@patchymoose

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Reddit refugee
Show threadpatchymooseJul 1, 2023
@christianselig thanks for making such a great app. I don't have an iPhone anymore as I recently switched, but I had some time left on my Apollo subscription, so I donated to you directly since I couldn't log in to decline the refund.
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Show threadLudvig WadensteinJun 10, 2023
@patchymoose Lemmy (join-lemmy.org) looks promising, but I haven't found a good app yet. I'm hoping that will change now that Reddit has pissed off a lot of app developers though ;)
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
patchymooseJun 10, 2023

Ok, forget Reddit for a second. Did anyone post on SomethingAwful back in the day?

https://beehaw.org/post/494380

Ok, forget Reddit for a second. Did anyone post on SomethingAwful back in the day? - Beehaw

This place (Lemmy) reminds me a lot of when I used to post on SA back before Reddit was popular. I wouldn’t call it “small” per se, but you actually knew who the moderators were. And since there was no upvote/downvote system, it was a lot more casual and people didn’t feel the need to try to tailor their posts to get upvoted. Of course, it was also a dumpster fire sometimes too, and just like Reddit, the guy running it was a jerk. But I do miss it sometimes.

patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Missing The PointJun 10, 2023
The Great Reddit Migration to the Fediverse
#lemmy #kbin #reddit
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Doug DimickJun 10, 2023
I’m completely flummoxed that #reddit is staying the course on their #api fees. It’s as if the Titanic saw the iceberg before they left port, and still steered the ship right into it. After more than a decade, I think I’m ready to call it quits on them, too. Thank you @christianselig for a great app. #apolloapp
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
NebyoolaeJun 10, 2023
With #Twitter not being a place I check anymore, and #Reddit starting to look iffy, I rediscovered an old friend on Mastodon: @slashdot
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Bret CarmichaelJun 9, 2023
Say what you want about Facebook. It’s run by people who understand the intersection of brand safety and commercial interests as paid advertising. Facebook’s Twitter clone might eat Twitter’s lunch. Brands are running from Twitter, and they’re not exactly headed to Truth Social.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/09/facebook-owner-to-push-ahead-plans-launch-twitter-rival-meta-oprah-winfrey
Facebook owner to push ahead with plans to launch Twitter rival

Meta targeting Oprah Winfrey and Dalai Lama as potential users of ‘sanely run’ social networking platform

The Guardian
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
@coupland @developerjustin Is there any real alternative to it? Mastodon is okay, but it's more like Twitter. For better or worse, it seems like Reddit was the last bastion of forums culture on the internet.
Show threadpatchymooseJun 9, 2023
@matthewcassinelli Yeah, somehow I've been on Reddit all these years and never realized what a piece of crap u/spez was until today. Just deleted my 10+ year account. Curious how many users they'll lose over the coming weeks.
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Show threadMatthew CassinelliJun 9, 2023

The main cause is apparently ChatGPT and everyone under the sun scraping all of Reddit’s data.

Why not make an API for true clients vs the firehose?