• @MrBubbles96@lemmy.ml
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    02 years ago

    Honestly, mostly solidarity.

    Sure, the fact that my preferred Reddit app was going the way of the dodo and the fact that they weren’t even trying to negotiate in good faith were reasons, yeah, but at the end of the day, I was just gonna grit my teeth, patch the Reddit app with Revanced, and have that be my personal and insignificant F you.

    Then I realized a bigger F you was to deprive them of content, future or present, (mine, specifically. As insignificant as it was) so I did.

    And here I am

  • @VictoriousStalemate@lemm.ee
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    22 years ago

    They killed RIF and Apollo.

    Also, they killed off edgy content like /r/imgoingtohellforthis. And censorship got out of control. Sadly, I expect the same will happen here. But I remain cautiously optimistic.

  • @arc@lemm.ee
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    22 years ago

    Lemmy is to Reddit what Mastodon is to Twitter so I want to give it a try. I confess I haven’t left Reddit but I’ve certainly lessened my presence including removing their app.

  • Xepher
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    22 years ago

    Death of the 3rd party apps. I used to use BaconReader but switched to Sync for Reddit a couple of years ago. Both way above and beyond the official reddit app that’s full of bloat and ads (unless you pay for gold).

    They really just didn’t seem like they were going to bring the functionality of a lot of the 3rd party apps so I can’t see myself using their official app long term.

    Oh, plus the Sync dev said he is creating an app for Lemmy, which I had never heard of before this, so that’s how I found myself here!

  • @Bulletdust@lemmy.ml
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    22 years ago

    Put simply, I’m tired of being the product, and it’s obvious that Reddit wanted to implement more data harvesting and more advertising to their platform. Couple that with the outrageous cost to use their API, and it’s bye, bye Reddit.

  • 0485
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    12 years ago

    The CEO is a total scumbag and Apollo closing down.

    • @BurtsBS@reddthat.com
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      12 years ago

      I think what reddit didn’t account for is that when sync, etc. shut down, I didn’t seek alternatives ways of looking at reddit. I sought reddits alternative.

  • @Honolululion@lemmy.world
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    -12 years ago

    Because it became a hivemind of only one allowed thought process. If you disagreed with the vaccine being mandated and forced on people, or disagreed with masking inside of a car you were downvoted and ostracized. Reddit mods started going after communities just because they disagreed with them politically and it became unfun to use.

    • daisy lazarus
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      12 years ago

      It’s not political; it’s scientific consensus. Your opinion is dangerous.

  • Paolo Amoroso
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    12 years ago

    I actually left Reddit in early 2022, I’m not from the latest migration wave. I left for a combination of these reasons, the first of which is the main one:

    • algorithmic feed designed to arise strong emotions, often negative
    • snark and noise in the comments
    • ads
    • impenetrable moderation rules that often make it difficult to figure why a post is rejected, even after carefully reading all the sub’s guidelines and FAQs cover to cover, as well as reviewing past threads
  • @minorsecond@lemmy.ml
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    02 years ago

    I was on the fence about it until the Spez AMA. Then, I decided I’d be leaving on the 30th.

    Then, I had a user call me “fucking stupid” for supporting a sub shutting down, and that was the final straw for me. I had seen how friendly people on Lemmy are and this showed me how toxic Reddit is by comparison. So I immediately nuked all my comments & posts and deleted my account. This was around two weeks ago and I’ve been much happier here.