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Have you left reddit forever? Have you deleted your account and posts? Just curious
I'm moving here permanently and never looking back, but I'm leaving my accounts because that's 11 years worth of comments that someone may find useful in the future. I hate the idea of losing all the good comments and discussions that have taken place over the years but I understand why people wish to delete their stuff regardless.
That's the problem with reddit at the end of the day. It profits off of other's knowledge and hard work. The only problem with Lemmy is its difficulty getting into it. I don't think this will ever be as big as reddit but one can hope.
Depending on the community, big is not always better though. Especially for technical communities, a smaller and knowledgeable community is preferable.
I honestly do not say this in a 'gate-keeping' sort of way, but see the Linux-related communities on Reddit for instance -- they have all devolved into "I successfully installed <distro_name> and I am never going back!", "Look at my shiny new themed desktop", "Update broke my installation. Help!" etc. This is in stark contrast to the Linux mailing-lists of yore, where users discussed actually interesting stuff.
Oh absolutely. I meant more in a way where Lemmy was the go to for hosting a community rather than reddit. I hate this being labeled as a "niche website" and I want the plethora of information reddit has to offer over here instead where it can't be profited off of and manipulated. Sadly in order for that to happen I must show you my new PC with a small debian based distro you probably haven't heard of, Linux Mint. I can't and won't ever go back to stinky windows. But for real I had to recreate my Lemmy account since I forgot my login its been so long since I found no actual personal use for this site.
I meant more in a way where Lemmy was the go to for hosting a community rather than reddit.
I would very much like that to happen too, and I hope we do manage to strike a nice balance between too niche and too, well, Reddit-like. I am old school, and almost exclusively use a browser for web content, but I think a good app for Lemmy will help attract and retain more users. After that, if the crowd who doesn't even want to climb the small hill of getting used to decentralized way of doing things is still not pleased and doesn't want to come here, or wants to go back to Reddit or wherever, that's fine by me.
Cheers :)
I had a 13 yo account. Used Redact to delete my entire history, and then deleted the entire account. So I can't go back! Lemmy/kbin/mastodon is where I'll stay.
I like to think I won't go back to reddit but force of habit is hard to break even with an excellent alternative!
Yeah I'm in the same boat. I keep finding myself opening reddit just out of habit. I don't think I'm going to delete my account but I am trying to do a better job of checking out the alternatives (and actually posting instead of just lurking...)
I'm going to stick around here. I'm not letting the official reddit app anywhere near my phone.
Lemmy needs a useable search - either integrated or indexed via search engines. Major use of reddit for me is treating it as a giant forum, seeking answers to questions.
Doom scrolling comes second. I need a way to swipe away posts I have no interest in to hide them forever.
I will probably never be entirely done with reddit unless the knowledgebase portion dries up.
Im guessing thatβll be a long time coming. For most of the 14+ years I was on there the running joke was how horrible the search was. Idk if they ever really solved search internally, the difference was when results started showing up prominently in google search.
Deleted my accounts.
Lemmy will have to earn my attention on its own merit, but I'm not going back to Reddit regardless.
I'm not planning on going back...
I'm definitely planning on using Lemmy exclusively for a while, at the least. Not planning on deleting anything (yet), though I am going to request a copy of my data.
I'm not ok with anything Reddit's done lately, but not interested in taking drastic action quite yet.
I don't see myself leaving Lemmy anytime soon. It's like being in an exclusive club. You don't want go to back to the that filthy club where the bouncers are pricks.
Toxicity-wise I much prefer Lemmy. I'll definitely end up staying and have stopped using Reddit almost completely. However, there are very niche communities that haven't switched over yet so it's not viable for me to completely cut it off. I've logged out of my Reddit account and will most likely never use it again. I haven't deleted my comments or any posts simply because maybe someone else will find use for them (like somebody else said in this thread). Other than that, I'm all for Lemmy.
I deleted my reddit account. If I need to find something specific it's okay to wonder there from time to time. My main interests at reddit were technology based so I'm sure these topics move partly to here. I also created Solidworks community here that was my main interest. Lets see if it starts growing.
Yeah, Iβm done
I've been increasingly frustrated by reddit for years. The API issue was the final straw. I had 3 accounts and deleted all 3 just before the blackout. I left some posts because I didn't know how to nuke it all without doing it manually. But I doubt anyone viewed anything I posted as valuable, so I'm not bothered. I'm just glad to be rid of reddit, to be honest.
i think i jave a 13yo account? maybe 2 comments (I had a few but purged most a few years ago). I have onlu browsed on Baconit and once i found lemmy i started to use it less. . .once its gone I'm gone.
