are you permanently banned off reddit? or do you just like lemmy more?

@CozyLorraine@lemmy.world · 11d

are you permanently banned off reddit? or do you just like lemmy more?

Maeve · 11d

I came voluntarily after the third party app debacle. I never even used a third party app, it had just gotten so ridiculous that when moderators were putting together a blackout in protest, I made the decision that’s when I was leaving and never returning, so that’s what I did.

@Foxfire@pawb.social · 11d

Adding to say I have the same experience. Not banned, never used a TPA, but downloaded RIF Is Fun when people were writing up a storm just to see what was even going on. When the blackouts happened, I saw the more and more unhinged shit the Reddit administration was doing to stifle the protests and decided to make my blackout permanent from then onward. My exposure to the Fediverse has entirely changed how I interact with megacorps and software now. If it’s not FOSS or DRM free stuff on my device, I don’t want anything to do with it. Obviously getting to 100% on that is a very tall order, but I’ve been making a lot of headway since 2023.

Even in spite of the vast disparity in quantity of content, I would vastly prefer Lemmy to current Reddit without contest. Even aside from the massive brain drain the blackout had, and all the ad related enshittification, imagine being punished for even upvoting awesome things like Luigi Mangione? Now instead of the countless years I spent leaving my art and constant comments to boost some boneheaded corporation, I can post them here and be involved with a movement controlled by individuals. A movement made for and funded by each other, instead of lining greedy pockets.

Maeve · 11d

@pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 11d

Same, I didn’t have a 3rd party app either. When it was super apparent that it was mostly bots, I used the exit of so many people to add to it. It was the best move I could have made.

Maeve · 11d

Well, disruption can create growth or stagnation. I guess it’s up to us to decide which path we’ll walk. I’m glad to share this one with good people such as yourself, for as long as it lasts. We may not always agree, we may accidentally trigger each other, but as long as it’s accidental (and I guess that’s where we walk by faith, not being in each others ’ heads to know for sure), and we choose to examine and heal the wound that was poked, then we’re each others ’ students, teachers, and wounded healers. It takes comraderie to learn and grow together, and I’m so *glad we are doing just that!

@ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 11d

I used Redd is Fun for years, even paid for the ad free version. Moved to Boost as the API debacle as the wave slowly started killing aps. Tried the official app for 2.5 seconds & hated it.

Moved to Lemmy & been loving it since.

@kn33@lemmy.world · 10d

I still use reddit on desktop, but it’s all Lemmy on mobile thanks to Boost.

☂️- · 10d

I came as soon as the app i used stopped working.

cleared all the posts and comments from my accounts over there way before that though. they were signaling their enshitification a lot earlier than that.

@Sanctus@lemmy.world · 11d

I just like Lemmy more. No NFTs, or Karma meaning anything. It feels like it was plucked from an older time.

@Azzu@lemm.ee · 11d

For someone saying karma doesn’t mean anything you’re sure farming lots of it! Making good comments and shit worthy of upvotes! You’re quite a terrible hypocrite!

Cethin · 9d

Ironically (though it’s hard to tell) I think their profile picture may be Hypocrites.

3DMVR · 10d

But obv the smartest most helpful ppl on any given topic have old reddit accounts with a lot of karma so they can post? That prob killed amas too, celebs prob didnt have enough karma to make a post

@igg@lemmy.world · 10d

same

3DMVR · 10d

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southsamurai · 11d

Just like lemmy more

Tiefling IRL · edit-2 11d

I got admin banned for saying riot police should quit en masse after RvW. The thread was full of right wingers so the topmost comments were sexist as shit. Half the thread got banned.

@wildcardology@lemmy.world · 10d

I didn’t wait for a ban. Bailed out during the appocalypse.

Nexy · 10d

I get cyberbullyied in reddit for defend a nonbinary person in a sega dreamcast subteddit

DrSleepless · 11d

I like lemmy. Fuck Spez

@rosco385@lemm.ee · 10d

I stopped visiting reddit when they started screwing around with API access. I’m glad I didn’t wait in the hopes the inevitable wouldn’t happen.

@zecg@lemmy.world · 10d

It’s not a matter of liking more, reddit was dead for me when they fucked their api. Lemmy still needs content, but the ux is wastly superior

@undeffeined@lemmy.ml · 10d

Left back when they announced the API changes and never looked back.

@Evotech@lemmy.world · 10d

I like Lemmy. Reddit is too corporate now

Nusm · edit-2 11d

One word - Apollo. Reddit killed it, and I left and came to Lemmy. Much happier here with more authentic engagement, and Voyager gets the job done.

I can’t say I never go back over there, but it’s almost always for live sports threads. Those just haven’t caught on yet here, though it slowly seems to be happening.

/home/pineapplelover · edit-2 10d

I jumped off voluntarily a little over a year ago when spez didn’t like third party apps anymore and reddit went public.

Edit: damn it’s almost been 2 years on lemmy. What a fucking ride

Edit: I can’t believe cm0002 copied your exact same post

https://lemm.ee/post/60400579

@urquell@lemm.ee · 10d

Fuck /u/spez

/home/pineapplelover · 10d

Fuck /u/spez

@VagueAnodyneComments@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10d

left reddit due to nazis

@HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works · 10d

I’ve never been banned from Reddit even temporarily, I just like Lemmy more

@MrShankles@reddthat.com · 10d

Same; haven’t looked at reddit since I came here (other than the occasional search engine question where a reddit thread has the info)