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

Deleted the app, deleted my account. Haven't been back.

[–] King@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lemmy still has some issues that need to be addressed for it to fully replace Reddit for my needs

Be honest, do you still use reddit?

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago

In the rare case I need a result that I can't find anywhere else. Otherwise, nah. The way Spez treated the Apollo dev disgusted me enough that I want nothing to do with that site anymore.

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I don't scroll through reddit anymore but will use it if a friend shares a link or when looking for something. It was hard the first few days as I found myself opening Sync only to be greeted by the goodbye message. Safe to say I was quite addicted to doom scrolling but happy to have stopped.

Been using Jerboa for 2 weeks now and have not doom scrolled yet, feels good

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Not really, I try to avoid it even when something i'm looking for is there, though sometimes I just cant be bothered to look elsewhere. I hope someone gathers all the useful information from there into archive somewhere, in case something happens to it.

[–] NotSpez@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

If I do a web search I'll still go to reddit if it as a useful thread but I don't actively go on it.

[–] rjh@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I went from several hours a day to zero after the blackout, morally I just don't want to support them anymore. I still add 'reddit' to google searches sometimes and look at those, but no more mindless scrolling of the front page.

[–] chk232@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Logged out, sometimes I use rif to check on some subreddits.

Not going to delete my 9 year old account because if I do that they will keep all the comments.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

No. I've checked my inbox and profile page several times, but that's it. Reddit is dead to me.

[–] Gsus4@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I visit some subs occasionally on old reddit, but have never logged in again. Fuck u/spez.

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

I just did some searching for the best grind size settings for my Aeropress. Some of the search results led to Reddit, I clicked on them and felt a bit dirty lol. Funnily enough a few of results still led to private groups. Reddit will still be a source of information about niche topics. Let's hope Lemmy becomes that source instead...

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I check hydroponics subs occasionally.

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

Nope. Not once since June 12th.

[–] SinJab0n@mujico.org 3 points 2 years ago

Nah, sometimes google tries to make me enter but I just scroll a lil more and use any other result.

[–] Morphior@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

No, I uninstalled Boost and Infinity about a month ago and haven't looked back.

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

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

[–] zanyhog33@lemmy.jcaks.net 3 points 2 years ago

I used to check reddit everyday, some days I'd spend hours browsing. I think I've checked it twice since Apollo went down?

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

Mostly using libreddit, when I need to refer to a specific thread. Otherwise, most of my browsing is in Lemmy.

Also, feel free to have a look at the search function on the sidebar, this question has been asked quite a lot lately, such as https://lemmy.ml/post/1846338

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

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

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

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

[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

No. I've completely switched to lemmy and couldn't be happier. I'm actually surprised by how much I don't miss reddit, I thought it would be tougher to break out

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

I only use it when googling questions that I know reddit has the answer for. And I hate it the whole time. I spend only enough time on there to get my answer then immediately close the web page. Call me silly or what you will, but I personally want to give as little interaction with that website as possible now. Fuck u/spez

As for the drama, I subscribe to a couple Lemmy instances that share the drama through Lemmy, that way I can be in the loop without having to be on the actual website.

[–] saluer_lorque@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

No, and I blocked it on my DNS server so I don't accidentally go there either

[–] HerrBoedefeld@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

So, personally i'm done wirh reddit. But i still go there every once in a while to target about ten very specific subs which aren't even remotely replicated in the fediverse for the foreseable future. See, there's this chatgroup i maintain with my not so ultra tech savvy parents and a handful of goofy dog/cat/bird videos a day brightens their work days with a minute of joy. They would never browse reddit or even the fediverse and this tradition came at basically no "extra cost" since i scrolled reddit any day anyways. Now i don't want to stop bettering their lives out of my idealism against reddit so i bite the bullet for now. I'm not engaging in reddit anymore, just go straight to some subs and that's about it. Since this is content often posted by casual users very much like my parents i doubt we will see a big influx of this kind of content in the fediverse any time soon, if ever. So yeah, i still go there.

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

Yes, though to a much lesser extent than I used to. Sometimes it’s just through web searches that lead to Reddit, though I use Libreddit front-end for that.

And other times, it’s specific subreddits about TV shows. The level and frequency of discussion on Lemmy sadly is not there yet for popular shows, and nonexistent for niche shows.

[–] abnormal_258@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

i still go on it. but i am migrating from reddit

[–] shawn@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I still use it once per day, late in the evening as there are some international communities which are still lacking, I look forward to completely stopping to do it

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[–] krzysd@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Just check nsfw but images hosted by Reddit that are NSFW are slow to load and seem to have been slow for quite a while, so my rate at which I check it tapered from few times a day to now once or twice a month

[–] circuitfarmer 3 points 2 years ago

I have not used it since some time in early June.

I have technically logged into my account -- but only because I've opened Relay Pro. In spite of everything, it appears to still update everything, and the last app patch update message I saw said that they had implemented changes to reduce API usage (this after July 1).

But I haven't interacted with reddit beyond that, and I don't plan to. It's not about anger at reddit anymore either -- I actively like Lemmy better. It reminds me of old reddit.

[–] lfr1138@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I still look, but mostly to: a) Keep up with the Oakland Athletics fan protest efforts as the A's sub is where that really got coordinated with the larger community b) Try to figure out if some of the oddball subs I am on there and enjoyed have equivalents here, on the Matrix, Telegraph, etc.

I feel like I will kill my account there once those things are resolved enough to make Reddit fully pointless for me.

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

I still check out a couple hobby subs every day or two (via mobile browser, not the app). And if I'm looking for a certain type of information or advice, im still typing "[info desired] reddit" into google.

[–] Myro@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

No. Haven't touched it since they killed 3rd-party apps and don't intend to (exception are Google search results, though I use Teddit as a frontend there.

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

I do, but not nearly as much as Lemmy.

I used to go to reddit for everything. To scroll aimlessly, just to look at aesthetic photos, to read stories...I even had a multi reddit for text based subs, and a third party app on my watch so I could read text based reddit posts at work.

Now, I only go to reddit if i need the resources of a specific sub (earlier i had a question about an app so i went to their sub to browse and see if there was any advice) or if i'm cross posting content to lemmy to get my communities going.

when i just want to scroll and see what's new, ive been coming straight to lemmy every time.

i'm really trying to interact more too.

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, been browsing Lemmy since July 1 when I was no longer able to use RiF.

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

The RIF app was reddit to me. I would typically spend over an hour per day on it.

I do still check Reddit maybe once a day on my desktop, maybe for about 5 minutes. There are still a few communities on there which don't have an active alternative here on Lemmy. However, I have deleted all my old posts and comments, and I do not make any new ones.

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

Yeah, briefly, but the quality has dropped and I usually just switch back to Lemmy since it feels different. Also, only until Infinity for Reddit stops working; no idea why it still works but it's a matter of time.

[–] Stefh@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

I deleted my profile, but of course I still land there sometimes from Google results

[–] oSillyScope@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Nope. Deleted my account and moved in at sh.itjust.works signed in on jerboa and never looked back.

[–] R9442@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Only when searching about a particular topic or problem, whether I'm looking something up in a game or just troubleshooting.

Otherwise nothing, no account nor any browsing.

[–] SpezHater69@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I pretty much only use it to add at the end of a google search. I feel like lemmy might be lacking in hits if I tried that

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Nope. Having finally hammered down the local vernacular ("instances"/"communities") of Lemmy, I am so at home here. I miss RiF, but Liftoff is serving me well

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