I don’t mean to be pessimistic, bit since most subreddits are only going dark for a couple days, the site will basically be back to normal soon. I wonder how many users here are only here because of temporary outrage and not because they actually prefer Lemmy. I’m curious about people’s outlook on this situation.

/s

Edit: Wow this blew up!

Edit 2: Thanks for the gold kind stranger!

Edit 3: RIP my inbox! I can’t believe this made /r/all!

Edit 4: We did it Reddit! Lemmy!

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    I have no intention of installing the official Reddit app. I’ve used Apollo for years and I’ll leave once it’s no longer an option. The way Reddit treated the Apollo developer is inexcusable.

    I managed to quit Twitter, I’m certain I can quit Reddit too.

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    I can guarantee I won’t be going back to reddit on mobile if they go ahead with the API changes. I may occasionally use reddit on desktop but 99% of my reddit usage was on mobile via Sync.

    Once they get rid of old.reddit (which they inevitably will) that will force my hand and I’ll have to fully move to Lemmy. As luck would have it, the developer of Sync is considering re-purposing it to run on Lemmy which would be perfect for me.

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    No idea - but I actually think the Fediverse concept maps to Reddit way better than it has other social networks so I could see some iteration of this really catching on over time.

    For something like Twitter, the whole value proposition is “one big universal conversation” and the federated stuff gets in the way of that a little bit, but Reddit has always been a federation of communities (who occasionally fight, join together, cross post, etc) - that maps really well to this stuff.

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    I’m not here because lemmy is better right now, but because I want to move towards open platforms and a better future. It’s an investment. Deciding to move right back to reddit 2 days after they just stabbed you in the back is shortsighted in the extreme. Reddit will not stop until it devours itself and you along with it. Disabling the API is only the latest in a long line of anti-user changes in favor of money, and you can be sure there’s more on the horizon.

    I’d encourage anyone who isn’t 100% satisfied with lemmy and its user experience right now to give it some leeway, because you’re comparing the experience to reddit apps that have had years and years of polish. With a community and donations to servers and developers, we can quickly fix the most egregious papercuts. These are growing pains, and they won’t last forever.

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    2 things.

    Firstly, most will go back. With the enshittification of twitter in November mastodon experienced an influx of new users. It feels like for several weeks activity doubled, then it died down to about 30% of the increase and stayed there. So while most go back it was still great for Mastodon. Fosstodon users increased from 10k to 60k in a month.

    Secondly, it’s not a mutually exclusive binary thing. Reddit will always have some great niche communities. There’s nothing wrong with following those, but you can also continue to follow some lemmy communities too.

    Lemmy doesn’t need to become a reddit killer over night. I think for the fediverse in general there will be a few events like this each year, and if the fediverse get’s some exposure and increases in size, it just makes it more viable for the next round.

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    I’m probably going to start using Reddit again when the blackout ends and keep using it until the end of the month, but once RIF stops working I don’t see myself going back. The way I see it, the last couple of days have been a nice stress-test period for Lemmy, but the real exodus will start in July.

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      Yeah Sync for Reddit is shutting down at the end of the month, so I’ll go back and save some of my favorites and then officially get off Reddit for good come July.

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    I’m kind of hoping to stay here. I also joined mastodon. Just hoping the right number of people have the same idea.

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    I’m staying since Apollo is shutting down. You can’t pay me to use that reddit app. Been using Mlem, not bad. I like the whole simplicity of it, reminded me of the old reddit from years ago.

    • @Lurra @nodsocket same wasn’t that interested in Reddit/Twitter until Twitterific/Apollo came out. I tried using the regular twitter app but was too slow, and didn’t leave my feed where I left off last. Apollo was so snappy and I loved save categories.

      But the Fediverse has accountability and boundaries. So generally speaking most communities that are connected closely are generally positive. Anything that falls out of line gets blacklisted, so I’ve never felt so at peace.

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    Most, but they’ll always have Lemmy in their back pocket, which is the important part.

    I think if the top Reddit third party apps developed a Lemmy app, that would genuinely help keep people here.

    The “official” Lemmy apps right now are rough. They aren’t terrible, but they are leagues behind any of the main Reddit apps.

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    Reddit on mobile for me is done. I may still browse it on desktop but lemmy will be my go to when i’m out and about