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I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it's because I am limited to using the desktop and can't aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself aimlessly browsing through r/AskReddit and asking and answering pointless questions.

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[–] Noreia@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I deleted my reddit apps and decided to not use it anymore, so yeah, I am only on Lemmy now using it on desktop and on phone I use jerboa for lemmy

[–] CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Same. Deleted accounts, uninstalled app, installed Jerboa, and replaced the bookmark with my instance.

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

Same, while I do feel Lemmy and Jerboa need some work, I feel like they are enough there already to make it work. In a lot of ways it feels better than reddit, idk why

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[–] primevandal@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

i have not been back since the blackout started.

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[–] Maphquack@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I went cold turkey on Reddit when my app died yesterday. I haven't used reddit on desktop since like 2013 so no problem there.

[–] Steve@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I gave up Reddit 100% the day the blackout started, so by default… yes. Way more time on Lemmy. As someone that isn’t on these sites that much of the time, I like Lemmy way better since I can actually contribute and have conversations. On Reddit I’m only ever replying to a post once there are a thousand replies already and it’s always buried. Here it’s much easier to chat.

I was thinking about setting up an instance to help me learn some more development stuff and practice my Terraform use, or maybe build an iOS app to learn Swift in my spare time… but I don’t really have spare time, so those things have a 99.9% chance of not happening haha.

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[–] SkierniewiceBoi@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

On lemmy or kbin I try to be more active to increase the user engagement 😎

[–] kentaromiura@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago

Since when I registered here I've been visiting lemmy more than reddit, although I go there from time to time to follow the shitshow as it's entertaining.

[–] i_am_hungry@meganice.online 5 points 2 years ago

I deleted my Reddit account at the beginning of the blackout and haven't opened it since (except when Google takes me there for some search results).

[–] Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I have, 7 days clean off Reddit.

[–] Ace_Addams@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I haven't been on Reddit since the blackout. Not sure if I'm going back

[–] runningromeo@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

I periodically find myself opening Sync Pro out of habit... I should just bite the bullet and uninstall hey.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Last week I switched from 100% reddit / 0% Lemmy to 0% reddit / 100% Lemmy overnight.

Fuck /u/spez

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[–] bric@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've quit reddit 100%. I was a little bit addicted, so I used the blackout as a way to quit cold turkey. Lemmy kind of scratches the itch, enough that I don't go back to Reddit, but I don't spend as much time here as I did there. I'm counting that as a good thing

[–] daitya@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Me too. I used to spend hours on Reddit. Joined back in the day when Digg users migrated to Reddit. I do miss some of the subs, but I've also become bored with so much of the recycling. Lemmy and Kbin are relatively new, but I welcome the open source concept behind federation, and here's an opportunity to invest in creating and being part of communities that own their contributions.

[–] 0485919158191@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

99% time on Lemmy, 1% on Reddit telling people to migrate to Lemmy.

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[–] Tygr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just joined Lemmy myself. Used a script to wipe all my content from 5 accounts. Plan to delete in July.

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[–] gamebuster@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

About 25% of time is spend here. I feel like Lemmy isn't "there" yet but I want it to be. I'm thinking of creating my own instance with a custom GUI with a light-weight, less cluttered interface with some custom defaults.

[–] kayaven@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

For sure. I hereby consider Reddit to have died, along with the 3rd party app that I used to view it with. (RIP Boost, you will be missed 🚀)

From now on, only Lemmy exists to me and I've fully replaced it, partially out of spite.

[–] bezerker03@lemmy.bezzie.world 3 points 2 years ago

I only use Reddit when I'm forced to now. I don't do it on mobile at all.

[–] BlovedMadman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

100% on Lemmy, I used a script to remove all my comments and posts from my account. The account is still there, but totally empty. Is Kbin accessable via Lemmy and vice-versa? Reddit is dead to me,

[–] Tygr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I have bookmarks to Reddit I use on desktop, old version so I can get updated on niche stuff. I use Reddit about 1% and always with Adblock and logged out.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I stopped using Reddit entirely. It's got too popular for its own good. The API thing was the last straw. Feels like whenever the money men take over something it goes to shit. These walled gardens are cancerous in a way that the average user doesn't understand until it's too late. The EU is the only big institution that is pushing back against this tendency and my countrymen decided they wanted to leave because they are too stupid to understand this kind of nuance.

