I still use reddit for some niche topics that have like zero activity on Lemmy. But still, I feel kinda bad over it… What about you people?

  • @Tope@sopuli.xyz
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    7 days ago

    I sometimes have to use Reddit via web browser for search results on niche subjects. Feeling quite neutral about it.

    I wish Lemmy could also be shown on search results too

  • @shaggyb@lemmy.world
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    137 days ago

    Nope. I’m using a hacked third party app which doesn’t load ads, and I shitpost as much as I can to poison their database for LLM use. They can ban me - I have a VPN and plenty of email addresses.

    I’ll use them till they don’t serve my needs and then move on.

    It’s a website, not a family.

    • @wjrii@lemmy.world
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      I’ll use them till they don’t serve my needs and then move on.

      This. Certain regional and hobby communities need a critical mass that doesn’t exist on Lemmy, and frankly it’s mostly the popular subreddits that are really bad over there anyway. I have reduced my engagement to posting about Mechanical Keyboards and otherwise lurking, I use an app that survived the APIpocalypse because the blind community (of which I am not a member) uses it, and I keep my adblocker and RES on. They’re probably still extracting some value from me, but so are several other companies that are probably even worse.

      Lemmy is the community I choose to engage with most directly, and I will shed no tears over the end of Reddit when it comes, but for now I’ve found the middle ground that works for me.

      • @shaggyb@lemmy.world
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        17 days ago

        Just register another account. They’ll probably bitch about rules or something but whatever. It’s just a website.

  • @BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    127 days ago

    Nobody should feel bad for using Reddit to deshittify Google searches. That’s just what has happened.

    I do look at r/opera sometimes because there’s no community here, but only once in a great while, and I do look at the monthly list that the ban pit bulls subreddit keeps of pitbull attacks/deaths, because it’s absolutely frightening every month how long if is.

  • @localbogwitch@lemmy.world
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    I stopped using it when they banned third party apps and I couldn’t use Boost anymore. It didn’t seem like a huge loss considering how noticeable of a difference and loss of quality the front page had once all that went down. I still used it from time to time for insight on hobby related subjects, but I’m hoping that Lemmy grows enough for me to stop referring to reddit outright. I’m just happy I can support Boost again on here.

  • @wanderwisley@lemm.ee
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    77 days ago

    I was permanently banned in June of last year for saying that I hope the Libs of TikTok woman would get hit by a bus. I still have my account, but I am unable to vote create or comment on anything so now I just use it to save NSFW material…

  • @TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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    36 days ago

    I’m logged in on my laptop but not my desktop. I’ll doomscroll occasionally and feel a bit bad about it.
    Anytime I try to upvote or comment there’s a 25-50% chance it’ll error out so I’m not in much of a hurry to go back.

  • @CyboNinja@lemmy.world
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    47 days ago

    I’m not allowed to use reddit anymore after I stated that I would defend myself with a knife if attacked. Apparently that’s considered threatening violence…

  • @pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee
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    47 days ago

    Nah, tried to delete my account and they wouldn’t let me, so I just uninstalled the app. I was on 250 of 300 streak. Fuck Reddit.

  • @DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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    26 days ago

    I’ve stopped participating after the API shutdown but I still occasionally browse /r/cars and /r/justrolledintotheshop using old.reddit.com and no account. If old.reddit gets removed I’d probably stop. But until then there’s no real automotive related communities on Lemmy and I learn a ton from browsing the two.

  • @Mobster@feddit.uk
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    47 days ago

    I don’t feel bad, but having moved a few days ago I’ll share my experience.

    I try and come here first, will check the one or two things I’ve posted engaged with, scroll a bit - but realise I haven’t quite joined enough communities for there to be novel information each time I check in.

    I then default to Reddit, and quickly go into my default auto-scroll passive lurk mode. I see something new - like the most recent Anonymous hack on twitter, and then come back to see if I can find it on Lemmy!

    One key difference is I rarely posted on Reddit, but have felt very comfortable posting here. Not sure why!

  • @nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    37 days ago

    i still use it but the app is a toilet and it’s annoying but no I don’t think im being unethical by using it because im not a goddamn moron

  • @sga@lemmings.world
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    37 days ago

    I never had a account - I had 2 uses for reddit - 1 was memes (and a few other communities (commandline and localllama)) - this I did with rss feeds. And searching for things with reddit added, to get opinions by humans.

    commandline and localllama still stay as rss feeds, but for memes, I just use my local lemmy feedd. Can’t replace searching, though I try to not use search engine’s at all these days (can’t eliminate them, but using them for the cases where I have not yet found a particular source to direct my searches) but for the reddit results, I use redlib frontend.

    I don’t feel bad - because there is definitely good stuff there that was posted by humans (alongside a ton of trash, which probably outnumbers the good stuff 1:10), but I hope that lemmy eventually has enough stuff.