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This seems like a good place so far tbh

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[–] psykick@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, first week was kinda rough with lack of content, but it’s quickly getting better.

Haven’t logged into Reddit since they announced the API changes.

[–] RockinGamr99@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I made an account a few days ago. I’m actually surprised at how similar the content is to the front page of reddit (albeit much less visibility). I think Lemmy does have what it takes to take over.

[–] Lonewolf28@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Trying to. It’s hard because I’m super lonely and want to connect with people. But it’s still really new here and not a lot of users are here yet.

[–] Sqwave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Already have 😏

[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I left Reddit during the blackout and haven’t looked back. I check in my sub once in a while to see what the new mod has done to it. Seems like he re-opened it. He is the first one that told me about the blackout lol, Trader!

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Who's Lenny. Kidding. Yes, I replaced Reddit at the beginning of June, when that little fucktard, u/spez, confirmed that he's not bending on the policy. Slowly nuked my account over the course of that month. ~~Lenny~~ Lemmy (friggin autocorrect hahaha what irony) is my new best friend.

[–] krodnoc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Haven’t gone back to Reddit since Apollo shut down. Given the way it’s now run I say “good riddance”. Hopped onto Lemmy since the Memmy app launched on iOS, and so far so good. I first joined Reddit in 2008, and Lenny has similar vibes now as Reddit did back then.

[–] CreativeCider@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Edited my comments in reddit and left. And haven't logged back in since.

I like how you can feel the interactions and communities growing here.

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. Mostly because I got permabanned from Reddit about a year ago for making offensive jokes and trying to appeal a sub ban by using an alt account. Given what's happening now on Reddit, it seems I didn't lose much.

However, the fact that this site clearly states on its rules that it's not a free speech space means that it will never ever be as good as Reddit on its early years.

[–] peyotecosmico@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, between here and mastodon I got enough content

[–] Abualiexpress@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Besides the obvious difference in users, I'm finding it remarkably similar to Reddit. Time will tell if it catches on in popularity.

[–] 2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago

I made my account yesterday so I can't really say if I will stick with Lemmy in the long term, but for now mostly yes, most of the communities I like are here and Lemmy feels a lot nicer than Reddit. But there are a few communities that are still only on Reddit so I'm using both

[–] rschecht@lemm.live 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using Reddit about 60% less than before.

[–] Noiservoid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] cyberpiggy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It's really not far off, Reddit is on borrowed time and so is twitter and the rest....

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Yep, other than ending up at Reddit because I'm searching for something, which I'll call passive use. My active use of posting and commenting is entirely on Lemmy

[–] kairo79@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I was ready to leave Reddit last week, when my third party app stop working... but it doesn't stop and now, everytime i open Joey for Reddit i kinda wish it don't work anymore, cause i think why should i leave, if it works?

[–] itsnotlupus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I have a small userscript/style tweak to remove all input fields from reddit, so I'm still allowing myself to browse reddit in read-only mode on desktop, with no mobile access.

It's a gentle way to wean myself off. I'm still waiting for my GDPR data dump anyway, so I need to check reddit fairly regularly to be able to grab it when/if it arrives.

[–] LemmyInRedditSux@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. My username says it all. Late to the party because the fortress of Lemmy has been extremely difficult & discouraging to scale but today I finally did it.

[–] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago
[–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Dardlem@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

All of my casual browsing is done now exclusively on Lemmy. If I look for an answer or an opinion that’s when I dip into Reddit.

[–] Serryn@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Once RiF went, so did I. After I replaced the app location in my phone with Connect, I didn't have any reason to spontaneously visit Reddit.

As long as I can use RES, I'll still visit when I'm searching for an answer.

[–] havuq@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ditched! Didn’t look back. Really enjoying lemmy and content is picking up.

[–] NumerousGeorg@geddit.social 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yes. I am just waiting/looking for some apps that made Reddit actually usable to support ~~Lemmy~~ Lenny. Right now the user experience is a bit lacking, with the apps I tested so far having no support for gifs and constant confusion of not being on the right instance.

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[–] Kahizzle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm caught between the two at the moment.

My Reddit app (Relay) is still working for now so I'm using that to browse the few communities that don't have a foothold here yet.

Once Relay kicks the bucket I'll be forced to browse in Firefox with uBlock and that'll definitely cut down the amount of time I spend on there.

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[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Yes I deleted my Reddit account a week before Apollo was dead.

[–] Gray@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Pat@kbin.run 1 points 2 years ago

I started by switching to Lemmy, loved it, but as I read more about Kbin I decided to give it a shot to combine both content aggregation and microblogging in one account. A bit less polished than Lemmy and no mobile apps yet, although some are in early development and testing, but I've been really enjoying having quick access to the best of both worlds.

[–] mattchu_c@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty much. I also started using squabbles.io the other day and am enjoying that so I think I'll be replacing Reddit with both.

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I've moved all my normal hobby discussions over here and am only using Reddit as part of my job. (85% of Tech Support is finding someone who had the same one-off issue 8 years ago, and usually the answer is in a Reddit thread)

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