Don_DickleEx Redditors of Lemmy what made you come on over? What happened at Reddit that you made the switch?
SanguineParThe API changes. I use Sync, and not being able to use Sync made Reddit more or less unusable for me on my phone. I also fundamentally disagreed with the direction Reddit was going. So, Lemmy it was, and it’s great. And now there’s Sync for Lemmy, which is even better!
All of this me too.
Also, all of reddit felt like lemmy.ml, but here I can block .ml easy peasy
🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷Blocking .ml is super nice. The only thing that is a bit annoying is that they have a lot of active members that don’t mind supporting fascist twats. Yet they participate in the fediverse and are otherwise informative. I don’t get notifications when they answer one of my questions. Oh well.
I’m digging the block.
Things have been more civil since I blocked the instance.
henfredemarsIsn’t it great when it’s up to you and not to some global platform-controlling entity?
Stellar
SorteKaninJust want to note that a user-blocked instance still influences your feed via voting. The only way to truly and entirely block another instance is to get your admin to defederate the instance.
But on the fediverse you can choose your admin or become your own admin, so that’s still a lot better than reddit.
This. Screw Spez.
cobysevSame here. I exclusively browsed Reddit via app on my phone and tablet. After watching my wife struggle with the official Reddit app, I decided I would never use it. So when that became the only option, I decided it was time to move on to Lemmy.
Besides, I’m very anti-advertisement and Reddit has turned very corporate lately, looking for every way to make a buck at our expense. So I’m done supporting that site. Information and community discussion should be freely accessible, not buried behind paywalls, awards, and advertisements.
Kalkaline Yep, BaconReader died and I came here.
gedaliyahwhat app do you use now?
Jerboa
I was on Infinity.
When it was forked as Eternity, that was my go-to on Lemmy (unfortunately hasn’t seen an update in a while).
Sync is awesome too!
Was using Boost for Reddit. API bits made them charge for Reddit. They offered lemmy. I’d been meaning to get started with Mastodon, having another fediverse portal offered made it easy.
No more Slide for Reddit
You can’t use sync because you are retarded tho
Kadath (she/her)The API-copalypse last year.
jordanlundAPI changes killed the App I used.
What app do you use on lemmy?
I’m in the same boat, and I use Voyager. Formerly known as wefwef
Yes, it’s top-notch.
API changes / forcing 3rd party apps to shut down.
They murdered Apollo.
Yes. This was the end. Hello Lemmy on Voyager.
Voyager is absolutely one of the S-Tier Lemmy apps
Arctic > Voyager
since it’s not a web app, but an actual native iOS app written in Swift. Just like Apollo.
since it’s not a web app, but an actual native iOS app written in Swift. Just like Apollo.
Voyager does not collect any data.
steal_your_faceVoyager da goat no cap
NOT_RICKAnd then called Christian a liar. Spez can smoke a fat one
Greedy pig boy
GhostalmediaHaving also bailed because of Apollo, I kind of wish some of the iOS adjacent communities could get a decent toehold on Lemmy. 90% of the comments in those communities feel like they’re from people who are not subscribed, or never would.
Traffic from All hits Lemmy communities a lot faster and harder than Reddit communities, and that can make it hard for certain communities to get rooted on this platform
willyaYeah, that’s been my biggest complaint since coming over. People are way too hyper critical about what they think everyone should be doing/using/buying/consuming.
Yeah because the lower amount of content i basically only browse all. And typically don’t visit any communities.
balderdashI really don’t like Reddit’s attitude as a corporation. The sense of entitlement from a user driven content aggregator is insane.
PhenomephreneI'd been dissatisfied with Reddit for a while due to things like hive mind mentality and jokes repeated ad nauseum. I always enjoyed more when people were just posting their honest opinions or analysis of current events from a perspective that I don't have. There wasn't really anywhere else to go as an active "forum based" aggregator, so when the ground swell of people leaving due to the API fiasco came along and enough of a crowd started setting up shop an a different platform I jumped at the opportunity to ditch that place.
Glad to be done with it.
samesies
You were tired of the poop knife? How do you feel about that guy who was trying to hold it for 3 days?
The one that I absolutely hated the most was in any politics related thread at all invariably people would bring up how Herbert Comacho Mt Dew or whatever his name is was such a great politician. Like, shut up, I'm trying to read about the power vacuum in Iraq; your nonsense has nothing to do with that.
