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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 154 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It really broke my heart. I loved Reddit, I was on it on RiF one my phone when I didn't use my computer. It was great for finding all sorts of new stuff and it was genuinely fun. I'd had a few accounts for like a decade or something, but when they killed the alternate programs I just left and never looked back.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago

I miss RIF, but it's for the better. Lemmy moves too slow for me to doomscroll it forever, so I've started putting my phone down more.

I've started reading books again, even in public, when I'm waiting for someone or something. My mind is slowing down and getting more peaceful.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, i didn't realize how much i relied in Reddit to keep me informed on sports. I barely know what's going in with my favorite teams, let alone the leagues anymore. But i couldn't use anything other than RiF to browse Reddit, so i was done as soon as they axed the third party apps.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

This is me on many topics. I am so uninformed over the last year.

I love Lemmy, but I’m in a smaller bubble than I was before too. There are a lot less political opinions on here. People are outright hostile to anything that doesn’t fit in a narrow window, and though I mostly agree with what passes through that window, my idea of the world is off because of it. (Example, my wife uses Facebook. We both voted for Harris, but she was certain Trump would win. She was seeing what everyone was saying and I wasn’t. Imagine my surprise when she lost the election so terribly. My little bubble had me convinced he didn’t stand a chance.)

I try occasionally to open Reddit. I know that Lemmy hates stock traders, but Reddit is where you get the best info on that. I’m a stay at home dad who contributes entirely by trading so I need to look at what people are researching from time to time.

I just can’t stand the Reddit app. I can’t stand clicking on ads without realizing it because of how they blend it in.

I can’t stand the kind of greed that led to the decision that killed third party apps.

I miss it, but not bad enough to have a subpar experience on there. That, and I believe in a federated social media future. Tech companies are garbage.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am so uninformed over the last year

Being uninformed is ok as long as you pair it with knowing you’re uninformed.

Our Stupid Monkey Branes aren’t designed to be filled with doom all day long, they’re designed to know a handful of people in our tribe. It’s not healthy the way we chase after trying to know everything about everything in order to satisfy ourselves that we’re informed.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 55 points 1 day ago

For me it's not the app ecosystem. Reddit used to feel like it was a platform run by its community now its very company run and controlled.

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Makes me 'member these informative graphics on 4chan ~2008 that categorized users into oldfags, newfags and cancer. Anyone else 'member?

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 61 points 1 day ago (3 children)

hi every1 ive got new logo!!!!!!! *puts banana peel on head* my name is steve but u can call me t3h Sp3zZi of sn00!!!!!!!! lol…as u can see im very random!!!! thats why i want u to come here, 2 meet random ppl like me ^_^… im 40½ years old (im not immature 4 my age tho!!) i like 2 rd elon musk x posts w/ a pic of my ex-wifie (im over it tho deal w/it) its our favorite thing!!! bcuz shes SOOOO random!!!! hes random 2 of course but i want 2 meet more random ppl =) like they say the more the merrier!!!! lol…neways i hope 2 find alot of rubes here so give me lots of monies!!!!
SNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ <--- me bein random again ^_^ hehe…toodles!!!!!

love and waffles,

*~t3h Sp3zZi of sn00~*

[–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reminds me of Boxxy for some reason.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The original meme has the person's name as "katy", and Boxxy's real name is Catie, so whoever wrote the original might well have been parodying her.

Edit: After a bit more research, there's the tiniest sliver of a chance it might have been based on her pre-Boxxy online activity, because it pre-dates her use of the name, but it's probably nothing to do with her.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure that copypasta was around long before boxxy.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

This comment just gave me a little bit of PTSD

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 137 points 1 day ago (12 children)
[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The writing was on the wall when reddit restricted buying awards in anything but the official app. For some reason, I even have a vivid recollection of where I was in the world when that went down.

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago

Back in 2014 RIF was $2 one time purchase for a completely ad free experience. I knew that couldn’t last forever, but I enjoyed the 9 years I did have.

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Close! I was supposed to be working at the time.

[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I still have the app on my phone

Just in case

[–] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I pay the yearly subscription for Sync Pro, and I consider it a donation more than anything. I've gotten so many years out of that app, and the developer choosing to repurpose it to Lemmy made my transition here almost seamless from reddit.

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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] jastyty@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I miss bacon reader too ... sobs

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (5 children)

For a lot of the OGs on Reddit it got worse after the whole AMA Victoria thing. That was really when Reddit went downhill. Before that Reddit was amazing with AMAs that kept you refreshing constantly to be live in the chat, and posts that were funny and discussion that felt a bit more meaningful.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We can look at a million things over the years and say this is when it went wrong. It's all hindsight 20/20. The reality is that we're here now, and, at least for me, I enjoy it here. 💜

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

Yes! That was when it was so blatent to any die-hard users.

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[–] GreenP@lemy.lol 8 points 1 day ago

I found a loop hole in the reddit-verse and am able to use bacon reader like its early 2023. I mourn the day this glitch in the matrix is removed from my devices. Until then, carry on!

[–] R3D4CT3D@midwest.social 74 points 1 day ago (6 children)
[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I got great news for you!

Apollo exists for the fediverse!

Just look up „voyager“ app for iOS!

I currently just use the webapp (no difference to the app). To „install“ the webapp (iOS) just go to the website and create a shortcut on homescreen.

I love it and probably wouldn’t use lemmy without it!

Edit: I’m not affiliated

Edit2: source code on GitHub

Edit3: it should be available for Android too. Unintentionally made it seem like it’s iOS exclusive

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[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thankfully, Boost is just as nice for Lemmy as it was for Reddit.

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[–] mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Former Slide user here 🙋

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Why has the reddit mascot got chips on its head now?

He's a wild and crazy guy!! Click on this wild and crazy guy for a coupon at McDonald's! Post three reddit posts telling us how great your McDonald's experience was for another chance to win! Woo hoo!

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[–] nicomachus@programming.dev 33 points 1 day ago (11 children)

These days if I wanna check reddit on my phone I just navigate to old.reddit on my phone's browser.

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think the true cutoff for me with Reddit was when they perma banned me for commenting that I should in fact be allowed to punch nazis (pretty sure it was a mass report thing going on)

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