Down with proprietary, closed, throwaway culture. Long live open, transparent, modular, reusable technology.

[–] Lemvi 3 points 2 years ago

You can also browse Lemmy aimlessly on your phone. The app is called "Jerboa for Lemmy". And yes, I just switched too. So far I like Lemmy, I see myself migrating here permanently.

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

I am spending no time on Reddit and a little time on Lemmy, so yes.

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[–] corgis_are_awesome@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Loading this page took 10 seconds. This is too slow right now to function as a replacement for Reddit. Also, I HAVE to have the “hide” feature. I always hide posts after I have mentally processed them. That way my feed is always fresh. Without that feature, I am constantly seeing the same stuff over and over, which I hate.

[–] mayo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Last week no, this week yes. The learning* curve is steep compared to reddit. I still haven't taken the time to learn enough.

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

This is the first post on my new account 👍

[–] quazar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My reddit usage has dropped steadily over the past week, starting with ~50% on day 1 and now almost 90%.

There's a few things I read on reddit, mostly related to its downfall (Apollo apps post yesterday), but otherwise it's this or doing something entirely different.

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[–] Drinkoffee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

One day I used to browse Reddit. Basically next day I switched to Lemmy / Kbin.
I only arrive to reddit when the search engine gives me what I'm looking for over there. No regrets. It is valuable info that deserved to be consumed. When I make effort to create valuable info I now create it in federated media.

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

Haven't been on reddit since this started. Deleted my account and wont be back

[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] HRDS_654@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm a refugee and honestly I like it here better than a lot of the Reddit communities so far because people actually seem interested in discussion rather than arguing. Of course that could be just because there are not as many people. Not really sure.

[–] speaker_hat@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I quit Reddit altogether. Here it feels less addictive.

[–] d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m getting there… I just need these beta apps to get a bit more useful.

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[–] Cha0zz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I am mainly a mobile user. Unfortunately the Lemmy apps are still pretty limited. Despite that I refuse to use Reddit from now on even though I find myself often opening Apollo (muscle memory I guess), I always close it immediately. Really hoping the lemmy apps improve as I see a lot of potential.

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[–] BushWizard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Had to block reddit for a bit and replace my shortcuts to reddit with lemmy, but now I find myself enjoying my time on lemmy a lot more than on reddit. I don't know if I will ever stop using reddit due to the amount of old information over that is still very useful and because it's where most of my viewers come from, but only time will tell I guess.

[–] HorseFD@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I’m spending much more time here now that I am spending at reddit. I’m hoping for another big influx of users (and therefore content) on July 1.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I vehemently refuse to support Reddit in any way. I delted all my accounts and apps. When google answers my question with a reddit link I access it throigh the way back machine.

Reddit has proven time and again that it is anti community and that it will stop at nothing to satisfy their greed. Anyone who understands the dynamics at play and still drives traffic to them is proving that the masses can be manipulated to go along with anything

[–] pglpm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Deleted my account there and moved here. But I hope all pathological downvoters will stay there...

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

It won't be the same, but I like the idea of it a lot more than Reddit right now. Some questions for everyone...

**5-10 years down the road, what's to stop another Digg-Reddit-exodus from happening? As users, what can we do to keep this community prosperous, useful, and "good"? **

[–] ThatFunnyGuyver@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The fact Lemmy is decentralised and federated will prevent most of these kind of shananigans from happening. Also the connection to the FediVerse helps a lot, more eyes on the moderators to keep their rules and values. Also tons and tons of hope.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

That's... why I'm here.

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

I haven’t been on Reddit in days. That’s it for me. You should go cold turkey and delete yo Reddit.

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[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I've basically made the switch 100%, and I'm finding myself a lot more active on here so far. Everything I've posted in any given community has resulted in a lot more friendly discussion here than it tended to on Reddit... honestly, so far this feels a lot better lol.

[–] Mohkia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I am proud of myself! Haven't touch reddit since the 11th! I am free! Ahahahahaha! Ahem. For real though It feels good to break the habit. Course I replaced one addiction. With another by landing over here. Oh well. That is how it goes I suppose.

[–] baascus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’ve not touched Reddit since the blackout started, and I won’t be going back.

Fuck u/spez

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