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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

As soon as they announced the recent API changes, jumped ship, never looked back

[–] DrQuickbeam@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I did. Way less content, but higher quality content.

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[–] miikaroo@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

I was mostly a lurker so my dropping it didn't have much impact other than deleting a decade old account. If there's niche knowledge or communities I might still look (if it comes up in search results) but the urge to do so voluntarily is gone.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

I cut my Reddit usage by about 90%. I never intend to fully quit while it still offers things I can't get anywhere else.

Lemmy gives me the dose of random scrolling I want and Reddit gives me specific info I need

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was a heavy reddit user. Don't go there anymore. I'm done. There's just a moral line that was crossed, and that's that. Same with facebook. It's over. Now it's the constant fight to keep google at bay, but that's what it is.

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[–] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago

I made the switch after the API.changes. i wasn't about to endure a bullshit interface. Also. It's been 10~ years of using reddit, as an adult looking to grow, it was time to find new and strange pastures. Lemmy may not be where we all end up, but its a journey and so far being an 'Internet forum surfer' from AOL 4.0 days. things have been a wild ride

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I left when Apollo died. Never went back.

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[–] skepticalifornia@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

I'm now spending 90% of my shit scrolling time here instead of Reddit (using Sync mainly) and I love it!

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 years ago

No Appolo, no reddit for me. I will still go to searches that link there.

[–] joe_cool@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I actually use both. Reddit to watch or partake in nonsensical angry at the internet posts and Lemmy for real discussion in a niche that I fancy.
Lemmy feels like Reddit did 10 years ago.

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[–] simonced@lemmy.one 18 points 2 years ago

I still have my account on Reddit, but have not logged in since the API events.
Very happy to have found Lemmy, with great content and great people.

Same about going from Twitter to Mastodon.

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

I was using Reddit Is Fun on mobile and a heavily curated desktop feed and migrated here fully when RiF died.

When I've looked at Reddit on desktop, it feels like a shadow of it's former self in so far as some of the default subs are missing and others just seem filled with the same content reach time I've looked.

While the place won't die overnight, it will become more overrun with bots and karma farmers posting same content over and over.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago

I haven't been back. I suspect that may be true for many regular users of Lemmy.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago

I had forgotten about reddit until I saw this post.

Not using it at all.

[–] Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did. RIF stopped working

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[–] pi3r8@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have only been back a handful of times in the browser. Usually when information I need is only on reddit. From someone who used reddit for hours and hours a day I'm shocked how little I miss it. I'm glad it went down the toilet.

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[–] DerpyPlayz18@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I stopped using Reddit the moment sync for Reddit died, I occasionally end up in the website when I'm googling for a tech problem

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[–] PR_freak@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)
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[–] CycloneWolf@midwest.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I made the switch when RiF died. In all honesty I wish it wasn't necessary, because the niche communities here are a shadow of what Reddit had before the blackouts. And while Reddit had trolls just like Lemmy, it was big enough that you didn't have to share general spaces with them.

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[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You might find your responses here a bit biased.

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[–] Captain_Buddha@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Left after RiF went down. Stuck with Lemmy, mostly because my consumption of useless doomscrolling was in need of a reduction. Still here, even if lemmy does have a stark difference in user interaction compared to Reddit. This place is slightly less toxic overall, and I think that's worth something.

[–] Fear_and_loathing@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I left Reddit after 14 years. Was really sad to see what it had changed into over time.

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

I haven't been back since RIF died.

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Well, theres only one way to find out. Ill start:

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[–] SpezBroughtMeHere@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Now that sync works with lemmy, I pretty much forgot about reddit. I wish there were the same communities, but I figure it's just a matter of time.

[–] ZephyrFox@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I still visit Reddit, but I stopped participating- I don't post, comment, or vote.

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[–] jwagner7813@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I left out of principle but there are a few communities I'll scan from time to time because they don't quite exist here and I don't have the energy to make it myself.

[–] eddietrax@dmv.social 13 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Ex Apollo user here. Dropped Reddit as soon as Apollo shut down and haven’t looked back. Occasionally a Reddit post will return in my search but that’s about it for Reddit.

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[–] wyzim@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

I check Lemmy everyday before going to bed, only time I use reddit is when it comes up in web search results for my queries. I’ll use reddit again if they announce fair pricing for 3rd party apps as I miss my small communities there.

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to stop by there every now and then because I'm looking for something and the answer is on a reddit post.

But for daily chilling/posting I'm all for Lemmy.

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