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I deleted reddit after the CEO made shitty decisions. So only Lemmy. So far it has been a much better experience.
Got sick of seeing the same anger farming shit every day, then found out about the luigi censorship and just left. Honestly best choice. I’m enjoying lemmy so far, and the control I have over my experience.
I just like lemmy more and the community around it just seems much more bearable. I don’t constatly think I hate lemmings like I thought about redditors when I was on reddit.
I never really used Reddit, but I read an article during the API debacle in 2023 that mentioned Lemmy so I gave it a shot.
I banned myself off Reddit. Deleted my 10 year old account because fuck em.
I didn’t, unfortunately, obfuscate my comments before deleting them. However, I find solace in thinking that there is a small win in leaving all of that socialist propaganda in their training data
Left due to the API stuff due to Apollo getting axed. Loved that Christian recorded their calls and exposed how crappy they were for blaming things on him. Fun drama, but I left and never looked back.
It’s still a bit of an echo chamber of sheep in here but I haven’t really tried different servers to find like minded ppl. I like the mod of the server I’m on and that’s cool for me for now.
I still have a functional reddit account. But I only use it to view old posts these days as there’s still a lot of useful info on reddit.
I left with the API issues. As far as I know my account is still in good standing.
Same here. Couldn’t use Apollo anymore so I downloaded Voyager instead.
My account is in fine standing, left because I couldnt use reddit is fun anymore and there was no way I was going to switch to their app
I was already swapping preban but the ban forced me to swap, I dont lurk on reddit anymore or view posts like i did the first month or so (its uninstalled and only used on google rarely, since forums and even quoro are somehow better for useful info again), so I think I like lemmy more lol
The userbase is better, top comments opinion matches mine here, I go into a thread and I never feel the need to argue here, very different experience to modern reddit, close to reddit like 12 years ago.
I got a note on my phone saying delete reddit its not the same 4 months before my ban, but I def had no intention of actually leaving til I was banned, I always hoped it could change for the better and theyd reverse the negative shit not double down
Both
I prefer open and ad free options where possible, but reddit has more stuff so I’m in both places
Not banned… at least not that I know of. Just saw the writing on the wall after the API horseshit.
I came voluntarily after the third party app debacle. I never even used a third party app, it had just gotten so ridiculous that when moderators were putting together a blackout in protest, I made the decision that’s when I was leaving and never returning, so that’s what I did.
I used Redd is Fun for years, even paid for the ad free version. Moved to Boost as the API debacle as the wave slowly started killing aps. Tried the official app for 2.5 seconds & hated it.
Moved to Lemmy & been loving it since.
Adding to say I have the same experience. Not banned, never used a TPA, but downloaded RIF Is Fun when people were writing up a storm just to see what was even going on. When the blackouts happened, I saw the more and more unhinged shit the Reddit administration was doing to stifle the protests and decided to make my blackout permanent from then onward. My exposure to the Fediverse has entirely changed how I interact with megacorps and software now. If it’s not FOSS or DRM free stuff on my device, I don’t want anything to do with it. Obviously getting to 100% on that is a very tall order, but I’ve been making a lot of headway since 2023.
Even in spite of the vast disparity in quantity of content, I would vastly prefer Lemmy to current Reddit without contest. Even aside from the massive brain drain the blackout had, and all the ad related enshittification, imagine being punished for even upvoting awesome things like Luigi Mangione? Now instead of the countless years I spent leaving my art and constant comments to boost some boneheaded corporation, I can post them here and be involved with a movement controlled by individuals. A movement made for and funded by each other, instead of lining greedy pockets.
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Same, I didn’t have a 3rd party app either. When it was super apparent that it was mostly bots, I used the exit of so many people to add to it. It was the best move I could have made.
Well, disruption can create growth or stagnation. I guess it’s up to us to decide which path we’ll walk. I’m glad to share this one with good people such as yourself, for as long as it lasts. We may not always agree, we may accidentally trigger each other, but as long as it’s accidental (and I guess that’s where we walk by faith, not being in each others ’ heads to know for sure), and we choose to examine and heal the wound that was poked, then we’re each others ’ students, teachers, and wounded healers. It takes comraderie to learn and grow together, and I’m so *glad we are doing just that!
Left, not banned.
I modded a couple small subs, one cozy little ~20 person sub in particular. The API stuff and threats against mods made it no longer any fun and stripped away tools I used to keep it free from alt-right nutbars and spam. The sub voted 100% to disband. After that, I had no reason to stay.
