Probably when people start actually not being able to use their apps of choice they will more seriously consider switching. Especially since apparently one of the Reddit apps is being ported to Lemmy, will probably take a lot of users with it.

I think most people still on Reddit are just trying to see how bad it actually goes, with the hope that maybe it won't be as and as everyone says it will be. Platform inertia is very strong with any social media and the majority will not be easily convinced to switch to anywhere else.

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

Yep. I think more people will be realize when they actually see the damage and start switching.

[–] ex0dus 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Personally I'll continue to use reddit after I recompile Infinity for Reddit with my own personal API key. I'm not using the official client. However I'll be more active here

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I just resorted to using old.reddit.com with adblock. Jokes on them, it takes more server resources to serve a full webpage than an API return.

I hope Lemmy develops a good writing and world building community so I can quit Reddit entirely.

[–] hare_ware@pawb.social 3 points 2 years ago

I didn't use a 3rd party client before, I 100% will be now. I don't know how I put up with that...

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I joined way before the protest.