I’m just curious why some people come here; in my case, it’s because it’s not the same as on centralized platforms. I love these kinds of forums.
For the michmichs
API apocalypse, stuck around and rediscovered my enjoyment for linux and got into selfhosting. Also become even more anti-corporate lol. I get less content, but I probably was on reddit too much before anyway lol so it’s self moderating in a way.
I grew up on forums and 4chan
the API exodus finally drove enough traffic here to keep it lively
Less corporate, less centralized, open source tech. I don’t quite fit in here, but I guess I’m weird enough to stick around anyway 🙂
Got pissed at corporate social media for the way they’ve accelerated the damage being done to our already degraded public discourse but I still needed somewhere to doomscroll and find… gifs… of… nothing in particular…
The API thing. I was using RIF for a very long time at that point and had no intention of using the official Reddit app.
Saaame
Got shadow banned from Reddit for Luigi support last December
got tired of my comments being removed for saying stuff like dead Nazis please me
although apparently some mods around here don’t like that either
It’s the same fucking crowd.
Reddit killed third party apps with absurd API fees.
Also known as the apicalypse
Don’t forget lying and defaming one of the most prominent third party devs.
What annoyed me even more is how they handled that whole situation. They basically went: who cares, the protest is going to die down in a few days anyways so why should we do anything besides insulting everybody
Cuz got perma banned from r*edit. I argued with one of the many power tripping mods. Anyway my mental health is a lot better after the switch
Reddit is a Wall Street corporation that sells users to corporate advertisers
Lemmy is free and open source.
Reddit killed the app I used.
Same. Used Reddit Is Fun for like 11 years or something. Haven’t looked back. The most I’ll do is search for an answer for something and check a reddit thread if it shows up in the results.
Rif was great!
I keep it intalled so every time I click a reddit link, the redirect gives me a 403: forbidden error.
I keep it installed as a reminder of what was taken, that and animelab.
I’m another ex-RiF user. In hindsight it was a good thing Reddit killed the third party apps. I honestly don’t think I would have joined Lemmy if I was still able to use Reddit Is Fun.
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RIP Baconreader
Try Boost, it’s pretty similar (might have to tweak a couple settings)
I switched to iOS along the way, but Boost is still my favorite Reddit, now Lemmy client. I wish they would make their way to iOS.
They burned down Boost for Reddit, and Boost for Lemmy rose from the ashes
I’m on Boost too, and all things considered switching to Lemmy was less of a transition than if I’d had to switch to their app.
Yep, team API migrants here too. I spend less time on Lemmy than i used to spent on Reddit and that is a good thing i guess. Plus, Lemmy group pressured me into giving Linux a shot. Now i don’t have single device that is connected to one of the tech giants any more. Wouldn’t have happened without Lemmy nudging me in that direction,
This, but the app survived 😅 (I revived it with revanced).
Now I use both, Sync for Reddit and Summit for Lemmy… NGL if Summit was available for Reddit I would use it as well!
I use summit too, I like it a lot.
It is a pretty GOATED client, and the “competition” is strong, so that even makes it deserve more praises to be fair.
Too much AI slop on Reddit. Most of adds on Reddit are AI SCAMs about cryptocurrencies.
The apicalypse.
The API shenanigans
API boatlift gang 🇨🇺🤞
Yeah, same, when the apicalypse hit I was gone.
Why “apicalypse” and not “appocalypse”?
Two reasons:
- Because Reddit killed the API , which in turn killed the apps.
- It sounds funnier
Aaah I see. Yeah, yours is better.