Timing and tone are hard in forums. It is a funny movie, though.
For sure, no shade intended toward the movie itself. But when you get the same string of posts that really only serves to interrupt from the actual topic of the thread, it just grated on me probably a little too much after some time.
EduardSame for me. When I go to the big subs, like AITA, I am surprised by the style of conversation the people have and just the overall tone. I’ve asked questions here on Lemmy which go into an AITA direction, and the responses are so much more helpful and kind and respectful - you really notice the difference.
Also, far less bots.
ZerlynaAPI changes. I hate ads.
I was ready to switch for a long time. When everyone else left, lemmy got large enough to sustain conversation.
I’ve specifically put more effort into playing an active role and being part of conversations because I believe in the promise of Lemmy.
I didn’t feel like I was creating enough shareholder value to justify my existence there.
The Picard ManeuverI like the idea of decentralized social media. Having a single for-profit company moderating all content feels sleazy.
The beauty of the fediverse is that there’s independent competition. If you don’t like how a certain space is being run, you can choose another or create your own. It’s ironically very “free-market capitalistic”, in contrast to the political leanings of the user-base. Lol
It’s so easy to switch from one instance to another (in fact many people advocate having alternate accounts on multiple servers as a rule). Anyone can start a community and truly moderate it how they choose, or choose a server with the rules that they choose. It’s not surprising that the Federverse has succeeded in creating spaces that are much more healthy, especially for vulnerable people. It is impressive how stark that difference is; harassment and abuse are accepted as given on just about every corporate media, with very little recourse.
people keep mentioning the fediverse what is it and how do i get involved.
I’m probably going to explain it poorly, because I’m not a computer science person, but the fediverse is the umbrella term for the all the independent and interconnected servers using the same protocol to communicate and build federated social media. Meaning it’s not centrally controlled, like we’re a bunch of ships at sea tied together instead of all using the same port owned by one entity (like reddit).
So, Lemmy and a few others for something reddit-style, Mastodon for something twitter style, and so on. All would fall under the umbrella of the “fediverse”.
As for getting involved, you could try to add content to attract people here and entertain those who already are (that’s what I’ve been doing), or if you’re tech-savvy, you could even create your own federated instance.
When they killed Apollo. Fuck using that shitty official app.
I would have tolerated ads if it meant Apollo still existing. I know Christian wouldn’t have made them as interrupting as Reddit does and the overall experience was wonderful.
The API changes, and that reddit now blocks VPN users which means that I can’t even browse the site to read.
Reddit is (no longer) Fun.
Like others, the API change was the final straw. I used Reddit is Fun (RIF) for years, even paid for the full version, because both the official Reddit app and the mobile web interface were terrible. I was also using the old web interface with the Reddit Enhancement Suite, and that went on “maintenance mode”. Overall, Reddit just reached a point that the enshitification was getting to be too much for me to stomach. So, here I am.
Like others, the API change was the final straw. I used Reddit is Fun (RIF) for years, even paid for the full version, because both the official Reddit app and the mobile web interface were terrible. I was also using the old web interface with the Reddit Enhancement Suite, and that went on “maintenance mode”. Overall, Reddit just reached a point that the enshitification was getting to be too much for me to stomach. So, here I am.
RIF clan, represent!
I haven’t tried them all, but I’ve been using Boost. What app are you using to recreate that RIF feel?
I started using Summit and it was good enough that I stuck with it.
I feel like Summit is one of the most underrated apps. It’s been solid all around and steadily improving since the start.
NovaPrimeI’ve found Thunder to be a great replacement with some modern, gesture friendly UX enhancements.
DaleGribble88Connect for Lemmy on my Android phone has worked great! The interface is almost, but not quite, 1:1 with RIF.
It was pretty buggy at launch, but here we are about a year out, and I’m not sure if I remember the what/when the last bug I encountered was. That is to say, the devs for connect are on top of stuff with regular updates which is nice.
I tried connect first, but maybe that’s when it was buggy, because I switched to Boost. I guess there’s nothing wrong with Boost, but sometimes it gets weird interacting with embedded pics and unusual text.
Bahnd RollardThe API change, I still have RIF on my phone as a reminder of why I moved here.
JesusSonLost Bacon Reader app, Redit’s app is a shit show. I use Boost for Lemmy and it’s got its problems but it’s better than Reddit’s hot pile of garbage. I used reddit mostly to read the news and make snarky comments and I can do that here so…bye reddit.