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This seems like a good place so far tbh

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[–] icyboyy@lemmy.icyserver.eu 5 points 2 years ago

No, for the time. I like the idea but i see a lot of issues that hopefully get fixed in the future. For example the existence of 5 communities with the same name. Where do I join? it makes things more inconvenient. Finding communities is hard without 3rd party websites. If I search on my instance for a community that is on a different one I would like it to be shown as a search result and not having to get the URL and paste it in. Time will hopefully fix all these problems and Ill invest some time of my own to add features to this platform.

[–] FuriousLing@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yup. After seeing Lemmy start to populate with more users and content, I deleted my Reddit account and only use search engines to search for information on Reddit now.

[–] Grungeehamster@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm in the process... Since they destroyed RiF, I've been going to the old Reddit website but it's just not the same anymore. I've been resisting downloading the Reddit app due to what they've done to the community but it's not easy.

Lemmy is nice and all but I find it confusing as it shows several communities (some with 0 MAU and some with plenty) whenever I search for it. I'm excited for the future of this one and the Mastodon one but they're just not as polished as their more established counterparts.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I only come to Reddit to check the status of my data takeout request and use teddit to check out /r/modcoord and /r/redditalternatives though they're winding down. Migration complete, after 3 years.

[–] bionicspud@lemmyverse.org 5 points 2 years ago

Mostly. I prefer Lemmy. I actually like it enough to run my own instance.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yep, thats the plan anyways. I believe in free speech and, as a former Apollo and Joey user, I have zero tolerance for bullshit companies whose entire goal is to turn my words into training tools for AI in their pursuit of a multi billion dollar IPO.

If they want me back, they can pay me.

That being said, its looking like this transition may take awhile. Im not even sure if my ev, worldnews and other subs exist here yet.

But, its exciting times! Reminds me of the first time I posted to slashdot news back in 1999 and reddit back in 2012.

Edit - I also have a mastadon account, Salty Muskrat can eat it too.

[–] FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yup girldick, I replaced Reddit with Lemmy and I'm happy!

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[–] green_dot@le.fduck.net 5 points 2 years ago

Yes. Reddit is only checked for about 2-3 subreddits, but I'm not checking it daily. Lemmy and Mastodon are my new best friends.

[–] kakise@mlem.a-smol-cat.fr 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, the official Reddit app makes me want to puke.

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[–] UnbeatenDeployGoofy@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

As much as I want to move on to the fediverse, there are occasions where Reddit is better, such as finding specific questions that were answered; it’s like the stack overflow for general life. Now I just browse the cached version if I need to search for something like that.

[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I think you meant to post on asklenny xD

[–] maat@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

The information on niche subreddits always has me crawling back, unfortunately. I usually access it from old.reddit.com, so my usage shouldn't be contributing to their advertising revenue.

[–] trellbrown23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some moderator permabanned me over my simming screenshots, saying i broke reddit content rules. This PARTICULAR moderator has banned me from reddit multiple times. Today's was the last straw. Reddit deserves a fiery death. So, Lemmy is the closest thing. I welcome the replacement.

[–] Wahyu915@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Still in its infancy, most of the posts/information i want to search still come from reddit. But the content I'm seeing here so far has been good.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Lenny seems like a cool guy, but I'm worried about Stally.

[–] CaptainMinnette@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I still go to reddit as a resource when looking up stuff online, but I no longer browse reddit. The only subreddit I consistently go to is the small one I moderate, as it's large enough I can't simply convince each individual personally to move to the fediverse, but small enough that trying to convert would result in negligible numbers here.

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[–] syklone@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

That's the goal, but it may not work in practice. I often used Reddit as a place for curated information. So a lot of Google searches like "wireguard server reddit" to get good no nonsense information. I think the lack of population and time could make it hard for Lemmy.ml to immediately replace Reddit for me, but I hope it will be successful. I'm ML ideology by nature so the idea of the Fediverse really appeals to me.

[–] manapropos@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ve been strictly here and 4chan

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[–] soggywhale@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Not replacing it, I ditched reddit long ago (maybe 3 years ago). I am loving it.

[–] machines_for_more@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Easiest yes of my life. Not only do I not support how they're treating the devs of 3rd party apps but they made it easy by having the only way to browse it be their app which is basically unusable for me.

[–] RealWrastling@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

What's a Reddit?

[–] yoast@notdigg.com 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I was but the loss of Beehaw already is kinda disheartening. They had some really great communities built up

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[–] Bibawen88@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Hello this is my first post here, I hope this network becomes what Reddit used to be

[–] TRSea@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Every so often I'll glance at r/politics or r/worldnews since following the news was a big part of how I used reddit and Lemmy doesn't quite have the volume to replace it for that function yet. But as time goes on I'm finding Mastodon and Post to be almost just as good for news so I expect to cut out reddit completely before long. The vibe and overall feel is a breath of fresh air, I'm really liking it!

[–] dear_faye@halubilo.social 4 points 2 years ago

I personally wish there were more communities - it's kind of difficult for me to navigate at times when looking for communities especially if they exist in another instance, but otherwise, I have definitely replaced Reddit with this site. I just lurk on Reddit now, don't upvote or downvote, and just read some stuff that I can't find over here on my desktop, but here - I am actively engaging. It does feel more chill, and kind of reminds me of Old Internet somehow and I really like how so many people are coming together too to fix bugs and improve the QOL.

[–] AlaskaMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

99% yes, effective July 1. The 1% is the Ukraine war daily thread on World News. I monitor it while logged out.

[–] jflorez@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, I found it hard at the start but communities are slowly starting to form. Nothing positive (like ditching spez) comes without some pain

[–] ilikemoney@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm going the supplementation route for now. Reddit official app is not enjoyable to use. I currently have a work around for my 3rd party app of choice. If the work around ever fails and reddit doesn't improve their app, I'm hopeful Lemmy will grow enough in the meantime to fully fill the reddit void.

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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

For most things, but there's some subs I still frequent. No more doomscrolling, just very targeted single-sub browsing.

[–] NameGooseHere@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yep, after Rif died, immediately looked for alternatives to reddit.

[–] festus@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Seems that way - I'm not logging onto Reddit most days and the few times I am I'm only spending a few minutes, versus the ton of time I used to spend there.

[–] dr_rugby@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, I did. I was a lurker and not really a heavy user. It was fun while it lasted. Let's make this the real frontpage.

[–] Jacksachatter@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

Yes. This place is growing and feels like home

[–] Lynchy@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

Yes I'm here to join the lemmings

[–] sethal@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m trying. It’s seems to grow every day. Went from opening Apollo almost every 10 minutes to browsing Reddit mobile site three times a week tops.

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[–] flameguy21@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I haven't left completely but I don't have a decent way to access it on my phone anymore so my usage of it is down by like 95%.

[–] hanzzen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Gonna be using both for a while I think. Stopped using reddit on my phone after the api changes forced 3rd party apps to shut down(RIP Sync for Reddit). Only using Reddit on my desktop, using Lemmy on both desktop and android (via LittOff for now, will switch once Sync for Lemmy is out!).

[–] pudel@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago
[–] SamDuede@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I was looking to leave anyways. As soon as I saw the API changes I shut down my 10 year old, 3 comment account and moved here.

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