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Reddit should prioritize their site working on the browser. Clicking a nested thread seems to crash whatever browser I use 1/10th of the time, the videos never

Reddit should prioritize their site working on the browser. Clicking a nested thread seems to crash whatever browser I use 1/10th of the time, the videos never work, and the time it takes to open a thread is almost unbelievable in 2022. (Never mind the times it won’t let me view content without the app.)

pier25 4y ago
old.reddit.com + RES is still the best Reddit experience
- RosanaAnaDana 4y ago
  Yep. "This page looks better in the app" No reddit. It sure as shit doesn't.
  - sonofhans 4y ago
    Yes, that’s awful. It’s corporate gaslighting — the new page is user-hostile in nearly every way imaginable, but it helps product managers manipulate user attention to meet our quarterly KPIs, so we’ll happily lie to your face to get you to switch.
    - pier25 4y ago
      Do people at Reddit still use old.reddit.com ?
sumy23 4y ago
Reddit has an odd strategy. I have Apollo on my phone, which is a great Reddit app that doesn’t have ads. Sometimes, I go to Reddit in Safari out of habit. The experience is so terrible, that it forces me to go from the website, which has ads, to Apollo, which doesn’t. The performance of the mobile website is absolutely terrible as well. It’s like they’re trying to make a garbage website.
- colinmhayes 4y ago
  They are trying to make a garbage website. Most of their users use adblock, so they're trying to funnel you onto an app. They'll probably ban 3rd party apps at some point, then they can serve all their mobile users ads.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  The thing that almost has me quitting reddit is that the mobile browser basically blocks you from viewing anything nsfw, which would be fine, if the definition of nsfw wasn't so broad as to cover like 1/4 of the front page. Also, even when I had the app, the links wouldn't work half the time, they'd take me to the app store instead, and then I don't think you can configure nsfw-friendly mode in the app. And I've been trying to use the app less so I use the site less so basically I'm f'ed from using reddit on my phone.
  - mikkergp 4y ago
    It seems like it's getting worse, now apparently it's blocking anything that is unreviewed
- freeplay 4y ago
  Amplosion + Open In Apollo extension "On" Never see Reddit's website on mobile ever again
jklinger410 4y ago
They probably hate maintaining desktop. They are essentially a data farm at this point. They just want that sweet sweet device id and location data from the app.
jjice 4y ago
It's absurd how poorly the new reddit runs on a decent machine. Old reddit is smooth and still a fine experience, but new reddit turns my old laptop into a space heater.

pier25 4y ago

old.reddit.com + RES is still the best Reddit experience

RosanaAnaDana 4y ago
Yep. "This page looks better in the app" No reddit. It sure as shit doesn't.
- sonofhans 4y ago
  Yes, that’s awful. It’s corporate gaslighting — the new page is user-hostile in nearly every way imaginable, but it helps product managers manipulate user attention to meet our quarterly KPIs, so we’ll happily lie to your face to get you to switch.
  - pier25 4y ago
    Do people at Reddit still use old.reddit.com ?

sumy23 4y ago

Reddit has an odd strategy. I have Apollo on my phone, which is a great Reddit app that doesn’t have ads. Sometimes, I go to Reddit in Safari out of habit. The experience is so terrible, that it forces me to go from the website, which has ads, to Apollo, which doesn’t. The performance of the mobile website is absolutely terrible as well. It’s like they’re trying to make a garbage website.

colinmhayes 4y ago
They are trying to make a garbage website. Most of their users use adblock, so they're trying to funnel you onto an app. They'll probably ban 3rd party apps at some point, then they can serve all their mobile users ads.
mikkergp 4y ago
The thing that almost has me quitting reddit is that the mobile browser basically blocks you from viewing anything nsfw, which would be fine, if the definition of nsfw wasn't so broad as to cover like 1/4 of the front page. Also, even when I had the app, the links wouldn't work half the time, they'd take me to the app store instead, and then I don't think you can configure nsfw-friendly mode in the app. And I've been trying to use the app less so I use the site less so basically I'm f'ed from using reddit on my phone.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  It seems like it's getting worse, now apparently it's blocking anything that is unreviewed
freeplay 4y ago
Amplosion + Open In Apollo extension "On" Never see Reddit's website on mobile ever again

jklinger410 4y ago

They probably hate maintaining desktop. They are essentially a data farm at this point. They just want that sweet sweet device id and location data from the app.

jjice 4y ago

It's absurd how poorly the new reddit runs on a decent machine. Old reddit is smooth and still a fine experience, but new reddit turns my old laptop into a space heater.