I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it’s because I am limited to using the desktop and can’t aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself aimlessly browsing through r/AskReddit and asking and answering pointless questions.

  • nadram@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yup. I was using the official app and I just went cold turkey on reddit. Now just on lemmy. I used the jerboa app for a few days but it’s slow and I get a timeout toast anytime I do anything, so instead I installed the lemmy.world PWA

    • Oida@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Jerboa is a worthy successor of the “Boost for Reddit”. Maybe I am missing some threads on Reddit, but I don’t even want to find out Reddit is dead for me.

  • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I deleted my Reddit account. Granted, I just started with Reddit about a year ago so that was not a hard decision at all. The Fediverse and Lemmy are more exciting to me, there is more to discover and more potential.

  • ISOmorph@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I vehemently refuse to support Reddit in any way. I deleted all my accounts and apps. When google answers my question with a Reddit link I access it through the way back machine.

    Reddit has proven time and again that it is anti community and that it will stop at nothing to satisfy their greed. Anyone who understands the dynamics at play and still drives traffic to them is proving that the masses can be manipulated to go along with anything

  • Manu@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I moved here with the intention to stay. I just use reddit to promote Lemmy now.

  • Manu@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I‘m barely on Reddit anymore, just when a search drops me there. I‘ve been trying to establish a new Bass player Community here !bassment@feddit.de, so if any of you want to contribute: Let‘s get it moving! Hope we can achieve a stable alternative to Reddit for once.

    • jugalator@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Exactly, and there’s honestly no need for them to have 100,000+ people in them either. 1,000 people goes a long way too. There’s a point of critical mass when you can have sustained discussions and there are enough upvotes to form a sensible feed by popularity in the community, and that critical mass isn’t that huge IMHO. There also often comes a moment when greater popularity is detrimental and worsens it.

      I could also jump onto Lemmy almost right away as my most loved communities were already forming here. I think Lemmy has a better outlook than Mastodon in this regard because the community is waiting for you, rather than Mastodon is expecting you to form your circle, which can take a lot of effort in the midst of fediverse confusion.

  • Galaxygirl2000@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I just started today after checking out if Reddit last week. I ve been bussy curating my profile on tumblr and are now starting here. To fight trmemptation i deleted reddit from my phone - no going back easy