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I want to thank the admins that made the app and the web one of the worst. You helped cure my reddit addiction. I now open it only once or twice a month. You c

by ffpip 6y ago

I want to thank the admins that made the app and the web one of the worst. You helped cure my reddit addiction. I now open it only once or twice a month. You cannot view comment replies on the web. You cannot view any sub on the web. You cannot even read full comments. Seriously. Thanks. I even started studying for my exams!

kabacha 6y ago
You can still browser old UI without any of these issues via https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com AFAIK
- cpach 6y ago
  Even if that’s possible I personally feel that if those who run Reddit don’t want to web experience to be user-focused then I feel that I don’t want to spend my time there. I rather use HN or Lobsters instead.
  - IPTN 6y ago
    I'd never heard of Lobsters before, I am assuming you are referring to this site: https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ Looks interesting, thanks!
    - cpv 6y ago
      I occasionally checked https://tildes.net/ https://tildes.net/
      - badRNG 6y ago
        This seems great, thanks for the recommendation. I love that gruvbox and atom one are default themes.
- mtrpcic 6y ago
  You can even set the old UI to be your default in your preferences, so it will even render the old UI on the standard domain.
  - fnord123 6y ago
    The preferences require that you're logged in. If you're logged in, then reddit knows how frequently you're checking r/ChainLinkFences.
    - mrweasel 6y ago
      There's a Firefox add-on that will ensure that you always see the old Reddit, even without logging in.
      - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
        Not on mobile though...
        ntp85 6y ago
        Well, full support for add-ons is coming to Firefox Nightly for Android soon(ish), at least.
        coronadisaster 6y ago
        On mobile and non-mobile, I use Firefox' Redirector addon to redirect all reddit links to https://ns.reddit.com/* https://ns.reddit.com/* which might be the same as old.reddit.com
        Dirlewanger 6y ago
        Then download one of the many applications that use reddit's API and enjoy it before they shut down that too.
      - thih9 6y ago
        The problem seems bigger than user hostile UI. If the company decided to make the UI not friendly, they will likely continue to make user hostile decisions in the name of maximising growth and profits. In this case using addons seems like playing catch up with low chance of a long term win.
- dav43 6y ago
  i.reddit.com is even better. Edit: As a number of others have mentioned below. I too have reduced reddit intake due to the poor UI amongst a realisation of its not a good use of my time.
- fiblye 6y ago
  Then sometimes you click a link and it takes you out of old and into the hellscape that is modern reddit. Can't wait until some manager decides old needs to go. They'll end up losing a bunch of long time users and some other site will finally gain traction.
  - alickz 6y ago
    If you're on desktop Reddit Enhancement Suite has an option for forcing the old version. I've never been brought back to the new design. But yeah, old.reddit.com probably won't be around forever.
    - CamelCaseName 6y ago
      In my discussions with Reddit admins, they've said that old.reddit.com will be around forever. However, it won't get new features (or a very watered down version of new features). After all, .compact links [0] still work, and those are super old. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/hackernews/comments/imcl1h/reddit_app_got_50m_downloads_by_making_mobile_web/.compact https://www.reddit.com/r/hackernews/comments/imcl1h/reddit_a...
      - encom 6y ago
        Yea sure, and Oculus will never require a Facebook account.
      - dorkinspace 6y ago
        >However, it won't get new features From the new features they have been adding lately, I'd call this a benefit... And that is the big disconnect between admins and the old community.
    - OGWhales 6y ago
      It's also just a regular profile setting to use the old design. RES isn't required.
  - slfnflctd 6y ago
    This has some serious Eternal September vibes, like when we reached the tipping point of more normies than nerds using the web. It makes me unreasonably angry that average users are being led down this path and are blithely accepting it, with those who object seemingly a shrinking minority. I was practically shouting at my screen the first couple times I got thrown into the new design (before I figured out how to avoid it). If reddit really does shut down the old interface, I will absolutely be gone.
- grishka 6y ago
  Last time I saw the redesign, there was an option to "opt out of the redesign" in the user menu. It worked — I have never seen it again.
dvcrn 6y ago
On iOS I’m using Apollo. To open directly in the app it provides a share menu action. There is also “Opener” to open links in all kinds of apps
- ffpip 6y ago
