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New reddit makes me feel flustered and annoyed. So much crap on the screen, and the content is just 1 thing at a time. With old reddit I can quickly scan titl

New reddit makes me feel flustered and annoyed. So much crap on the screen, and the content is just 1 thing at a time. With old reddit I can quickly scan titles for what I want to look at. Maybe you can fiddle with new reddit UI, I haven't given it much of a chance -- I just stay with what works.

jtr1 4y ago
There is a dropdown menu just above the list of posts. "compact" mode will give you what you're looking for.
- MereInterest 4y ago
  Perhaps you’re in a different segment of an A/B test, but the only display-related options there are dark mode, or requesting the desktop site.
  - jtr1 4y ago
    I've had it for several years at this point.
commandlinefan 4y ago
Digg committed suicide and reddit filled the vacuum, and was actually great for a while (it hasn't been for a long long time, but it was great when it started). Fingers crossed something good will arise to fill this vacuum?
- scottyah 4y ago
  I was on the digg to reddit move, and hn has replaced reddit for me now. I still enjoy the compact views with longer, more thoughtful posts. I worry about when more reddit-type content hits this site and maybe new management changes the styling.
- simonblack 4y ago
  I prefer HN to reddit overall. But what I like about reddit is that you can select the subreddit(s) of your choice and get rid of all that other extraneous stuff. That doesn't appear to be available in HN. Having said that, I use my browser bookmarks to select those subreddits, rather than actually subscribing to them.
game_the0ry 4y ago
When you see "modern" looking sites (with the font style, ui orientation, etc) and it feels more disorienting than old reddit (more text, cleaner beaks between section, etc) its bc the new site is catering to mobile view ports, not just desktop. Old reddit is great on desktop, but new reddit looks more like an app.
- marak830 4y ago
  Old Reddit was better on mobile too. I don't need an app, I have a browser -.-
  - game_the0ry 4y ago
    I see where you are coming from, but the new ui is more appealing to the typical user. That being said, the "old school" reddit users (probably includes you, me, and many people on hacker news) would still prefer the old ui. This stuff has been A/B tested - these changes do not tend to be arbitrary.
    - MereInterest 4y ago
      The problem isn’t in a lack of testing, but in the metrics used when testing. If the A/B testing prioritizes “time on site”, then a design that shows you the user discussions you want to see and clearly indicates when nothing further has been posted will score lower than a site that intersperses ads into user content and fills a feed with “suggested for you” garbage. I certainly believe the new interfaces have been A/B tested, and don’t think the changes are arbitrary. But I also don’t think the changes are beneficial for users, nor do I think that was the goal.

jtr1 4y ago

There is a dropdown menu just above the list of posts. "compact" mode will give you what you're looking for.

MereInterest 4y ago
Perhaps you’re in a different segment of an A/B test, but the only display-related options there are dark mode, or requesting the desktop site.
- jtr1 4y ago
  I've had it for several years at this point.

commandlinefan 4y ago

Digg committed suicide and reddit filled the vacuum, and was actually great for a while (it hasn't been for a long long time, but it was great when it started). Fingers crossed something good will arise to fill this vacuum?

scottyah 4y ago
I was on the digg to reddit move, and hn has replaced reddit for me now. I still enjoy the compact views with longer, more thoughtful posts. I worry about when more reddit-type content hits this site and maybe new management changes the styling.
simonblack 4y ago
I prefer HN to reddit overall. But what I like about reddit is that you can select the subreddit(s) of your choice and get rid of all that other extraneous stuff. That doesn't appear to be available in HN. Having said that, I use my browser bookmarks to select those subreddits, rather than actually subscribing to them.

game_the0ry 4y ago

When you see "modern" looking sites (with the font style, ui orientation, etc) and it feels more disorienting than old reddit (more text, cleaner beaks between section, etc) its bc the new site is catering to mobile view ports, not just desktop. Old reddit is great on desktop, but new reddit looks more like an app.

marak830 4y ago
Old Reddit was better on mobile too. I don't need an app, I have a browser -.-
- game_the0ry 4y ago
  I see where you are coming from, but the new ui is more appealing to the typical user. That being said, the "old school" reddit users (probably includes you, me, and many people on hacker news) would still prefer the old ui. This stuff has been A/B tested - these changes do not tend to be arbitrary.
  - MereInterest 4y ago
    The problem isn’t in a lack of testing, but in the metrics used when testing. If the A/B testing prioritizes “time on site”, then a design that shows you the user discussions you want to see and clearly indicates when nothing further has been posted will score lower than a site that intersperses ads into user content and fills a feed with “suggested for you” garbage. I certainly believe the new interfaces have been A/B tested, and don’t think the changes are arbitrary. But I also don’t think the changes are beneficial for users, nor do I think that was the goal.