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It is possible to estimate?

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

I don't know how you could track uninstalls outside of informal polls. I'd consider myself as having fully dropped Reddit for Lemmy, but on occasion I'll follow a link on Lemmy to the Reddit site.

Monthly active users gives a rough estimate but doesn't account for people registering on multiple servers and alt accounts (and of course we can't forget the occasional toxic spammer). But subtracting that from Reddit traffic barely puts a dent in it.

I think Reddit will stay a similar size or continue to grow a bit, but overall quality of it has been circling the drain for a while now. I don't think the IPO is going to help at all with that, only make it worse.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

My Reddit account is there laying dormant, I've signed out and don't even look at the moderation queue.

[–] 9thSun@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I switched the day after Boost went dark. The only times I go on Reddit are when I Google something and a reddit link comes up. Lemme definitely isn't a 1:1, but I kinda like it more because the user base seems better quality. I've made more posts/comments in my few months on Lemmy than I did in my few years on Reddit.

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

I did, completely. I don't spend as much time on Lemmy as I used to on Reddit, but I net more enjoyment out of the experience.

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

It's a bit harder to estimate because it's global and no matter where you are goong to ask, you will ask a specific bubble but with enough time, money and people you can do that. In my case I would ask to make a University project out of it.

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

Count me in. Removed my account after I had heard that admins are removing mods from the closed/nsfw subreddits. The content on Lemmy is not that diverse yet, I miss regional or nieche technical communities sometimes. But I hope things will get better eventually.

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

There are some communities that never transitioned to Lemmy, so I'll be using them untill old.reddit is disabled.

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I go back to Reddit (Adblock enabled) only to see new posts from my favorite lewd cosplayers because I'm too cheap for OnlyFans.

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

While I doubt it is possible to estimate how many left Reddit since the spez crap went down, the total growth of others like Lemmy, Mastadon and even Threads is probably the most indicative of that estimate.

I too left Reddit when RiF died, but we're still a drop in the bucket compared to the numbers that still frequent the platform.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

There are dozens of us! Literally dozens!

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

I still use both, I'll pop on Lemmy at the start and end of a day to see what is going on, but still use Reddit just because it has so much more content. Plus it's the "home" of several manga communities I can't find anywhere else except Discord, and I'm not a fan of Discord anymore due to the Skype-esque bloat. I did however delete all my comments and relegate my account to purely lurking status, nor do I upvote or downvote anything on Reddit as well.

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

Got suspended with no explanation from a heavily used professional sub...asked for an explanation and was banned/ suspended (2 different accounts) Appealed ban, ask for explanation...nothing, just more ban/suspensions. ....deleted 2 accounts, ridiculous.

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

left when Boost turned off, sticking with Lemmy.

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

I did. Add 1 to your count.

[–] Arahgon@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I quitted Reddit and still don't reget my decision.

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[–] NitroDave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] WorldwideCommunity@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago
[–] DannyMac@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I did! I only end up back there if I'm searching for something like a tech problem and reddit is the only place my particular issue was discussed.

[–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] jacktherippah@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago

Count me in.

[–] aeno@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago
[–] computerscientistI@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I am still lurking at reddit from time to time. But my account got permanently suspended because mods over there are wankers. So... sort of.

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

Yep and I haven't missed it.

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