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Reddit has been so much slower since the update. Breaks all the time if you have ad blocker. I'm almost thankful for it though. I've been wanting to kill my

Reddit has been so much slower since the update. Breaks all the time if you have ad blocker. I'm almost thankful for it though. I've been wanting to kill my reddit addiction for a while and this clunky redesign has made me only use mobile clients.

overcast 8y ago
I cut the cord to Reddit a bit over a year ago. I promise, the feeling of missing something subsides quickly.
jjoonathan 8y ago
It's especially amusing that they call the "ad blocker" a "software blocker" on their fail screen -- even though you can clearly see from the adblocker logs that the only software being blocked is ads. You're right, though. This might finally be enough to break me free of that particular Skinner box.
cheeze 8y ago
The redesign is terrible. Saddens me.
Razengan 8y ago
Reddit's nagging has been very user-hostile for a while now, especially on mobile. Dark patterns like the big red button saying "CONTINUE" that opens the App Store, instead of letting you continue on the website. The "redesign" is a buggy waste of screen space which loads noticeably slower and also, I think, prevents subreddits from having rich sidebars or custom themes, hindering the original promise of serving unique sub-communities. I always use "old.reddit.com" to force the "classic" site but it still keeps jumping back to the redesign in some places like certain user profiles. This frontend assault combined with the deplorable meatspace behavior like the Reddit admin(s) secretly editing user comments [0], threatening better apps for "stealing" their icon [1], among other scumminess [2], I think it's nigh approaching its Digg Moment. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+admin+editing+comments https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+admin+editing+comment... [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/7l2ank/rip_good_old_apollo_icon/ https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/7l2ank/rip_good_... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/reddit-ceo-tells-user-we-are-not-the-thought-police-then-suspends-that-user/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/reddi...
- leereeves 8y ago
  Where could reddit's userbase go? The only other site like it that anyone has heard of is Voat, and reddit's userbase would never go there.
  - smittywerben 8y ago
    Fine I'll delete my poor attempt at humor. To respond seriously, I don't see the point in competing against Reddit for Redditors. What are you trying to achieve?
  - Razengan 8y ago
    A true successor is the only element missing to fulfill the prophecy. The requirements of shooting themselves in the feet and alienating a portion of their userbase have already been met. HN is already a much better place for certain topics, for example, but we need a more general platform.

overcast 8y ago

I cut the cord to Reddit a bit over a year ago. I promise, the feeling of missing something subsides quickly.

jjoonathan 8y ago

It's especially amusing that they call the "ad blocker" a "software blocker" on their fail screen -- even though you can clearly see from the adblocker logs that the only software being blocked is ads. You're right, though. This might finally be enough to break me free of that particular Skinner box.

cheeze 8y ago

The redesign is terrible. Saddens me.

Razengan 8y ago

Reddit's nagging has been very user-hostile for a while now, especially on mobile. Dark patterns like the big red button saying "CONTINUE" that opens the App Store, instead of letting you continue on the website. The "redesign" is a buggy waste of screen space which loads noticeably slower and also, I think, prevents subreddits from having rich sidebars or custom themes, hindering the original promise of serving unique sub-communities. I always use "old.reddit.com" to force the "classic" site but it still keeps jumping back to the redesign in some places like certain user profiles. This frontend assault combined with the deplorable meatspace behavior like the Reddit admin(s) secretly editing user comments [0], threatening better apps for "stealing" their icon [1], among other scumminess [2], I think it's nigh approaching its Digg Moment. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+admin+editing+comments https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+admin+editing+comment... [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/7l2ank/rip_good_old_apollo_icon/ https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/7l2ank/rip_good_... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/reddit-ceo-tells-user-we-are-not-the-thought-police-then-suspends-that-user/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/reddi...

leereeves 8y ago
Where could reddit's userbase go? The only other site like it that anyone has heard of is Voat, and reddit's userbase would never go there.
- smittywerben 8y ago
  Fine I'll delete my poor attempt at humor. To respond seriously, I don't see the point in competing against Reddit for Redditors. What are you trying to achieve?
- Razengan 8y ago
  A true successor is the only element missing to fulfill the prophecy. The requirements of shooting themselves in the feet and alienating a portion of their userbase have already been met. HN is already a much better place for certain topics, for example, but we need a more general platform.