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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by DolphLundgren@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I’m not trying to cause an argument but when Reddit pulled it’s bs - I said that’s enough. I gave up my Reddit addiction and didn’t open it or visit the site for over 30 days.

The tone and people on Lemmy is great. I don’t miss Reddit. But I miss the content types. For me Reddit was a topic related news source, a place for great discourse about those news pieces, a place where community members asked constructive questions or shared ideas/projects - and lastly a place for some very specific community types.

Over the last few days I noticed that the first 2 categories of content came over to Lemmy no problem. But the second 2 types I outlined above don’t seem to have come. I went back to Reddit this morning and it’s all still there. Certain types of posts just don’t happen on Lemmy, and on top of that many communities never came over (street_photography is a great example. They literally shut down a subreddit with thousands of users and created a new location in Lemmy/kbin, and instead of coming over the community just evaporated). Other communities are also non existent and some that do exist are simply just not enjoying the same types of posts. I like it here, I want to stay - but it’s difficult. Is anyone else having this issue?

Thanks for hearing me out.

TLDR: all of my communities seem to link posts only, many types of posts just don’t seem to happen here.

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[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

I haven't been back, and honestly I don't care. I don't miss it. Do I wish there was more here? Yeah but it's not a deal breaker.

[-] yumcake@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago

Lemmy hasn't really expanded in it's content umbrella to the point where it can really fill the same gap. I've instead just spent more time on other apps and don't open Lemmy often.

When I do open it and sort by all it's usually the same kinds of topics on top, not simply reposts, but just really focused on metadiscussions about the viability of the fediverse. I'm not here to make a change, I'm just a consumer looking for mildly interesting distraction. The audience for discussions of the fediverse is incredibly small, while the audience for mild distraction is the majority of the internet.

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[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago
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[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Well, no.

Since their shitty app is the only app, the only time encounter reddit is in search results.

Since there's plenty of ways to avoid interacting with the actual site, I do that and never have to deal with the bullshit.

However, I did try to make a post on a niche sub I created for the small number of users. A couple of days ago, I tried logging in to make that post, and got captcha cycled through five damn screens worth before I quit and counted it as a lost cause.

Fuck reddit, fuck their shitty app.

[-] AdamUllstrom@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Not at all. I went cold turkey and have been off reddit and exclusively on Lemmy and Mastodon for the past 6 weeks. I don't have the app installed so it's easy.

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I didn't specifically give up reddit completely, but I have drastically reduced my time on the site, especially since I only ever go onto it when I'm sitting at my desktop and I go to Lemmy first.

It sucks that a lot of communities aren't large enough to sustain content and have remained on Reddit. Even the larger communities tend to get stuck on the same few posts for multiple days without new things pushing them down the list (e.g. the recent LTT drama just would not leave my feed for far too long). For sorting Active is far too sticky, even Hot doesn't clear out posts fast enough.

I find that while I get votes on my comments, the amount of replies and such have definitely reduced, indicating there is less engagement going on within the comments on Lemmy to me than when everyone was moving over.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say it's a problem for me but I see what you see. We have to be patient, building a community is one of those things that you have to do carefully, taking your time.

I don't know if you tried in other instances. I just subscribed to many more communities than I did in Reddit, no matter the instance.

[-] pgx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Definitely less infinite scrolling, which has probably been good for me time management wise.

But yeah, just generally less content and posts. Also find myself ending up on reddit when doing internet searches for questions.

[-] winter@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago

I never left. What I did is I browse and do what I did regularly on Reddit on Lemmy, except when I want to search for a really specific information about a thing, which can't be done here.

If I want to post something, that's on Lemmy (even if it doesn't get any reaction) and also Reddit if I need replies

[-] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Nope. I can still find someone saying something stupid and bully them for it. You just have to be more patient.

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[-] calzone_gigante@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

There's more than one way to boycott something. I still search stuff there, but giving nothing back, i block ads and trackers, do not post, comment, or vote. For them, i am just a waste of server resources.

[-] AsimovsRobot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Reddit's street photography subreddit wasn't that great to be honest. I'm trying to curate a street photography community here, but it is a slow process. !streetphotography@lemmy.world .

But I agree, I still go back for some niche content like the editors' subreddit.

[-] TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I miss the r/Hinduism community quite a bit. It was a real help for me when I first started following that particular path. Lots of friendly, helpful people.

Thing is, when the whole api fracas happened, I deleted my account and vowed not to use that site again.

"I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful. One hundred percent!" -Horton the Elephant

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[-] TDAN@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I said it on Reddit (and the comment got removed of course) and I'll say it here. Until Lemmy becomes the go-to for short form adult content most users will stay in Reddit.

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[-] NihilisticOptimist@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
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[-] shapis@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

It's been easy.

