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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.

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[–] pwnstar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only thing I look at on reddit now is save3rdpartyapps for updates, and check my 3rd party app subreddit from news from the dev hoping he announces a Lemmy app.

This is coming from someone with a severe reddit addiction where minutes couldn't pass without opening the app lol. 13 year old account.

Thanks for curing my addiction spez!

[–] clavismil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since they confirmed that won't change their mind about the API changes, I uninstalled infinity and I only spend time here. So far has been great!

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love infinity. Hopefully they can migrate it onto here. Jerboa is promising but painful and has its issues.

[–] DizzyMotion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty much haven't gone back to reddit at all. I've been trying to transfer to Lemmy, but getting much of my scrolling fix off instagram nowadays.

[–] Tuss@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I stopped using Reddit on the day of the blackout and I've been wasting my time with playing sudoku instead. I go on lemmy a few times a day because I switched out Jerboa on my RIF shortcut and I go on it out of boredom.

[–] minorninth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The challenge is that Reddit isn't just one community, it's a collection of lots of communities.

For stuff like random tech news and commentary, I'm already 100% happy with Lemmy. You don't need a huge community for people to post reviews of the latest gadgets and discuss them.

While I'm still boycotting Reddit, what I miss the most is some of the smaller communities, the ones that are only possible when you have millions of total users. Stuff like hyperlocal subreddits (there's not just one for my city, there's one for my NEIGHBORHOOD within my city), subreddits specifically for every one of my favorite TV shows, authors, and musicians, and subreddits for more niche topics I'm into like music theory or 3-D printing.

I'm trying to spend time on Lemmy hoping to build up the critical mass there. I'm starting with more mainstream topics that are likely to grow and attract a following, but what I'm really hoping for are the more niche ones.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My only traffic to Reddit in over a week was search based. My only engagement was here and Facebook.

I miss Relay something awful. The mobile lemmy site has some strong inconveniences, the mobile app is missing some outright features.

I'd still rather be here than there.

[–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm happier on Lemmy but I have to remind myself to come here. I need to explore more. I haven't visited kbin yet. But I just finished work and I want to relax and my reddit subs aren't federated, or they are here but there are under a dozen people lurking so I end up on reddit first.

Seems like a lot of people replying to this post have mostly moved to lemmy.

[–] puck2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] NocturnalNebula@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m new here, is it stupid that I made an account here and on kbin.social?

[–] peepquinox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically you can access anything posted in either instance from either site. But I did the same thing before I understood federation, so don’t worry. You are not alone. Except maybe in a philosophical view.

[–] NocturnalNebula@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I see! Guess I need to read up on how federation works

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've been bouncing between them when kbin is having server issues. That's another plus to the fediverse, if one instance is down you just log in to another.

[–] BuddhaBeettle@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Only came back to reddit to edit my profile stating where Ive switched to (kbin in my case).
Left one comment on a post asking for advice telling them an answer was posted on the subs's kbin equivallent.
Other than that, I don't plan to log back in, and if I need to search something I do it adding https://reddit.adminforge.de/

[–] teflocarbon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, I haven't spent any time on Reddit since the closure, except for looking at r/Pics and their John Oliver err, protest. I haven't spent too much time on Lemmy though, that's because I've been busy helping out with an app for it :P

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I only use reddit through Relay third party app, once it is gone, I cannot use reddit anymore, reddit without it is so bad that it is same to jump to Lemmy. So I am adjusting now and just using Lemmy/Jerboa.

[–] JN@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I stopped using Reddit when the boycott started and don't plan on going back(went back to add nonsense to my old comments). Hoping to see a larger migration as well.

[–] Moops@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. The fact that I routinely view by All, and it's pleasant, is lovely.

[–] BatrickPateman@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I am for sure. I just head over for one maybe two subs that I cannot replace (yet), and only once or twice a day (instead of constantly).

Besides that may random scrolling and news related needs are fully satisfied by lemme.

[–] xc2215x@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't been on Reddit for a bit now. I think more people will switch when July 1st hits.

[–] nei7jc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I try to spend most of my time over here, but i head over to Reddit when I want a sub that isn't available on Lemmy.

[–] erezac@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Used to binge Reddit all day everyday. Now it’s Lemmy/Kbin instead and haven’t even thought going back to Reddit.

[–] Guatch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Technically yes, but I spend 0 time on Reddit soooo.

[–] seriousslayerguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly, the majority will keep on using reddit(I'm talking overall about reddit users). I will use it only if some of my favorite communities don't get created here. I was banned on reddit for whoever knows what reasons(aka sweaty mods) so I can't really communicate there. And if I create a new account it gets banned too - tracking your device - is that even legal? When I reported racism, sexism, etc. they didn't even check it or said it wasn't breaking their rules - I think that sums it all up about reddit, their morals and policy. People are going back to reddit, communities are opening from being private, unfortunatelly nothing really changed. SomeOrdinaryGamers made a pretty good video explaining the reddit 'blackout'. You either cut the head off or it will eat you. Reddit community got eaten this time.

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