Honestly, I think the more reliable curated information will be what I miss the most. I almost always append a Google search with "Reddit" - because the information and format are so much more reliable than the bot populated garbage sites.
Also, niche porn subs. 🫡
I literally add "reddit" to the end of a search all the time...thought I was the only one
I think we all learned to do that eventually. It's like losing an encyclopedia
I’m really worried for those who use third party apps and depend on r/stopdrinking. That community single-handedly helped me get sober.
I fear that someone who is on the brink of breaking sobriety and wants to reach out on r/stopdrinking, not being able to access it from the app they normally use would be just enough of a hurdle for them to give in and start drinking again.
Makes me really sad to think about since it can be a dark place and the people there are so genuinely caring.
there was a quote from a reddit exec recently about how awful it was that people were 'sharing things that they wouldn't even say in therapy' which were going un-monetized. sick, sick people
i subbed to lots of mental health subs which were invaluable in the last 10 years. 1.5yrs sober as well. hope lemmy is a good alt; hopefully there won't be any automod bullshit, like towards the end i couldn't even get a post through in /r/depression, i mean my god
This is the subreddit I'll miss most. I'm at about 120 days after 20 years of drinking because of the people in that sub inspiring me. I would start a similar community here but I don't really feel like I could handle running something like that.
I mostly will miss being able to google something and adding "reddit" to my search to search for public opinion on day to day issues and problems.
This is probably one of the biggest losses. Reddit was my go-to for finding actual answers to questions I had. Without it, you end up with nothing but sponsored articles that don't really answer the question.
That's an easy problem to solve. When I was 10 and went on a family holiday trip to Advertisistan, I first came into contact with the awesome concept that is Buythiscrap. It is a very sophisticated process, but my parents, who were born in a time where lead was still a perfectly fine additive to gasoline, taught me well during the stay.
Before I remembered the the concept of Buythiscrap, I had the same problems as you, but when looking through the holiday pictures from Scammyphotobooks, which has a really amazing software to work with, the concept came back to me.
There are 3 different solutions to solve your problem, but each of them is easy to shop and has its own shipping costs.
1st solution: Use the first add on Google
If you apply Buythiscrap correctly, you should reward the company that paid Google the most to be on top of the search. Better yet, buy some products you don't even need with the low quality garbage they want to sell you.
2nd solution: Use the second add on Google As an alternative, you can also click on sponsored content nr. 2, as they also paid a great deal to be up there. And we from Buythiscrap really appreciate when companies pay for their products to be shoved down your throat.
3rd solution Scroll down to the Garbagefilledwithpops blog post, where for every three lines, there is an auto play video of unrelated topics and product, and every half a page of scrolling, you are presented with a aesthetically pleasing pop up add that includes a riddle to close it. Remember to sign up for their newsletter, as they will kindly distribute your personal information to companies that take good care of your data and send you relevant product offers.
If you are not convinced of Buythiscrap by now, try to check out these amazing alternatives:
all of the weird, super-specific cute pages. illegallysmolcats, illegallysmoldogs, airplaneears, attackeyes, puppybellies, oneorangebraincell, stealthbombers, scrunge, peanutwhiskers, toebeans, whatswrongwithyourcat, crabcats, huskytantrums.
I... may have an addiction.
/r/AskHistorians - ruthlessly and efficiently moderated, but every single post a fascinating read. I should msg Zukhov to see if he wants to move ship to /c/AskHistorians.
That would be amazing if the current AskHistorians team moved here. It's legitimately one of the best run subs.
Effectively migrating entire subs is an excellent strategy
Really going to miss my local subreddit.
We had a weekly rant thread and it was funny just seeing neighbors talk smack or bitch about silly little things.
For sure. My small city sub was hilarious. Always people asking "anyone know why there's a helicopter flying over our city?!"
Why not just start it here in Lemmy? I did for my City and a few people have already started to trickle in without any sort of advertising. The memes have already started to flow!
r/TalesfromtheFrontDesk, r/TalesFromYourServer, and r/TalesFromRetail. The camaraderie and support among these people, the abuse they endure, and how big their hearts are despite how tough their jobs are... I really enjoyed those. I hope they land somewhere here.
Would add r/TalesFromTechSupport. I don't work in any of these fields, but still enjoyed reading all the stories there.
Not a subreddit, exactly, but I'm going to miss /u/poem_for_your_sprog and /u/Schnoodle_Doodle_Do. They made browsing so much better - I loved unexpectedly coming across one of their poems.