Every time I think about going there I just remind myself that the people that run that site actively hate their users.

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[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Nope. Quit on June 30 and I’ve never been back.

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

For casual browsing I've given up Reddit. Like a lot of people I used Reddit on mobile 99% of the time so when the apps died I just uninstalled. The only thing I use Reddit for now is when I'm struggling with a research or technical problem. Honestly don't miss the front page at all.

[-] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, it is a bit frustrating... I also don't really understand how it all works. I know that for some reason I need to make the same account over and over.

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[-] AlgonquinHawk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I feel the struggle too, but I’m refusing to go back, unless it’s some google result to help with something I’m doing.

But ya, it depends on how much you relied on niche communities in your daily life. I can see missing some of that here. I still push this platform when I share links in Discord or to my family and friends though.

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[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yes. I follow the same small sub here for my favorite sports team, but there are simply not enough people to have many. posts and great discussions. So I still read the Reddit sub. But I don’t have their app, so it is only from my gaming pc, which severely limits my time there.

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[-] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Not really, because my primary means of browsing Reddit was taken from me. If baconreader was still up, sure. Maybe.

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[-] Driftking@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I just use both lemmy and reddit

I have enough of the superiority complex of some lemmy users who think they are better than others for using a certain website

[-] HerrLewakaas@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, there's an amount of niche content that's just not here (yet). I'm not devoting my time to build a community here myself, but I'm also not gonna use Reddit's sad excuse for a mobile app because it literally makes me angry to use that piece of shit. So when I'm bored at work on the desktop, I'll go to reddit, but my traffic is probably down like 60-70%.

[-] locuester@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

I migrated from Reddit during the Reddit protests. Most days I forget that I left and that it was a thing. I use the Lemmy app now and it’s indistinguishable from Apollo.

I’ve had no problems with content, although I’m a casual user. I subscribed to a dozen things, and it’s enough to keep my page fresh. I’m probably only on here 30-60 mins per day tho.

[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There's a couple of sports and tech subs I have bookmarked via old.reddit that are still the de facto place for the community, all in a browser with aggressive privacy measures. I check in on them when "stuff happens" in that area, but don't post and don't hang around.

Otherwise from the odd search hit, I made a clean break back in June and haven't really looked back.

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[-] joshcodes@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

I suppose I was lucky in some ways. I stopped using Reddit a few months ago, after 5 years of addiction, but I was on the way out anyway. I had some bad experiences asking for help, never really posted otherwise and just generally the community made me feel like being inexperienced with anything was the same as being an asshole. I moved to lemmy and I instantly started posting more, answering questions and basically just enjoy talking to people on here. I haven't been back and deleted my account months ago.

[-] PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Chasm

One approach is to focus on the different kinds of users (early adopters vs pragmatists vs mass appeal etc) and their needs, one at a time.

[-] dueuwuje@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

No just went ....that's it I'm done. Deleted my account and moved across to the fediverse, haven't looked back

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

The only time I have ever gone back is when I'm looking something up and everything else that isn't a r€ddit link doesn't have the info I'm looking for, so I haven't found it that hard to stay away since even then I'm not looking up much where a r€ddit link is necessary.

[-] Crabhands@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I spend more time here than reddit. I never 'go' to reddit. I end up on reddit occasionally when looking up a question and the search engine takes me there. Often, i need to login to view, so i move on, as I deleted my account.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I've been a lot more productive since I joined lemmy - reddit was too addictive in my opinion. I still add 'reddit' to my searches when looking for information, but haven't felt the urge to go back. I'm sure I've missed a lot of news and new techniques for my hobbies, but I also haven't seen a single repost for months. Worth it

[-] digdilem@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Nope. Two months of not using reddit. Not doom scrolling, not feeling that heart rate lift when I see I've had a bunch of new replies and wondering whether I said something wonderful, or something dumb and a hundred people are now calling me an arsehole.

I do get your point about some reddit communities being genuinely nice places with great content, and if it was just that I'd still be there. But my mental health is better through having left it. Also, having read the posts about Reddit's attitude to its users and supporters during the Apollo posts made me realise just how toxically they view us. Fuck them, they can go to hell without me.

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[-] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I stopped using Reddit on June 30 because without the RiF app it is absolutely awful to use. Haven't been back except for the occasional search for information that leads me there.

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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I just got into more of the fediverse instead. Firefish.social for example is lovely alongside Lemmy. I miss falling down subreddit rabbit holes sometimes, but instead I just go read a book. It's healthier I think.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

never really intended to give it up. I don't expect certain communities to move here that fast, and I see no reason not to participate in them

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago

I haven't really gone back, not in the way I have when I had an app. Basically just for indexed answers on the internet, and once for...art....while the artists rebuild here. They actually have the sub here, it just is only about two weeks old.

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