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I hope something replaces reddit soon. The creeping features are beginning to rot.

by skyyler 6y ago

tt433 6y ago
Completely off topic but there's no way to get to r/friends from the mobile app. It's pathetic.
- aaron_m04 6y ago
  There are third party apps that allow you to that, and many other things. I am aware of two open source ones: RedReader and Slide (both Android).
at-fates-hands 6y ago
The last redesign that nobody wanted did it for me, that was the last straw. The mobile app was horrendous as well - from all accounts it sounds like nothing has changed. But yes, I agree, we need a replacement soon.
- pmiller2 6y ago
  They haven't removed old reddit yet. I believe you can set old reddit as your default in your profile still.
heavyset_go 6y ago
Once Reddit finishes its transformation into an meme image and video board, the current incarnation of its platform will go the way of forums and newsgroups. Over time, Facebook groups and Twitter have become the de facto discussion hubs for communities that I've been a part of for years. Those platforms make it hard to not reveal your true identity online, and you have to give Facebook and Twitter your phone number just to register. Facebook will even ask users to verify their identities with their driver's licenses. At least for me, this causes a chilling effect on my online participation in these communities. For example, I won't talk about politics in my neighborhood's Facebook group because I don't want to be harassed. I recently witnessed a single mother get harassed because she respectfully disagreed with someone's politics in the group. People started posting pictures of her kids, putting them into crude memes, and the mayor went through public records to find her full name and address.
- polski-g 6y ago
  Reddit threading is just garbage. Impossible to follow the conversation beyond the comment you directly responded to and the immediate ones thereafter. Anything deeper and you never get a notification.

I hope something replaces reddit soon. The creeping features are beginning to rot.

tt433 6y ago

Completely off topic but there's no way to get to r/friends from the mobile app. It's pathetic.

aaron_m04 6y ago
There are third party apps that allow you to that, and many other things. I am aware of two open source ones: RedReader and Slide (both Android).

at-fates-hands 6y ago

The last redesign that nobody wanted did it for me, that was the last straw. The mobile app was horrendous as well - from all accounts it sounds like nothing has changed. But yes, I agree, we need a replacement soon.

pmiller2 6y ago
They haven't removed old reddit yet. I believe you can set old reddit as your default in your profile still.

heavyset_go 6y ago

Once Reddit finishes its transformation into an meme image and video board, the current incarnation of its platform will go the way of forums and newsgroups. Over time, Facebook groups and Twitter have become the de facto discussion hubs for communities that I've been a part of for years. Those platforms make it hard to not reveal your true identity online, and you have to give Facebook and Twitter your phone number just to register. Facebook will even ask users to verify their identities with their driver's licenses. At least for me, this causes a chilling effect on my online participation in these communities. For example, I won't talk about politics in my neighborhood's Facebook group because I don't want to be harassed. I recently witnessed a single mother get harassed because she respectfully disagreed with someone's politics in the group. People started posting pictures of her kids, putting them into crude memes, and the mayor went through public records to find her full name and address.

polski-g 6y ago
Reddit threading is just garbage. Impossible to follow the conversation beyond the comment you directly responded to and the immediate ones thereafter. Anything deeper and you never get a notification.