Ged Maheux

Stop using Reddit.

Stop using Twitter.

These services do not deserve your continued support by you participating and contributing to them in any way, shape or form.

Jun 8, 2023 at 5:43pmIvory for iOS
Show threadSlade WatkinsJun 8, 2023
@gedeonm Now that Apollo is dead, I won’t be using Reddit. It is inaccessible to me now.
Show threadErnesto MonasterioJun 8, 2023
@gedeonm I’m actually considering selling my Reddit account. Is it against their ToS? Yeah. Is it immoral, considering what they have become? I personally don’t think so.
Show threadBob StarrJun 8, 2023
@gedeonm Saw the note in Apollo just now. Deleting my Reddit account next.
Show threadcameronbosch Jun 8, 2023
@gedeonm I haven't used Twitter since the new year began (except for sweepstakes spam). I haven't used Reddit regularly, and now I never will.
Show thread🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸Jun 8, 2023
@gedeonm go tell the people on Twitter!
Show threadGed MaheuxJun 8, 2023
@schizanon I am, many of them here are still there. Plus I won’t set foot there ever again.
Show threadKeirJun 8, 2023
@gedeonm ironically services that at the very least can contribute some of their popularity to these third party apps!
Show threadsclydeJun 8, 2023
@gedeonm Yea, Apollo is the only way I browsed Reddit. Without it (because of the insane API prices), it’s just not worth it to me. They need to rethink their monetization strategy, because this isn’t it.
Show threadChaseJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm I miss niche forums for sure. At least there is some movement to decentralizing the more common “services” but they really aren’t mature yet (Mastodon being an exception).
Show threadMoved to @[email protected]Jun 9, 2023
@gedeonm Reddit's going to be a lot harder to replace than Twitter.
Show threadFrankJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm It's quite disgusting, especially that Reddit isn't even paying their moderators....
Show threadGed MaheuxJun 9, 2023
@the_alsatian wow they’re not?!
Show threadFrankJun 9, 2023

@gedeonm No, reddit mods are volunteers and do not get paid.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325828-reddit-moderators-do-3-4-million-worth-of-unpaid-work-each-year/

Reddit moderators do $3.4 million worth of unpaid work each year

Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that would cost 2.8 per cent of the firm’s revenue

New Scientist
Show threadGed MaheuxJun 9, 2023
@the_alsatian okay wow. Truly Reddit can go straight to hell.
Show threadFrankJun 9, 2023

@gedeonm I am certain Reddit management will be in good company with Space Karen there.

Leveraging API's against developers who helped grew the platform should be punishable by a long-stay visit to North Korea.

Show threadFrankJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm Bonus: min 3 settings for ads and additional "we want to track you" in official app... as soon as @christianselig Apollo is offline, I'll cancel my 8 year account
Show threadEshu MarneediJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm I want to, but Reddit is indefinitely harder to replace than Twitter. Lemmy is… not good. Reddit just has so much good user-generated content. I’ll really miss it.
Show threadOblomovJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm this is also a reason to stay away from BlueSky, but people never learn.
Show threadJem5x5Jun 9, 2023
@gedeonm Binned Reddit this morning. Having on multiple occasions posted "Stop using Twitter" on Reddit, it'd be a bit hypocritical if I didn't!
Show threadKaiJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm I feel like this would be kinda hard to do bc of how established these platforms have already been, and alternatives like mastodon for twitter will be lower in popularity/population for a while. Takes some time for people to move to another platform if it exists even if its better, ect.
Show threadeverything enthusiastJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm the solution is right there with mastodon, this is how social networking should be done! i wish it gained more mainstream traction
Show threadJamie PhillipsJun 9, 2023
@gedeonm that’s why I stopped using StackOverflow years ago. We are driving their value by using their service.