I'm sure some people were paying for awards like idiots, but a lot of them are just burning the coins they already had since awards are going away soon. Not sure it's even possible to buy them anymore.

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Sephtis-6 1 point 3 years ago

W8 what, awards going away. Wow didn't expect that especially when they still want to go public. Kinda surprising

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harmonea 1 point 3 years ago

Speculation is that it's going to be replaced with a system that awards top contributors real money payouts. But I believe new coins/premium can't be bought, and old coins have until September something to be used, iirc.

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Autumn 6 points 3 years ago

My Reddit usage has pretty much dropped to zero. I will occasionally look at something someone linked, but I don't browse Reddit anymore like I used to.

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wjrii 5 points 3 years ago

Still lurk some, particularly on a couple of communities that haven't got as much traction here, but except for a single recommendation that folks try Lemmy/Kbin, I've denied them the glory of my contributions. They'll see just how badly they miss a self-important Xennial suburban cargo-shorts Dad! They'll see! They'll all see!

So anyway, I've been thinking that college football realignment is crazy and I might see if my little 5w laser engraver can cut through black 3mm acrylic...

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Tilted 4 points 3 years ago

Not using it. Dropped it when the API changes were announced. Charging excessively for user generated content. Plus all the open hostility from Reddit towards it's users/mods.

All the content generated by users remain a treasure trove though, and I still add reddit as a keyword to many google searches.

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Lazerbeams2 4 points 3 years ago

I never fully stopped using Reddit. I do use it a lot less though. Most of the subs I was there for either slowed down or stopped. One of them only has a single user who's allowed to post now

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LennethAegis 4 points 3 years ago

I sometimes browse a few more of my niche subs, but I swore off posting and commenting.

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stopthatgirl7 4 points 3 years ago

I’m pretty much completely off Reddit. I only go by from time to time when I’m linked directly to something over there, and I’ll be on long enough to read whatever was linked and a few comment threads, then I close the app. I’d only recently really started getting into Reddit when the Blackout happened, so it was easy to just switch over to the Fediverse.

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OurTragicUniverse 4 points 3 years ago

I haven't been back since I deleted my 10 year old profile at the start of the 48 hour blackout.

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Mars2k21 4 points 3 years ago

Still have my account and use it for finding reviews and answer to questions (e.g. Question site:reddit.com). But I don't post, comment, or participate by upvoting/downvoting anymore. Without the third party app I used, I just don't really find a point in using Reddit as a social website anymore.

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Obsession 3 points 3 years ago

I still use it, but less than before. And only because I'm able to use Sync with the revanced patch.

As Lemmy gets more active, I'm using it less

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bedbeard 3 points 3 years ago

I deleted my account and no longer browse there. I've only looked at posts for niche technical problems as a last resort. I was using libreddit or teddit but both those seem to have died, if there is any other way to view individual posts without giving them traffic please share it!

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NocturnalMorning 3 points 3 years ago

Haven't used reddit since July 1st, basically when RIF (Reddit is Fun) App stopped working.

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lowdownfool 3 points 3 years ago

When this whole mess started, I dropped it by deleting my accounts. I've clicked on a link maybe two times going there and did check out a local sports team's sub once last week but actively avoid it most of the time.

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palordrolap 3 points 3 years ago

Tried to dropped it cold turkey since the Apollo debacle, and have succeeded reasonably well. I wasn't and am still not a mobile user, but Reddit's behaviour was disturbing.

Accidentally found myself there a couple of times through links and things when I haven't looked at the link properly, expecting the source, not a comment thread, but I haven't stuck around. The fact I was an Old-Reddit user and the default is the awful new interface is a decent reminder that I'm in the wrong place.

Once or twice I've used a libreddit instance to actually read a comment thread when I spotted a link was going to go there, but a couple more times I've just not bothered.

I noticed someone else here say they took their Reddit link off their toolbar. I went one better and updated that particular entry to be a kbin link. That way, if I find myself mindlessly navigating to Reddit, yet another instant reminder. "Oh. Oh yeah, Spez went full Musk. Let us not go there, it is a silly place." etc.

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JochCool 3 points 3 years ago

I still have some Reddit Premium left, so I don't get ads, so I don't feel guilty about visiting the site occasionally. But I removed the link to Reddit from my task bar, so the times I visit the site is almost always just because I followed a link.
That said, I do miss Reddit a little bit. Kbin replaces it partially, but simply because if its size it's much more likely you find something interesting on Reddit than on here.

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LollerCorleone 3 points 3 years ago

I have dropped it one hundred percent and have no regrets.

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BrerChicken 3 points 3 years ago

I haven't been back on that website, through and app or not, since June 12th. A couple times a day I get links are search results and I simply won't click on them. Fuck them.

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harmonea 2 points 3 years ago

I saw a thread the other week indicating a lot of you never left or returned to Reddit already.

