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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40087740

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[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep that's me. RIF was so good. Why would a website cannibalize itself like this?

[–] seemefeelme@infosec.pub 11 points 1 day ago

Boost was taken away for Reddit and swiftly given back to me for Lemmy. Bless the Boost devs and Lemmy hosts for saving me from the official Reddit experience 🤢

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And now my instance is shutting down 🤡

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

You decided on a new home yet? What's your selection criteria.

I'd be tempted to make a single user instance, given how there's an ansible playbook you can just run.

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It's been 2 years already?!

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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I was sync for me, but hell yeah, it's been a good couple of years.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 220 points 2 days ago (15 children)

I remember 2 years ago trying out Lemmy and getting a few laughs about beans and trying not to poop. I thought "this is ok, but I don't think this will ever replace Reddit in my day to day."

But I stuck with it and have come to love and appreciate Lemmy. The number of users has continued to grow and I feel like there's enough content here now that I never feel bored. Plus I feel like even small posts and comments get attention and we're not just screaming into the void.

So happy cake day to all who did the same thing!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Same, cant believe it was 2 years ago. I was really bummed when it happened.i had been on reddit for almost 15 years at that point.

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[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

That was me

[–] scala@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I used to love that app.

[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sync has been very user friendly for me, and the closest I felt to RiF

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I loved RIF and was addicted to Reddit. But they dumped me and I am scorned and will never forgive reddit! Fuck reddit and I hope it dies.

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[–] Therobohour@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Congrats Lemmy. Way better than Reddit shit show.

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 106 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Rif somehow shielded me from all the fuckery that was happening in Reddit, when I finally tried the mobile app and website from longer than 2 mins, I was like, oh yeah, ah, ok, bye

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[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (4 children)

100% RIF was the best, when it went bye bye so did I

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[–] Klaptrax@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

I loved that app and I still miss it (and reddit) in some ways, but the API Apocalypse was when I decided I had to take a moral stand and quit. No way was I going to be railroaded into the first-party app full of ads and nonsense.

I haven't looked back since.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Speaking of which, a recent Android update (I know I should change OSes) got rid of the little Lemmy.world web app icon thing I had installed and I haven't been able to get it back, so far. Does anyone know how to fix that? That was working great as my RIF replacement. I read it all again and I'm such a grandma. :(

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Man two years, feels so much shorter

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[–] hapablap@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 2 days ago

When reddit announced that they were going public I knew the end was nigh. Money corrupts everything. What made reddit cool was the users and reddit just wanted to suck that dry. I was happy to leave but I pretty much just lurked on Reddit so it wasn't that hard.

[–] frosty@pawb.social 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] tavostator@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago

Apollo walked so Voyager could run

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I created an account two years ago, but was using boost and it kept working up until a few months ago. The combination of Boost not working and Nazis taking over Reddit so even the desktop old reddit was pointless to use.

Now I use Boost for Lemmy for mobile.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (5 children)
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[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 79 points 2 days ago (9 children)

I joined when Apollo went silent. Coincidentally, I'm wearing my Clipollo t-shirt as I type this.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Shit, it's been 2 years already? Damn. I still get bummed over RiF when I think about it.

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[–] jadedwench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Same. I used the little picture widget to cycle adorable animal pictures all day on my home screen. The one little thing that gave me joy, fucking ruined by corporations. While I don't have a widget anymore, I at least have someplace I can talk for 5 minutes and have someone listen.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)

I was one of those RIF users that left two years ago and now I have to start over since lemm.ee is shutting down. Can anyone recommend a good instance?

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 22 points 2 days ago (6 children)

This is exactly when and why I stopped using Reddit permanently and switched to Lemmy. If you run out of "Active" content here, try switching to "Hot". And then "New"!

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[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago (8 children)

In 10 days my account will be 2 years old.

I've enjoyed it, and this has been one of my most visited websites during that time. But I'm still not sure I'll stick around after lemm.ee shuts down at the end of this month.

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

WHERE THE FUCK IS LEMMY IS FUN

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