I miss u/shittymorph but the legend will live forever even though he retired in 1998 when The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table."[2]
I miss r/quilting and r/sewing. As a crafter, the knowledge I gain from these type of subs is invaluable
r/AskHistorians. I don't think a sub like that can just be remade out of nowhere
I'm someone that doesn't have many friends or many people to talk to about life and it's dilemmas. So when I had any sort of problem I often went to advice type subreddits to talk it out. So yes AITA was one. But also AmIBeingTooSensitive, Relationships, OffMyChest, etc. And I'm a mom so parenting subreddits were a good resource. And also subreddits like LoseIt and PetiteFitness were helpful because I struggle with my weight.
But one thing I noticed before all the drama was that the people on reddit got more and more hateful. Instead of trying to help the poster, they'd tried to find more to the story to make them this evil person. And they'd completely fabricate a separate reality and just tear OP a new one based off of assumptions.
So I was already kinda done with Reddit before the drama with 3rd party apps. I knew that it was causing me more problems than help. I had already started telling myself to stay away. It's toxic. So I'm happy to have an excuse to get out.
So hopefully an alternative emerges with nicer people. Or maybe I should just go find friends.
I just want to find a place where I can say "Taiwan is number one" and "Putin is a bitch".
Putin is a big olde bitch.
I'm going to miss many of them, I'm a real reddit junkie. But I'm leaving tonight and don't expect to be back.
Most missed: Witches vs. Patriarchy. Can't seem to find a lemmy equivalent.
Edit: my first comment!
R/fountainpens. Other forums exist, but they aren't (a) as easy to use (b) as welcoming to newbies, yet (c) still full of experts.
I'm guessing lots of hobby subs are like that.
All of the TV series subs and the discussions. It's great after watching an episode to join the discussion with others.
Game specific ones. /r/hyruleengineering and /r/darktide as recent ones.
All the /r/_irl communities. The later seems like one I could probably just start and post in, even if no one else sees them.
While there were a billion ones I've used as entertainment before bed or during bathroom breaks... I believe what I'll miss the most is the ability to search "problem I'm having + Reddit" and get very precise results with (usually) great solutions.
my first comment!
i’m going to miss formuladank. i’ll try to start every single sub i’ll miss on here though. my account is only a few minutes old
Subs that I used (and will miss) (Also no NSFW subs here)
AbandonedPorn ABoringDystopia AbruptChaos AbruptComposure AbsoluteUnits AccidentalWesAnderson ActLikeYouBelong ActualPublicFreakouts AdmiralCloudberg AdorablePorn AdviceAnimals AfterVanced AirSwimming AnimalsMadeMeSmile AntiConsumption AskDocs AskHistorians AskLemmy AskScience AssholeDesign Atheism AwfulEverything Aww AwwJusticeServiced BabyElephantGifs BabyRhinoGifs BadCode BadassAnimals Balisong Barkour BattlestarGalactica BeAmazed BeamNG BeforeNAfterAdoption BestOf BetterEveryLoop BirdsBeingDicks Books Bullshido CanadaHousing CarHacking CatastrophicFailure CatTaps CavePorn ChangeMyView ChoosingBeggars Cinemagraphs ConfidentlyIncorrect ConfusingPerspective ConstantChaos CozyPlaces CrazyIdeas CrappyDesign CreepyWikipedia CryptoCurrency CursedComments CutawayPorn Dachshund DamnNatureYouScary DamnThatsInteresting DataHoarder DeepSpaceNine Deftones DepthHub DeTrashed Documentaries Doggles DogPictures Dogs Dogs_Getting_Dogs DogsOnHardwoodFloors DogsWearingHats DogsWithJobs DogTraining DontDeadOpenInside DumbassPeopleAtWork EarthPorn EarthPornGifs EatCheapAndHealthy EducationalGifs eli5_programming EngineeringPorn EverythingScience ExplainLikeImFive EyeBleach FacebookScience Facepalm FacingTheirParenting FaithInHumanity FastWorkers FirePorn FloridaPoliticianMan Food Freefolk FuckCars FuckYouInParticular Funny Gadgets Gaming Gardening GeoPolitics GetMotivated GifRecipes Gifs GifsThatKeepOnGiving GoodCopFreeDonut Guanajuato HappyCowGifs HardcoreAww HardcoreNature HellscapePorn HelpMeFind HeyThatsNeat History HistoryPorn HitManimals Hmmm HoldMyBeaker HoldMyBeer HoldMyCatnip HoldMyFries HoldMyJuicebox HoldMyRedbull Holup HomeAutomation Humor Hyenas i2p IAmA IAmAJournalist IAmAScience IAmTheMainCharacter IAmVeryStupid ID_News