After years of using reddit, i finally deleted everything including my account there. Personally, i am not affected by the api prices, BUT, i couldn’t live with me supporting people, who see their userbase, moderators and creators as nothing but noise. The point i’m making? Greetings Lemmy. I joined a few days ago and i’m here to stay so cheers everyone and, hi
There’s a harsh reality of any service, regardless of type. If you aren’t the one paying for it, you aren’t the customer, you’re the product. The lurkers, commenters, posters, and mods are all part of the product to be sold to the real customers, the advertisers.
This move is like the ranchers deciding that veal will sell for a higher price, so now we’re all being shackled so that we stay tender.
Me too! Here, here!
I deleted my 13 year old account.
I just cannot support what Reddit is doing and the direction they are going.
They are now trying to restore deleted content
I was over Reddit when I saw the news from Christian (Apollo’s dev), then Spez’s AMA really cemented Reddit was a shit hole, then news came out that they were also laying off 90 staff members, and the final nail in the coffin for me was getting accosted by another user that I was “spreading misinformation and lying” about Reddit when I commented about supporting the black out.
Make a few accounts, you’ll need them.
Is there a reason to have multiple accounts?
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I’m partially affected because I use desktop + mobile (on third party app), but I’ve decided just to stop using reddit entirely.
Its quieter here, but I imagine it’ll pick up slowly. The slower pace also helps because I’ve been spending too much time on reddit.
Things are going quite smoothly here (except for picture upload but i heard that it already gets worked on) and the content is indeed growing every day. Maybe the perfect opportunity to correct some things or have a better start. I’d take it as such and i’m glad to hear that the convertion over to lemmy is helping you out. Social Media sure does a good job on sucking you in until way too much time is gone, but with less busy shit going on on the screen and the platform relying on real social interaction (you know exactly what i mean by that kek), one might be less forgetting of touching some grass. Either way, glad to have you here and i hope it goes better for you as time continues. We live in times that are way too fast paced, to the point where we forget to just exist from time to time. I wish you luck with maintaining that part of life that you regained through this and a pleasant stay.
Don’t forget Reddit is probably one of the best ways to astroturf or push a sentiment.
I would be curious if they have a back door to corporations to allow them to pay reddit to cover up stories.
It’s paaaaainfully obvious that that’s all reddit really is anymore… I know some people would disagree, but I think they tested how extreme people could get about the masks and stuff to test the influence of reddit and realized it could be used entirely for thought control.
I think the best thing for society is to move on from the platform.
It felt really weird to leave. I still have yet to delete my account but I am still getting used to the interface here. Once the learning curve is over, I plan to go back and delete.
You take it at your own pace. I mean, technically you are stepping out of your comfort zone by checking something new (which is a good thing imo) and i’m sure you’ll getting used to the ui sooner rather than later. It’s rally minimalistic and not bloated with hundreds of buttons. I welcome you as well on lemmy.
PS: If it helps you somehow, remember that there was a time where reddit was not a thing until someone made it and it was.