  On Android, I found Infinity for Reddit. Open source and ad free. It's the best on android, but I haven't used it for more than a week or two. Don't want to get addicted again.
  - aloisdg 6y ago
    Slide is also Open Source, ad free, free and available on f-droid.
    - ffpip 6y ago
      One thing that I missed on Slide was default sorting by 'hot'. Sorting by hot gives you posts from smaller subs you like and removes all the political shenanigans
      - pkalinowski 6y ago
        My Slide sorts by hot by default
        ffpip 6y ago
        Okay. I just downloaded it to check. I meant 'best'. Not 'hot'. Sorting by 'best' gives you content from smaller subs. I have asked the dev to implement it. I have not gotten any reply.
    - Imaiomus 6y ago
      cant found it
      - 6y ago
cpach 6y ago
Same for me. I use Reddit much less these days, much because of the horrible web UI.
- henrik_w 6y ago
  Same here.
  - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
    Same here but mostly because the content quality goes downhill after a critical mass of subscribers is reached and every subreddit I like suffered that fate sooner or later. At some point you might as well browse 9gag.
    - mjfl 6y ago
      9gag's web UI is way better than the new Reddit UI
- deleted 6y ago
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SeanBean62 6y ago
True for me as well I’m not good at all with managing this addiction and being banned from commenting here helps as well reddit has been making it easy as has Facebook with instagram and onlyfans has no discovery it’s a good time I only wish reaspike would do something as well
alfalfasprout 6y ago
I miss alien blue so much...
- iddqd 6y ago
  Check out the Apollo app.
ihadtosayit 6y ago
Same for me. I realized that reddit is yet another huge media corporation who just wants your sweet sweet data so they can resell it. If the blatant racist policies and heavy handed moderation of opinions wasn't enough.
dagurp 6y ago
You could use Reddit Sync. It's worked very well for years
iakov 6y ago
I'm adding my voice to this thread. I used to browse and post a lot on reddit. Mostly in the subreddits relevant to my interests and hobbies, but sometimes I'd open /r/all and drown in the algorithm-generated feed. It was so easy to waste time on reddit. I'm thankful for the user-hostile experience they've implemented. Made it so much easier to stop using it altogether.
kybernetikos 6y ago
I have to switch to desktop site mode to see comment replies. It's insane. Fortunately there's a slider on firefox.
mft_ 6y ago
I don’t recognise your issue - I can go to reddit.com on iPhone Safari, access the mobile-optimised version of their new site, and the comments for every post are one tap away? There are other issues, and it’s not great to use, but it is generally fully functional.
- square_usual 6y ago
  They might've changed it back now, but last I tried they didn't let you see the posts in a subreddit on the mobile site.
  - philliphaydon 6y ago
    I've been using the mobile website for 2 years now on iOS and I've always been able to view comments and replies to comments, browse other sub reddits, etc. I'm really confused what OP is talking about... The only annoying thing is having to press continue all the time to use safari.
    - ffpip 6y ago
      It is in implemented in countries with less users. If I am on a US or UK VPN, there are no login walls. Try with an Indian IP.
      - philliphaydon 6y ago
        I'm in Singapore. Only like 5m people here.
        ffpip 6y ago
        Screenshots - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24373462 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24373462
    - cecja 6y ago
      Logged in or logged out? Most of it is gone after logging in.
ProtoAES256 6y ago
I can read full comments, but not some subs. Is there some a/b test going on?
- majani 6y ago
  When logged out they skew the comments and make it virtually impossible to follow a thread with a large number of comments
  - philliphaydon 6y ago
    Site works exactly the same logged in or logged out. Comments display the same?!? Does anyone have a screenshot of this issue?
    - ffpip 6y ago
      It is implemented in countries with less users only. To not piss off the majority in US/Uk. Screenshots- Any subreddit is like this on the web - https://i.postimg.cc/x1XcGBbr/photo-2020-09-04-15-23-09.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/x1XcGBbr/photo-2020-09-04-15-23-09.jpg Comments - https://i.postimg.cc/YC6TPCFQ/photo-2020-09-04-15-25-45.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/YC6TPCFQ/photo-2020-09-04-15-25-45.jpg
      - philliphaydon 6y ago
        Wow! I had no idea. This is what I see! https://i.postimg.cc/8Cw9Q1ZB/Image-from-i-OS.png https://i.postimg.cc/8Cw9Q1ZB/Image-from-i-OS.png https://i.postimg.cc/Y9sP0dKv/Image-from-i-OS-1.png https://i.postimg.cc/Y9sP0dKv/Image-from-i-OS-1.png
        Sebb767 6y ago
        I've had a similar phenomena. I've hit the lock when directly opening a subreddit link, but when I added a search filter etc I could open it normally.
      - 6y ago
brailsafe 6y ago
