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I’m not trying to cause an argument but when Reddit pulled it’s bs - I said that’s enough. I gave up my Reddit addiction and didn’t open it or visit the site for over 30 days.

The tone and people on Lemmy is great. I don’t miss Reddit. But I miss the content types. For me Reddit was a topic related news source, a place for great discourse about those news pieces, a place where community members asked constructive questions or shared ideas/projects - and lastly a place for some very specific community types.

Over the last few days I noticed that the first 2 categories of content came over to Lemmy no problem. But the second 2 types I outlined above don’t seem to have come. I went back to Reddit this morning and it’s all still there. Certain types of posts just don’t happen on Lemmy, and on top of that many communities never came over (street_photography is a great example. They literally shut down a subreddit with thousands of users and created a new location in Lemmy/kbin, and instead of coming over the community just evaporated). Other communities are also non existent and some that do exist are simply just not enjoying the same types of posts. I like it here, I want to stay - but it’s difficult. Is anyone else having this issue?

Thanks for hearing me out.

TLDR: all of my communities seem to link posts only, many types of posts just don’t seem to happen here.

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[–] JeeperDon@compuverse.uk 2 points 2 years ago

I only use Reddit on the PC, where the ads are well blocked in Firefox. Lemmy just doesn't have specific content I like, like my city.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I have gotten back to Reddit eventually, mostly because it is hard to say no when my patched Sync for Reddit app still works lol.

Anyway I think my frontpage/best sort is fucked up because the algorithm just throws me stuff that isn't too interesting to me, maybe because I am so little time there it doesn't feed me with "the best of the best".

On the other hand, my personal multireddits are still relevant to me and always find cool stuff, I usually go back to it when I get bored of Lemmy (yeah, I go from Sync for Lemmy to Sync for Reddit lol).

[–] soumerd_retardataire@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have a look at lemmit.online, it copies reddit's content through a bot and deserves to be more known.

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[–] OptimusPhillip@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

There's definitely some Reddit communities I miss. In fact, I recently redownloaded Reddit on my phone to get my fix. Granted, a lot of the communities I miss are NSFW anyway, so Reddit doesn't get any money from me using them.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I think it's interesting that people say all third party apps for Reddit are dead because not all of them are dead.

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[–] HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I observed the blackout but Relay kept going for a few weeks. When Relay said they were going to a tier based subscription model, I gave it all up. Uninstalled that moment and haven't been back.

I miss the number of active communities but it's just going to take time.

[–] ComeHereOrIHookYou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Nope but I aint lying that there are communities that are not here that I do miss (since they never left Reddit).

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] GenBlob@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I browse on lemmy now but I still use my reddit account for a few subs like r/crtgaming and r/toonami

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

I just haven't been on it since some time before the API debacle.

I like the content on Lemmy, and I've had much better experiences here in terms of discussion. But I suspect it really depends on your interests. Tech folks seem to be better represented at the moment, especially for historical reasons.

But as others said, post content!

[–] Resistentialism@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

The only reason I honestly go back is purely for the destiny 2 related subs.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 2 years ago

I did reinstall Infinity a few times. But the limit on viewed posts is a good way to keep me away.

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

lately I read some post after googling for howtos but without logging it, blocking trackers and ads as always; I go there only if it's the only resource I find

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

No. With a Lemmy account, and some careful bookmarks, I am fully entertained here.

There is one short story author on Reddit I like to follow. Likely to follow them on another site instead.

[–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

When I finish watching a tv show, I go to the related sub to see best memes. Nobody can take that away from reddit.

[–] Lord_Logjam@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

There are a couple of subreddits that I still visit. My usage has dropped to a tiny fraction of what it used to be. In fact I think Reddit shitting the bed has been good for me overall as I'm spending a lot less time scrolling random shit.

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