TBH I am more active here because i want it to become my main content source while i drink coffee, and then go back to the comfort of lurking.
im a simple person...doesn't take much to entertain me.
I deleted my old accts, and this reminded me to finally delete FB messenger too, which somehow continued to live on like a root I didn't eradicate from an awful plant I chopped down. Frankly, I didn't really use Reddit much beyond lurking for answers to Q's I asked on Google and encouraging others on sobriety pages, so they won't miss me. But at least here I can lurk without feeding a man's ego so much.
Pretty much between here and Tildes. Iβm new here, Iβve been off and on Tildes since 2018. Both are chill.
Tildes looks nice, but the invite-only aspect of it is frustrating.
How do you get invited? And what is entailed in inviting someone? Do you have to vouch for their good behavior or something? Whatβs the point of it?
I sincerely hope the Fediverse catches on. It has a few hiccups and limitations, but I love the concept and it so clean and devoid of clutter vs Reddit.
Well, I've been here since before the blackout. I've been following the Fediverse for a while, registered on Diaspora, Mastodon and others.
The only reason I wasn't really using Lemmy much, or at all, is because there were not many people to interact with. But look at it now!
I have indeed already left Twitter for good, using only Fosstodon, I might as well leave Reddit for good.
I'm on kbin but yeah, I plan to stay. Most of what I saw on Reddit wasn't even relevant to my interests because their algorithms kept pushing random shit at me. I'm happy to really tailor my own experience here. Goodbye, my 80k karma
I've deleted my 10 year-old account and I'm considering deleting the others I don't use just to drive a point. I only have a particularly naughty account on the Snoosite and the Birdsite each where I get source material for the Fediverse, though. Tee-hee.
I deleted all my comments along with my account. I'm not contributing to any platform that is corporate owned walled garden. Lemmy is much more in line with my ethos and I'll happily contribute to it.
My only issue with Lemmy is the lack of a "multi-reddit" where I separate the communities I've joined into themed feeds. Other than that, It's pretty cozy here.
This is how I have my reddit setup, with custom feeds for all my many different interests.
I left Reddit but didn't delete my account
I intend to delete my account (or sell to shills) but not ready yet. It's tough to do
I do intend to stay with Lemmy. I'm hoping more of my interests get represented over here. Specifically bluegrass and oldtime music
I do. My sole account there is actively promoting migration and boycott, 90% of the posts/comments is in Reddit Alternatives and 10% in ModCoord (throwing gasoline on the fire).
Isn't the main obstacle for people migrating to Lemmy is the "signup"? Would it be impactful if someone creates a dummy proof guide, including a list of equivalent communites <-> subreddit?
Would it be impactful if someone creates a dummy proof guide, including a list of equivalent communites <-> subreddit?
I think that it would, specially if hosted in some third site (preferably a popular platform) and/or spread across Reddit.
Something important however: we should invite people to the Lemmyverse as a whole, not just this instance. This instance is already overburdened, and even if I'm myself staying here (I like it), everyone sticking to the same instance defeats the purpose of decentralisation.
Deleted my one and only account I had left and have no intention of returning. LME feels nicer to use and i like the idea of separate instances and more decentralisation. Gives more agency to more people.
Of course I'm staying. I'll also stay on reddit until June 30th, after which I guess I'm only coming back on computer once in a while to check the more niche subs. I'm also thinking of using that time left on reddit to organize with people of those subs who would like to create a Lemmy community together, and to help the less tech-savy join.
Would be great to leave permanently, but Reddit still has the critical mass for niche community subreddits. Hopefully that will change as people jump ship.
I will definitely be staying. Even if it fails, I will then just stop using any social media but Mastadon. I am never going back.
Moving here for the foreseeable future, but donβt think Iβll be deleting my reddit account. Just like the gaslit partner in a toxic relationship. I am hoping reddit becomes better. Until then, I am moving here to reevaluate.
Also I cannot live without my patient gamers subreddit and my nosleep subreddit
Definitely. The signal that reddit sent was pretty straightforward. I'll probably miss some of the communities there butI prefer to build on a safer ground which turned out to be distibuted
Yup. If not for mentions of reddit on lemmy I'd have forgotten about it. Seriosuly.
I'm having fun here, will likely stay for long.
My main issue right now is that, I use Reddit mostly for participating in tech communities and they don't seem to exist here... yet.
I hope that changes in the soon future.
No app on my phone. Might google something specific or go there for very specific reasons for time to time. Not browsing Reddit anymore.