Add me to the list, though I'd say it was 40% due to the web experience and 60% due to the content. Not only is it designed to make you feel like you accomplished something in life just by reading the headline, but much of them are just blatent falsehoods or outright lies. As in, the events didn't happen, or the image isn't from that day, or the event and the image are from years ago but used to stoke outrage in the present about something unrelated. Edit: 50-60% on the web UI. I forgot about AMP pages.
- antupis 6y ago
  I think content is fine there is ton of subreddits that are very similar to old school bbs. As long as you don't browse front page or big generic subreddits reddit is fine.
  - rawoke083600 6y ago
    I loved BBS's back in the day and I missed that feeling :/ Any subreddit suggestions for me ?
    - joshocar 6y ago
      r/AskHistorians is amazing. It is probably the most well run and informative subreddit on the whole site.
      - distances 6y ago
        It's indeed goldmine for anyone who's into history. I'm debating myself if this sub is good enough to keep Reddit around or am I better off to just stay completely away.
        boomboomsubban 6y ago
        Log off and bookmark the specific reddit. It's only addictive if you use the home page features.
cfontes 6y ago
Same for me, as soon as I deleted Apollo ( to cure my addiction too) I use it less and less because the web UI makes me want to stop using it as soon as I open it.
pbalau 6y ago
Someone should remind spez why we killed digg.
andy_ppp 6y ago
Yes, I probably never got into pointlessly wasting time on Reddit because I refuse to be conned by the dark patterns they use to send you to the App. It's a forum website and I really do not see why it's so popular when they treat their users like idiots. To be fair they aren't the only company that does this, Twitter and YouTube both have horrible web apps that have horrendous bugs and needlessly missing features vs the native app. Hacker news is basically the opposite site which is why I like it so much.
- ragnese 6y ago
  It didn't always used to be like this. I agree that if I were attempting to join and use Reddit today, I wouldn't last more than a few visits.
wazoox 6y ago
You can simply set your preferences to always use old.reddit.com, and it works fine.
- okasaki 6y ago
  If by works you mean that it resets several times per week.
  - stOneskull 6y ago
    mine hasn't reset in months. i don't think it ever has.
lqet 6y ago
Dito, I visited reddit many times per day a few years ago. That all changed with the new web app. Yes, old.reddit.com exists, but the old web app acted as a kind of gatekeeper the same way the ancient design of HN acts as a gatekeeper. With the new shiny web UI, different people came to reddit. From a marketing perspective, this was a great short-term success. From a quality perspective, a long-term decline began.
tictok4 6y ago
I can view most one the web but it does require multiple refreshes, new sessions, etc on my iOS device. I only sign in to throwaway accounts ( to infrequently post) via desktop.
rawoke083600 6y ago
Yup web experience is horrible... went to checking on reddit a few times a day to maybe once a week. Much like medium when I see "that popup" - I just close and move on.
nokya 6y ago
Same here. Messing up the website and forcing users to install an app was the best thing that could happen to me: my days just went two hours longer and I started reading books.
rmtech 6y ago
I also had this experience. I was a regular on a particular subreddit but the combination of awful website + censorship coming from above has made me stop using Reddit entirely.
kreddor 6y ago
For the last few years, I've only used reddit through Relay for Reddit (Android app). The web experience is so awful that reddit has basically become a mobile only thing for me.
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hrgiger 6y ago
Yep and a beatiful homepage competes with yahoo v1. And all those comments with flashing icons competes with the best strip clup in your town...
jtwigg 6y ago
Ditto. The web experience is so user-unfriendly. I haven't been using reddit in a long time now and I am so much happier for it.
DrBazza 6y ago
I thought everyone loved infinite scroll? But seriously, it's just about the worst UI 'pattern' to have on a website.
mchaud 6y ago
Best and most accurate comment. I couldn't agree more. Because they force us to use this app, I stopped visiting reddit.
Sebb767 6y ago
Exactly the same experience for me. There were times when I blocked Reddit via /etc/hosts for a productivity boost. But now? I do not want the app and Reddit seems to not want me then. Definitely helps my productivity a whole lot!
racl101 6y ago
Same thing dude. I probably spend like 50-40% less time on it. I'm weary of download apps for content I should be able to view on a browser. The app "mysteriously" takes up more space than the Chrome app to serve, arguably, less content. I learned my lesson with the Facebook app, namely, that these companies are shady and their apps always require more privileges than necessary.

