RIP_Apollo

joined 1 year ago
[–] RIP_Apollo@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

You might already be aware, but Lemmy can send you an email every time someone replies to your comments.

Just go to Settings in Lemmy and make sure the ‘Send notifications to Email’ box is checked. Assuming you have notifications turned on with your email app, then you can be notified in a timely fashion.

I know it’s not as good as in-app notifications but it’s a workaround that is good enough for me.

[–] RIP_Apollo@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago

Well I honestly don’t understand your take lol. Tell me if I’m misunderstanding something, but you seem to be holding two contradictory views at the same time.

On one hand, you are saying that it doesn’t matter what the app is called. You point out that we previously used a site called ‘Reddit’ and that didn’t have anything to do if we used it or not. You insulted the people who care about the app name by suggesting that they might be 12 year olds who were worried what their friends might think……

And yet, at the same time, you also very strongly hold the view that the app name can’t be a boring/bland name. You went off on a rant about how anyone who does like a so-called “boring” name (well, boring according to you) must be “simple-minded and devoid of all fantasy and joy” and that these people must live sad lives…… But this contradicts your first point about how the name of the app doesn’t matter.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but you seem to be criticising others for caring about the app name whilst simultaneously also caring about the app name yourself. So the next time you argue that an app name sounds too generic and boring, someone might reply “Are you twelve, and worried about what your friends will think about you when you're using an app with a boring name? Who would give a f***?”

[–] RIP_Apollo@vlemmy.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it’s most likely caused by Google profiling OP and showing what it thinks OP wants to see.

Out of interest, I just entered “Reddit vs” into DuckDuckGo (which is a search engine that doesn’t profile its users, and it gets most of its search results from Bing). I got the following search suggestions:

  • reddit vs quora
  • reddit vs twitter
  • reddit vs discord
  • reddit vs anime
  • reddit vs facebook

I can’t believe that anime made the list but Lemmy didn’t lol

[–] RIP_Apollo@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this link broken or is it just a problem with my phone/app? (I’m using wefwef)

I was looking forward to seeing news about Reddit taking a hit on Google’s rankings but when I click the link it takes me to an unrelated story with the following headline: “Right time to bring UCC, Opposition should refrain from communal politics: Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi”

Am I the only one having this problem?

[–] RIP_Apollo@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think wefwef is a silly name and I’m surprised that so many people in the comment section like it, because I find the name to be cringeworthy (sorry).

But of course, I will still continue to use this app regardless of what it’s called, just like I still use DuckDuckGo as my search engine, despite it having a ridiculous name lol.