It's worth considering the source of this information, as well as any possibly alternate explanation.

Did reddit say most protestors were back? Because this is the same company that vastly inflated monthly unique visitor numbers in order to pressure mods and claim a user vote doesn't represent the majority of a community.

Did another traffic analysis site claim this? While there may have been some rebound, it's worth remembering that reddit was constantly growing, and emigration might have been offset by new user signups, especially with how much they've been in tech news lately.

For my part, I've almost entirely stayed away since mid June. Probably a combined total 60-90 minutes of browsing since then.

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SharkEatingBreakfast 2 points 3 years ago

Nope. None for me.

Soon as I heard RIF was being killed, I switched over to Lemmy and never looked back.

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Enutro1120 1 point 3 years ago

Same. Unless I need to find some obscure product reviews in a specialist community and google only returns ads

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rodhlann 2 points 3 years ago

I only use it for finding information or how tos for stuff that just doesn't have the community or information backlog on Kbin. Lots of guides for how to install stuff on the Steam Deck on Reddit, for example. Most of my friends still use reddit so I'll read any links they post too, but my primary social media is Kbin

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Gordon_Freeman 2 points 3 years ago

I was a Joey user, so I left for real

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Tarte 2 points 3 years ago

Only /r/AskHistorians. Nothing else.

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gentleman 2 points 3 years ago

@eternity_html I’m done with Reddit. Haven’t closed my account yet because there is a friend I’m still in contact with there. I don’t scroll, comment or post.Reddit sucks and there isn’t a reason to go back

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Pandantic 2 points 3 years ago

I’m not using it except when linked here or a google search and, when I do, I’m not logged in.

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spacedancer 2 points 3 years ago
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NotTheOnlyGamer 1 point 3 years ago

After the 2-day blackout, I went back to using it as normal. Now, I usually have two tabs open; one for kbin, one for Reddit. On my phone, I have the Reddit app, and while it's heavier than RedReader, it works well enough. I just make sure to tap every ad I see, to drive up the advertisers' costs and help to drop campaign conversion.

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Eigengrau 1 point 3 years ago

Still need reddit to

  • Look at posts related to interests
  • Troubleshoot problems

Probably'll stay that way until threadiverse reaches critical mass (will it ever ?)

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sharkfucker420 1 point 3 years ago

Haven't touched it

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kreynen 1 point 3 years ago

I didn't delete my account and still read https://www.reddit.com/r/drupal/, but I only comment when I think the user would have better luck posting to https://kbin.social/m/drupal or https://kbin.social/m/php. The Kbin version of the Drupal community only has 50 subscribers, but some articles get the same number of upvotes/favorites on Kbin as they do on Reddit now. Drupal users have their own Mastodon instance at https://drupal.community/ and the founder/lead of the project is active on https://indieweb.social/@dries, so it doesn't take much to convince that community to move the conversation to an open, ActivityPub based platform.

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roofuskit 1 point 3 years ago

I have not been back, overwrote all my comments, deleted my posts, and deleted my 11 year old account.

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MrPhibb 1 point 3 years ago

You might have to define active, I never posted often there, and while I do scroll through it daily, I don't find much that grabs my attention, I'm literally only visiting out of habit, same for Twitter as it happens, but at some point I'll likely drop it.

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SpaceNoodle 1 point 3 years ago

There's no time like the present.

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PositiveNoise 1 point 3 years ago
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HubertManne 1 point 3 years ago

got my gdpr data request download so was just on it over the weekend to delete my stuff. man it took hours. going to run another deletion just in case then maybe another gdpr to make sure nothing much is left and then maybe an api style delete.

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PochoHipster 1 point 3 years ago

What’s a reddit?

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theinspectorst 1 point 3 years ago

'Actively', no. But I still have an account there and lurk occasionally on specific subs. For example, I've been on r/FPL a lot recently as the fantasy football communities on kbin and Lemmy never really took off and the season starts soon, so I want to make sure I've got the latest information while I'm setting up my team. I'll probably continue lurking there on an ongoing basis as it's a useful resource.

For many of my regular subs though (e.g. things to do with Star Trek, UK politics, football more generally), I'm getting enough of what I need here and by default I'm opening the kbin app when I want to procrastinate. I haven't posted on Reddit in well over a month (and most of my last few posts were about kbin).

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eeltech 1 point 3 years ago

I still browse occasionally, especially my local sub, but my usage has gone way down. Maybe from like 8-12 hours a week to 1-2 max. So like 75-90% less. I hope they are happy and this is what they wanted

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nicetriangle 1 point 3 years ago

I'm still reading it just because there's still not the volume of posts for my topics on Kbin/etc. But have completely stopped posting or commenting whatsoever unless the topic is migrating off of reddit or discussing federated alternatives.

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