Popcorn is ready.
- Shrek ( @psysok@lemmy.ml ) 32•1 year ago
I figured why wait to make the switch, hence this comment is here, and not on Reddit.
- CheshireSnake ( @CheshireSnake@lemmy.ml ) 15•1 year ago
I’ll be honest - I don’t think I’ll stop using reddit completely. There are just too many subs there that aren’t here that I’m interested in. I might just use reddit whenever I’m on pc (which would be far far less since I’m usually on mobile). I’m still staying here, though, and try to be as active as I can.
- artic ( @artic@lemmy.ml ) 6•1 year ago
i am using adblock on desktop and use revanced manager to patch out ads on mobile so that they get nothing :) from this
I’m in the same boat as you, but I’m hoping to see Reddit experience the consequences of their greed.
- Shrek ( @psysok@lemmy.ml ) 8•1 year ago
If they don’t change course they will. But even if they do change course on API fees, if they still plan on an ipo, then its only a matter of time until they find another way to enshitify their site.
- stoicandanxious ( @stoicandanxious@beehaw.org ) 2•11 months ago
Same. The upcoming API change was really just the final straw that I felt personally that the reddit that I’ve used well over a decade was no longer where I wanted to be. I didn’t want to become targeted and used for someones profit (with the upcoming reddit IPO). Really I’ve felt that way since the redesign and the official app came out. Just finally was bothered enough to make the switch.
- Shhalahr ( @Shhalahr@beehaw.org ) 17•11 months ago
I’m already here. 🍿
- elouboub ( @elouboub@kbin.social ) 9•11 months ago
I bet they’ll backpedal hard and if not … KEKW
- foopo666 ( @foopo666@sopuli.xyz ) 11•11 months ago
I feel like the vast majority of casual users won’t really bother switching. I only bothered cos Reddit was the only thing even remotely close to social media that I used
- CookieJarObserver ( @CookieJarObserver@feddit.de ) 9•11 months ago
The casuals aren’t the core reddit, and the core are the very important mods and the people that are very active, they bring most value and most content, without them reddit is basically brainded, they might pull traffic for some time, but many subs will shut down forever and no causal user is suitable to moderate.
- tetris11 ( @tetris11@lemmy.ml ) 6•11 months ago
We might be kidding ourselves here.
- CookieJarObserver ( @CookieJarObserver@feddit.de ) 5•11 months ago
Oh we do… My first reddit account is 12 years old and i have been contributing a lot… I just effectively quit besides advertising lemmy XD
- manifex ( @manifex@sh.itjust.works ) 3•11 months ago
Same here. Logged out, going full in Lemming.
- tetris11 ( @tetris11@lemmy.ml ) 1•11 months ago
I meant more that we’re kidding ourselves that the site won’t survive without us. I’m hoping it doesn’t, but if you go there now, everything still looks alive and active.
- CookieJarObserver ( @CookieJarObserver@feddit.de ) 2•11 months ago
Right now, yes. After 1 Juli?.. Eh.
Its not like we are the only people leaving, the communities im active in have gotten less traffic in recent days than they have usually, idk if thats just a little statistical noise, or if its a first step.
Reddit relies heavily on community mods, and they rely on their api access.
I just hope reddit dies now.
- tetris11 ( @tetris11@lemmy.ml ) 2•11 months ago
I have my fingers crossed, but I still have my doubts.
- Ohbs ( @Ohbs@lemmy.world ) 6•11 months ago
That’s what I was wondering, if it would feel less like a “great migration” and more like a “great filtration.” Which ideally would mean varied yet like-minded users, if that somehow makes sense.
- chaoticPuppies ( @chaoticPuppies@lemmy.ml ) 3•11 months ago
That is a great way to look at it. I left FB at least 10 years ago. I ended up arguing with a family member and realized how pointlessly stupid the entire platform was for me. I didn’t use social media other than reddit for nearly a decade.
It’s just time to move on to the next thing. It’s weird because that jump has to happen with other people but not too many.
- manifex ( @manifex@sh.itjust.works ) 2•11 months ago
Per social media, it was my only personal one. I started my own community and ran it for years on their site. The reason I left is because it’s becoming blatantly obvious that money is driving decisions. While that’s a valid way to decide things, it’s not how I decide, nor want my interactions with others decided.
- teruma ( @teruma@beehaw.org ) 3•11 months ago
They won’t. They’ve already done this math and hsve the power to reverse most of the damage we can do. Anything that isn’t “users stop using the site altogether”, they can repair with either sdmin powers or paying people, and it demonstates to investors that they care about money over people, which encourages profit.
- abraxas ( @abraxas@lemmy.ml ) 5•1 year ago
You mean June 12th?
- Provoked Gamer ( @ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca ) 19•1 year ago
I mean, June 12th is the blackout so there will be a wave then, but there’ll probably be a bigger exodus on July 1st because that’s when Reddit is going to enforce the API pricing and changes.
- bob ( @finickydesert@lemmy.ml ) 5•1 year ago
What is happening on July 1st?
- Veloxization ( @veloxization@sopuli.xyz ) 16•1 year ago
I think that’s the date the planned API changes and prices on Reddit become enforced. Third party apps will die and Lemmy is expecting another influx of users from Reddit because of this.
In addition to 3rd party apps dying, so will the helpful bots that help moderate, help you easily save a video or identify a song, or even Reddit Enhancement Suite.
- Sarcasmo220 ( @Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml ) 2•11 months ago
The same for me, except I am going to watch my work’s computer system implode as it is switching to something entirely new on July 1
Oof. Best of luck. Sounds like it’s about time to go on a vacation!
- spudwart ( @spudwart@spudwart.com ) English1•5 months ago
What’s happening July 1st?
- Nomecks ( @Nomecks@lemmy.ca ) 1•5 months ago
Canada’s birthday!