by ffpip 6y ago

kabacha 6y ago

You can still browser old UI without any of these issues via https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com AFAIK

cpach 6y ago
Even if that’s possible I personally feel that if those who run Reddit don’t want to web experience to be user-focused then I feel that I don’t want to spend my time there. I rather use HN or Lobsters instead.
- IPTN 6y ago
  I'd never heard of Lobsters before, I am assuming you are referring to this site: https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ Looks interesting, thanks!
  - cpv 6y ago
    I occasionally checked https://tildes.net/ https://tildes.net/
    - badRNG 6y ago
      This seems great, thanks for the recommendation. I love that gruvbox and atom one are default themes.
mtrpcic 6y ago
You can even set the old UI to be your default in your preferences, so it will even render the old UI on the standard domain.
- fnord123 6y ago
  The preferences require that you're logged in. If you're logged in, then reddit knows how frequently you're checking r/ChainLinkFences.
  - mrweasel 6y ago
    There's a Firefox add-on that will ensure that you always see the old Reddit, even without logging in.
    - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
      Not on mobile though...
      - ntp85 6y ago
        Well, full support for add-ons is coming to Firefox Nightly for Android soon(ish), at least.
      - coronadisaster 6y ago
        On mobile and non-mobile, I use Firefox' Redirector addon to redirect all reddit links to https://ns.reddit.com/* https://ns.reddit.com/* which might be the same as old.reddit.com
      - Dirlewanger 6y ago
        Then download one of the many applications that use reddit's API and enjoy it before they shut down that too.
    - thih9 6y ago
      The problem seems bigger than user hostile UI. If the company decided to make the UI not friendly, they will likely continue to make user hostile decisions in the name of maximising growth and profits. In this case using addons seems like playing catch up with low chance of a long term win.
dav43 6y ago
i.reddit.com is even better. Edit: As a number of others have mentioned below. I too have reduced reddit intake due to the poor UI amongst a realisation of its not a good use of my time.
fiblye 6y ago
Then sometimes you click a link and it takes you out of old and into the hellscape that is modern reddit. Can't wait until some manager decides old needs to go. They'll end up losing a bunch of long time users and some other site will finally gain traction.
- alickz 6y ago
  If you're on desktop Reddit Enhancement Suite has an option for forcing the old version. I've never been brought back to the new design. But yeah, old.reddit.com probably won't be around forever.
  - CamelCaseName 6y ago
    In my discussions with Reddit admins, they've said that old.reddit.com will be around forever. However, it won't get new features (or a very watered down version of new features). After all, .compact links [0] still work, and those are super old. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/hackernews/comments/imcl1h/reddit_app_got_50m_downloads_by_making_mobile_web/.compact https://www.reddit.com/r/hackernews/comments/imcl1h/reddit_a...
    - encom 6y ago
      Yea sure, and Oculus will never require a Facebook account.
    - dorkinspace 6y ago
      >However, it won't get new features From the new features they have been adding lately, I'd call this a benefit... And that is the big disconnect between admins and the old community.
  - OGWhales 6y ago
    It's also just a regular profile setting to use the old design. RES isn't required.
- slfnflctd 6y ago
  This has some serious Eternal September vibes, like when we reached the tipping point of more normies than nerds using the web. It makes me unreasonably angry that average users are being led down this path and are blithely accepting it, with those who object seemingly a shrinking minority. I was practically shouting at my screen the first couple times I got thrown into the new design (before I figured out how to avoid it). If reddit really does shut down the old interface, I will absolutely be gone.
grishka 6y ago
Last time I saw the redesign, there was an option to "opt out of the redesign" in the user menu. It worked — I have never seen it again.

