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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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[-] Pika@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I blocked it at the router, so nowadays I don't use it unless there's an article I really need to access

[-] MildlyIncorrect@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I do, but not nearly as much. Probably spend about half the time if not less then before Apollo went down. Opening up GitHub to check on Voyager updates probably as often as I am opening up Reddit.

[-] Schnitzeltier@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Only if a Google search points me to an answer to a specific problem.

[-] privacyn@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t have Apollo anymore so I don’t go to Reddit anymore from mobile, but i use it from time to time on desktop

[-] jerdle_lemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Lemmy doesn't have everyone over from Reddit.

[-] Martenz05@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I have not gone to Reddit just to "use reddit" since discovering lemm.ee a couple weeks ago. Sometimes still end up on specific threads through search results, especially for obscure stuff on older video games.

[-] freeman@lemmy.pub 2 points 1 year ago

I have pretty much stopped.

It’s not usable on my phone and now searches are basically buggered with a number of subreddits being nsfw. So for example I was searching something specific to pop_os and can’t view the thread. Just closed it. Will block Reddit returns in Kagi now most likely.

I think there may have been a day or two where I looked at it for a few minutes in the browser at work over the past couple of weeks.

[-] jeanofthedead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but when I go to my multireddits, it's a barren desert of absolute n00bs asking questions that can be googled in five seconds. Makes me really miss what it used to be. I hope Lemmy gets more engagement.

[-] leap123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes. I'm very active on Reddit before the Reddit API change. I have moved to Lemmy since. Since Reddit is blocked in Indonesia, I usually use it as a secondary platform. I just checked it once in a while when using a VPN or using DNS-on-HTTPS.

[-] razieltakato@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, only for fap purposes.

[-] Rakn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. But instead of spending ever free minute on it I'll only check it once or maybe twice a day.

Most communities I cared about feel less lively. Except for maybe two or three.

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago
[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I've gone back and lurked a single sub a fee times that doesn't have an active user base here. Even the sub is slower now, than before the protests and app removals. The mobile site is cancer compared to RIF, which really helps to not go there.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Swapped in Memmy at the Apollo spot on my phone’s home screen, and not looking back! It’s been great so far.

Unfortunately there are a couple of very specific subs which have no equivalent on Lemmy and I have gone back for them once or twice. I’m considering leaving those communities behind. Although it sucks to have to do so, ultimately it feels like the right thing to do.

[-] francisco_1844@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

No. Have not logged for weeks and can't think of any good reason to go back.

[-] erre@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy got active enough after the API changes took effect that I have rarely been back.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If I have to Google something, and the answer is on Reddit, then yes.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] eek2121@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I visit the Ukraine livethread on worldnews once a day and that is it. I use Lemmy or Mastodon mostly.

I am not logged into my reddit account, and ads are blocked. I use a VPN. I cancelled my reddit premium subscription when the API changes were announced.

[-] ftothe3@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy exclusively on my phone (Memmy app) and reddit occasionally when on my PC.

[-] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I used to visit reddit for fun. Now I just check it if it comes up in a google search.

[-] WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Only here and there for one specific sub

[-] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 2 points 1 year ago

I occasionally check https://reddit.com/r/artifexian which is the official community for a youtube channel and podcast that I like.

Other than that, I'm out.

[-] odium@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

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 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Potatomache@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. I never used any of the apps (always opened reddit through my mobile browser) so I wasn't affected that way. I am sympathetic to all the issues brought up, and I do really like the fediverse, but I don't think the users are here yet.

I like going to reddit to read about opinions or someone more knowledgeable than me talk about things. I find there's a lack of discussions in the fediverse at the moment for me, and maybe that's due to me having to curate my experience more. I don't know. But for now, yes, I still use it.

[-] beepnoise@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, deleted that shit as soon as they announced the API.

I saw the writing on the wall.

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I will occasionally browse because Relay still works, but I stopped contributing content.

[-] XiELEd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes I use Reddit to search up nonfiction book recommendations on r/books with searx.be (it automatically fetches you results on the old reddit website) because to be honest, it's pretty much one of the few places where I can find nonfiction recommendation for niche topics or just nonfiction readers in general (that isn't just about self-help books). Not only that, the users generally give a synopsis so it's easier to find what book you'd be interested in. But since Reddit made porn less accessible, my reddit usage dropped significantly.

[-] XbSuper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Itsgodzilla@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, I haven't been there even once since switching over to Lemmy

[-] Turbofish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I still use it for a couple of hobby related things although I could probably use discord for some of it.

Whilst I am using lemmy it's not quite hitting the spot so I use it less. I'm getting an awful lot more reading done.

[-] ArcheTelos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I still hang out mostly on Reddit. As much as the site’s gone downhill, I’m mostly active on the fandom-specific subs, which don’t have nearly as much of a presence on Lemmy. The general meme communities have been flourishing, but the fandom communities are basically ghost towns, and even those that see a bare minimum of activity are far from enough to pop up in my feed. Right now, /r/yugioh has ten times as many online users as /c/yugioh has subscribers period - and that’s one of the more active niche communities I follow! I’ll still be keeping an eye on Lemmy and post to both sites when I can, but we’ve got a lot more growing to do before I’m ready to finally ditch Reddit.

Also, Reddit has the hentai. The specific fandom subs at least have small barely-active communities here but their NSFW counterparts are totally nonexistent.

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[-] f4te@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I do, from desktop, mainly as force of habit.

my chosen mobile app, Relay, actually still works, but I am trying to train myself to use Lemmy more.

I just wish the content changed over faster, and there were more comments.

[-] 0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Only the NSFW content, I got everything else here.

[-] Caboose20@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I lurk with an ad blocker. I do still have an account and am logged in so I can vote and save some posts.

[-] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

yes, but only for specific content. my city and state have a very active subs that just hasn't really taken off on Lemmy yet. there's a lot of news from both that i can't get anywhere else. similarly i'm pretty active on r/dmacademy and there just isn't a community on lemmy that i've found that is similar yet. i think when those communities take off here i'll finally cut the cord on reddit.

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[-] kaboomski@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Once or twice a week I check my local subreddit and a couple of best of subs.

[-] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 2 points 1 year ago

Hell no! FU Spez

[-] ButhJolokia@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Not really. Checked it a couple of times, but I'm sticking with Lemmy. Don't miss it, don't need it.

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[-] Hiru@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No I don’t, why would I when there’s Lemmy with all this fine people?

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

i just check it twice a week

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