I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.
I was an average user, I think. And was on the mobile web version not any app. But came over here when the subs went dark and wouldn’t say it took effort. If they block NSFW except on the native Reddit app, maybe yes there will be an exodus. The native app makes my head hurt, it’s truly awful and not easy to navigate.
I actually like using the official app and could not bring myself to interact with Reddit at all until the redesign. It’s the way they are behaving that’s what is driving me away. While we are a minority (people who don’t directly utilise services that will go away due to the API changes but still want to find a replacement) there will still be a few more people like myself to raise the numbers.