dvcrn 6y ago

On iOS I’m using Apollo. To open directly in the app it provides a share menu action. There is also “Opener” to open links in all kinds of apps

ffpip 6y ago
On Android, I found Infinity for Reddit. Open source and ad free. It's the best on android, but I haven't used it for more than a week or two. Don't want to get addicted again.
- aloisdg 6y ago
  Slide is also Open Source, ad free, free and available on f-droid.
  - ffpip 6y ago
    One thing that I missed on Slide was default sorting by 'hot'. Sorting by hot gives you posts from smaller subs you like and removes all the political shenanigans
    - pkalinowski 6y ago
      My Slide sorts by hot by default
      - ffpip 6y ago
        Okay. I just downloaded it to check. I meant 'best'. Not 'hot'. Sorting by 'best' gives you content from smaller subs. I have asked the dev to implement it. I have not gotten any reply.
  - Imaiomus 6y ago
    cant found it
    - 6y ago

cpach 6y ago

Same for me. I use Reddit much less these days, much because of the horrible web UI.

henrik_w 6y ago
Same here.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  Same here but mostly because the content quality goes downhill after a critical mass of subscribers is reached and every subreddit I like suffered that fate sooner or later. At some point you might as well browse 9gag.
  - mjfl 6y ago
    9gag's web UI is way better than the new Reddit UI
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SeanBean62 6y ago

True for me as well I’m not good at all with managing this addiction and being banned from commenting here helps as well reddit has been making it easy as has Facebook with instagram and onlyfans has no discovery it’s a good time I only wish reaspike would do something as well

alfalfasprout 6y ago

I miss alien blue so much...

iddqd 6y ago
Check out the Apollo app.

ihadtosayit 6y ago

Same for me. I realized that reddit is yet another huge media corporation who just wants your sweet sweet data so they can resell it. If the blatant racist policies and heavy handed moderation of opinions wasn't enough.

dagurp 6y ago

You could use Reddit Sync. It's worked very well for years

iakov 6y ago

I'm adding my voice to this thread. I used to browse and post a lot on reddit. Mostly in the subreddits relevant to my interests and hobbies, but sometimes I'd open /r/all and drown in the algorithm-generated feed. It was so easy to waste time on reddit. I'm thankful for the user-hostile experience they've implemented. Made it so much easier to stop using it altogether.

kybernetikos 6y ago

I have to switch to desktop site mode to see comment replies. It's insane. Fortunately there's a slider on firefox.

mft_ 6y ago

I don’t recognise your issue - I can go to reddit.com on iPhone Safari, access the mobile-optimised version of their new site, and the comments for every post are one tap away? There are other issues, and it’s not great to use, but it is generally fully functional.

square_usual 6y ago
They might've changed it back now, but last I tried they didn't let you see the posts in a subreddit on the mobile site.
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  I've been using the mobile website for 2 years now on iOS and I've always been able to view comments and replies to comments, browse other sub reddits, etc. I'm really confused what OP is talking about... The only annoying thing is having to press continue all the time to use safari.
  - ffpip 6y ago
    It is in implemented in countries with less users. If I am on a US or UK VPN, there are no login walls. Try with an Indian IP.
    - philliphaydon 6y ago
      I'm in Singapore. Only like 5m people here.
      - ffpip 6y ago
        Screenshots - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24373462 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24373462
  - cecja 6y ago
    Logged in or logged out? Most of it is gone after logging in.

ProtoAES256 6y ago

I can read full comments, but not some subs. Is there some a/b test going on?

majani 6y ago
When logged out they skew the comments and make it virtually impossible to follow a thread with a large number of comments
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  Site works exactly the same logged in or logged out. Comments display the same?!? Does anyone have a screenshot of this issue?
  - ffpip 6y ago
    It is implemented in countries with less users only. To not piss off the majority in US/Uk. Screenshots- Any subreddit is like this on the web - https://i.postimg.cc/x1XcGBbr/photo-2020-09-04-15-23-09.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/x1XcGBbr/photo-2020-09-04-15-23-09.jpg Comments - https://i.postimg.cc/YC6TPCFQ/photo-2020-09-04-15-25-45.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/YC6TPCFQ/photo-2020-09-04-15-25-45.jpg
    - philliphaydon 6y ago
      Wow! I had no idea. This is what I see! https://i.postimg.cc/8Cw9Q1ZB/Image-from-i-OS.png https://i.postimg.cc/8Cw9Q1ZB/Image-from-i-OS.png https://i.postimg.cc/Y9sP0dKv/Image-from-i-OS-1.png https://i.postimg.cc/Y9sP0dKv/Image-from-i-OS-1.png
      - Sebb767 6y ago
        I've had a similar phenomena. I've hit the lock when directly opening a subreddit link, but when I added a search filter etc I could open it normally.
    - 6y ago

brailsafe 6y ago

Add me to the list, though I'd say it was 40% due to the web experience and 60% due to the content. Not only is it designed to make you feel like you accomplished something in life just by reading the headline, but much of them are just blatent falsehoods or outright lies. As in, the events didn't happen, or the image isn't from that day, or the event and the image are from years ago but used to stoke outrage in the present about something unrelated. Edit: 50-60% on the web UI. I forgot about AMP pages.