IdiotsFightingThings IdiotsInCars IdiotsInHelicopters IdiotsOnBikes IllegallySmol IllegallySmolCats ImagenAI InfrastructurePorn InstantPot InstantRegret InterestingAsFuck InternetIsBeautiful Investing Ipvs IsaadArthur Jokes Karate KeepOurNetFree Kubuntu Kyokushin LastImages LearnDutch LearnProgramming LegalAdvice LeopardsAteMyFace LifeHacks Linux LinuxMasterRace ListenToThis Longevity LSD LucidDreaming MadeMeCry Maher MaliciousCompliance MapPorn MasterReturns MaybeMaybeMaybe Mechanical_Gifs MedicalAdvice Medicine Medizzy Mexico MildlyDisturbing MildlyInfuriating MischievousGibbons ModeratePolitics Monk MorbidReality Movies MovieStunts MurderedByWords MuseumOfLemmy (yeah, bye reddit) Music MusicalJenga NatureIsBrutal NatureIsFuckingCute NatureIsFuckingLit NatureIsMetal NatureWasMetal NeedAFriend NegativeWithGold Netherlands NeutralNews News NextCloud NightmareFuel NoahGetTheBoat NobodyAsked NoisyGifs NonCredibleDiplomacy NonFunctionSlackFill NoNoNoNo NoNoNoNoAww NoNoNoNoYes NoNoNoNoYesNo NoTakeOnlyThrow NotJustBikes NotTheOnion OddlySatisfying OddlyTerrifying OldFreeFolk OnGuardForThee OnlyOffice OpenSource OpenSourceHardware OrphanCrushingMachine OrvilleFanGame OSHA OutOfTheLoop PerfectFit PerfectLoops PerfectTiming PersecutionFetish PersonalFinanceCanada Philosophy Photography PHP PHPHelp Pics PigGifs PiHole PoliticalDiscussion PoliticalHumor Politics ProgrammerHumor Programming ProgrammingHorror ProphetsForProfit PublicFreakout Puebla PupliftingNews PuppySmiles Queretaro Quokka QuotePorn QuotesPorn RareInsults RBI RedditAlternatives (lol) RedditIsFun (LemmyIsFun?) RelevantXKCD ReligiousFruitcake RepublicanPedophiles RoastMe RuralPorn SadAww SamHarris Science Sciences SelfHosted ShitMomGroupsSay ShockwavePorn ShowerThoughts SkyPorn SlammyWhammies Sleep Space SpecializedTools SpecialNeedsPuppers Sploot SQL StartledCats StoppedWorking StormfrontorSJW Strips SustainedChaos SweatyPalms Sysadmin Technawwlogy Technology TechnologyPorn TechScie Televangelists Tenagra Thalassophobia TheGoodPlace TheHandmaidsTale TheOcho TheOrville TheProblemJonStewart ThereWasAnAttempt TheyDidTheMath ThingsCutInHalfPorn ThisIsMyLifeNow Tifu TikTokCringe TipOfMyTongue TippyTaps TNG TodayILearned Toolbox Torrenting TrueAtheism TrueNews TrumpTweets UpliftingNews USSOrville Vancouver Wallpaper WallpaperDump WatchDogsWoofInside WatchPeopleDieInside WaterPorn Web_Design WebComics WebDev WebDevBuddies WebHosting WhatCouldGoWrong WhatIsThisThing WhosAGoodBoy WinterPornGifs WorldEvents WorldNews WorldPolitics WorseEveryLoop WritingPrompts WTF XKCD YesYesYesDamn Videos
r/cancer It was a nice space to find support of other people going through what I'm going through.
There are so many… I used the platform for 8 years and really learned something new whenever I opened the App… I hope a lot of them will find their way over here.
I might be older than a fair amount of you on the fediverse, but I'm going to miss Daddit. It was a super supportive community. I'm also going to miss nosleep, I really enjoyed a lot of those multi part stories! Other than that, I think I'm just going to miss all the random stupid posts I saved over the years and went back to here and there for a good laugh.
To be honest, so many posts from r/AITA came off as fake after a while, I was already beginning to lose interest. People would do anything for upvotes. Maybe this time we can have less liars, but I'm not so naive as to actually hope for that.
/r/history heavily moderated and has actual historical experts answering questions and has a big library of already answered questions.
Nosleep and its assorted subs... I've been reading there since it had roughly 300 subscribers. I really hope the community rebuilds here.
HobbyDrama and similar subs. They're the Fandom_Wank of the Reddit era and I honestly love every bit of it. I'll miss Rimworld, too.
I'll miss clicking Top of All Time in all subreddits. In here I have to wait YEARS before I can find the Top of All Time content.
They'll come, I'm sure, but many craft and hobby-based subreddits, including r/wood, r/cardistry, r/MUD (or MUDs?). I'm looking to external sources for that type of learning new skills or topics.
I don't really care for endless memes and shit posting, but deep content takes more time and effort, so patience seems necessary.
R/leaves has been a mixed bag-- lots of repetitive questions, but also some amazing and human stories.
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