I am theoretically switching over from Reddit to Lemmy. Finding myself spending more time on Lemmy than on Reddit. Maybe it’s because I am limited to using the desktop and can’t aimlessly browse Reddit on my iPhone. Of late, the only subreddits I cared for were on sports and their matchday threads and r/watches. I found myself aimlessly browsing through r/AskReddit and asking and answering pointless questions.

  • @Noreia
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    1281 year ago

    I deleted my reddit apps and decided to not use it anymore, so yeah, I am only on Lemmy now using it on desktop and on phone I use jerboa for lemmy

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      Same. Deleted accounts, uninstalled app, installed Jerboa, and replaced the bookmark with my instance.

      • @Noreia
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        101 year ago

        Same, while I do feel Lemmy and Jerboa need some work, I feel like they are enough there already to make it work. In a lot of ways it feels better than reddit, idk why

        • @ritswd
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          101 year ago

          For me, it’s the community. I’ve only had pleasant exchanges around here, everyone seems approchable, when on Reddit it’s quite hit-and-miss.

          I deleted the Reddit app from my phone just to avoid opening it out of force of habit, and I thought it’s take some self-convincing to stay on Lemmy; but the reality is, 2 weeks in, I don’t miss Reddit at all in the end. I was mostly using it for scrolling through interesting content I’m subscribed to, and so far Lemmy does this just as well.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Yeah, same. I’m on VLemmy and just use the web app on my iPhone. Works quite well!

            But yeah no more Reddit and I couldn’t be happier. There’s of course not as much content. But I’m having a great time using Mastodon and Lemmy to fill my content craving. Finding myself checking out the Apple News app more as well.

            I’m content but excited to see the growth of my Fediverse favorites.

            Shoutout to mas.to and my boy @[email protected] 🙌

            • @ritswd
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              31 year ago

              I’ve been checking out Apple News more than before too! It’s been nice, quality content.

              I tried Mastodon when Elon started plastering Twitter’s walls with fecal matter (!!), but it didn’t catch my interest much; but it had been years already at that point that I had been gradually disinterested in Twitter, and I think that’s probably why. I didn’t feel there was anything wrong with Mastodon, it just wasn’t my thing.

              But I was addicted to Reddit as heck, and it’s nuts how easy it’s been to move on from it!

    • @MercuryUprising
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      111 year ago

      I still pop onto reddit here and there to catch any news I may have missed on Lemmy, as it seems the news communities aren’t as active here yet. But I don’t interact and usually only scroll through quickly. Hoping that as alternatives gain traction that I won’t ever have to go back.

    • @JesusTheCarpenter
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      81 year ago

      Same here. I didn’t delete my history and account but for now I am happy here. For me Lemmy reached the critical mass already and as a result I don’t miss Reddit one bit.

      • @Noreia
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        21 year ago

        Yeah it felt like activity quickly picked up here and I don’t miss reddit, I miss some communities a bit but I am sure they will move here with time. I also feel with things like this just going cold turkey is the most effective way to not miss it (at least for me)

    • @totorohno
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      31 year ago

      Same here. Deleted my Reddit up and I am switching between the Memmy and Mlem apps on ios with Testflight. I am enjoying the smaller communities since it feels safer to participate than it ever did on Reddit. 

    • @mykl
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      21 year ago

      Yeah, I’ve not done the deletion thing yet, but willpower alone is powering me through 😀

    • Xilly
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      21 year ago

      Same. I deleted all my Reddit apps and have not visited Reddit on purpose since. I have done a few google searches for something and clicked the top link out of habit which took me to a Reddit post but I noped out as fast as I could. Trying to be a bit more cautious now.