antupis 6y ago
I think content is fine there is ton of subreddits that are very similar to old school bbs. As long as you don't browse front page or big generic subreddits reddit is fine.
- rawoke083600 6y ago
  I loved BBS's back in the day and I missed that feeling :/ Any subreddit suggestions for me ?
  - joshocar 6y ago
    r/AskHistorians is amazing. It is probably the most well run and informative subreddit on the whole site.
    - distances 6y ago
      It's indeed goldmine for anyone who's into history. I'm debating myself if this sub is good enough to keep Reddit around or am I better off to just stay completely away.
      - boomboomsubban 6y ago
        Log off and bookmark the specific reddit. It's only addictive if you use the home page features.

cfontes 6y ago

Same for me, as soon as I deleted Apollo ( to cure my addiction too) I use it less and less because the web UI makes me want to stop using it as soon as I open it.

pbalau 6y ago

Someone should remind spez why we killed digg.

andy_ppp 6y ago

Yes, I probably never got into pointlessly wasting time on Reddit because I refuse to be conned by the dark patterns they use to send you to the App. It's a forum website and I really do not see why it's so popular when they treat their users like idiots. To be fair they aren't the only company that does this, Twitter and YouTube both have horrible web apps that have horrendous bugs and needlessly missing features vs the native app. Hacker news is basically the opposite site which is why I like it so much.

ragnese 6y ago
It didn't always used to be like this. I agree that if I were attempting to join and use Reddit today, I wouldn't last more than a few visits.

wazoox 6y ago

You can simply set your preferences to always use old.reddit.com, and it works fine.

okasaki 6y ago
If by works you mean that it resets several times per week.
- stOneskull 6y ago
  mine hasn't reset in months. i don't think it ever has.

lqet 6y ago

Dito, I visited reddit many times per day a few years ago. That all changed with the new web app. Yes, old.reddit.com exists, but the old web app acted as a kind of gatekeeper the same way the ancient design of HN acts as a gatekeeper. With the new shiny web UI, different people came to reddit. From a marketing perspective, this was a great short-term success. From a quality perspective, a long-term decline began.

tictok4 6y ago

I can view most one the web but it does require multiple refreshes, new sessions, etc on my iOS device. I only sign in to throwaway accounts ( to infrequently post) via desktop.

rawoke083600 6y ago

Yup web experience is horrible... went to checking on reddit a few times a day to maybe once a week. Much like medium when I see "that popup" - I just close and move on.

nokya 6y ago

Same here. Messing up the website and forcing users to install an app was the best thing that could happen to me: my days just went two hours longer and I started reading books.

rmtech 6y ago

I also had this experience. I was a regular on a particular subreddit but the combination of awful website + censorship coming from above has made me stop using Reddit entirely.

kreddor 6y ago

For the last few years, I've only used reddit through Relay for Reddit (Android app). The web experience is so awful that reddit has basically become a mobile only thing for me.

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hrgiger 6y ago

Yep and a beatiful homepage competes with yahoo v1. And all those comments with flashing icons competes with the best strip clup in your town...

jtwigg 6y ago

Ditto. The web experience is so user-unfriendly. I haven't been using reddit in a long time now and I am so much happier for it.

DrBazza 6y ago

I thought everyone loved infinite scroll? But seriously, it's just about the worst UI 'pattern' to have on a website.

mchaud 6y ago

Best and most accurate comment. I couldn't agree more. Because they force us to use this app, I stopped visiting reddit.

Sebb767 6y ago

Exactly the same experience for me. There were times when I blocked Reddit via /etc/hosts for a productivity boost. But now? I do not want the app and Reddit seems to not want me then. Definitely helps my productivity a whole lot!

racl101 6y ago

Same thing dude. I probably spend like 50-40% less time on it. I'm weary of download apps for content I should be able to view on a browser. The app "mysteriously" takes up more space than the Chrome app to serve, arguably, less content. I learned my lesson with the Facebook app, namely, that these companies are shady and their apps always require more privileges than necessary.