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The day "old reddit" stops being a usable option is the day I stop using reddit entirely.

by dralley 3y ago

Arrath 3y ago
I think you and I are far from alone in that sentiment.
- RosanaAnaDana 3y ago
  100% The real value of reddit goes down annually. They got rid of the boobies and kept the gore and violence. Its mostly a machine for manufacturing Marvel & SW fandom.
  - anoonmoose 3y ago
    I don't know what Reddit you're seeing but I assure you there are still plenty of thriving NSFW subreddits. I might even say tons. I've seen a few get deleted here and there but it was always for pretty specific, targeted reasons.
  - thatguy0900 3y ago
    The only NSFW subs taken down were the unmoderated ones for the most part
- dagurp 3y ago
  They would have killed it a long time ago otherwise. I would keep using Reddit sync I guess.
  - proto-n 3y ago
    They just confirmed killing 3rd party apps with unreasonable pricing
- dc-programmer 3y ago
  This may be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer new Reddit when I’m on my phone (which nowadays is my primary causal scrolling device). I think part of the reason people stick to old Reddit is because they haven’t ripped off the nostalgia band-aid yet
  - stanac 3y ago
    How do you deal with "Please open in app to see all comments" and other similar bs? If you don't want to install app and/or login only old.reddit works on mobile web.
    - dc-programmer 3y ago
      Admittedly those are bullshit. They do go away if you create an account and login though
ezekg 3y ago
Especially since they're trying to kill third-party apps a la Twitter: https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/ https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_ca...
- theturtletalks 3y ago
  Wasn't their a post linking this on the front page and now it's gone?
  - ezekg 3y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36141083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36141083
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
  The interest rate squeeze is making everything so much fun to use. :)
jjoonathan 3y ago
It's absolutely wild that all these years later new reddit is still so bad that a sizable portion of the overall traffic fights the defaults to use old reddit. Users never fight defaults... unless you screw up as badly as new reddit did.
- tmpz22 3y ago
  Why bother making a good UX? The best UX is usually contradictory to monetization. The best UX takes a ton of extra work. Why not let the Executives in Sales and Growth erect the walls and moats that keep your users stuck in place?
  - ravenstine 3y ago
    The best thing for Reddit's business would be to hide communities as much as possible and turn their app into a version of TikTok that throws nothing but ads disguised as viral videos in front of users. They probably want to do this badly. Actually, what if someone came up with an app that had no user created content whatsoever and was just an infinite-scroll of corporate ads? I bet it would make millions.
- AlecSchueler 3y ago
  Users never fight defaults, unless you provide an easy and officially supported way to revert.
  - jjoonathan 3y ago
    Is the official old reddit setting still broken, forcing users to either rewrite URLs themselves or install a plugin to do it for them?
    - loeg 3y ago
      Nah.
    - NineStarPoint 3y ago
Bluecobra 3y ago
Same here. When Digg came out with their v4 redesign I switched to Reddit and never looked back. Though now I prefer HN more and use Reddit less these days, so it won’t be too much of a loss to me.
jchw 3y ago
Agreed. Though at this point, I basically don't unless it shows up in search results anyways.
twelvechairs 3y ago
Whats the best alternative after leaving reddit though?
MilStdJunkie 3y ago
Huh. I thought I was the only one. The new one just seems like a dictionary illustration for Information Poor Interface.
ok_computer 3y ago
Old reddit + darkreader +ublock origin extension on Firefox is my preference. I’d like to know others’ opinions on darkreader: is it a great security threat. I perused the information it discloses it gets access to but have not seen many online criticisms.
paulddraper 3y ago
As another comment here points out...why is old reddit better? Performance. Just get new reddit design to load content as quickly and 80%+ of the complaints will go away.

The day "old reddit" stops being a usable option is the day I stop using reddit entirely.

Arrath 3y ago

I think you and I are far from alone in that sentiment.

RosanaAnaDana 3y ago
100% The real value of reddit goes down annually. They got rid of the boobies and kept the gore and violence. Its mostly a machine for manufacturing Marvel & SW fandom.
- anoonmoose 3y ago
  I don't know what Reddit you're seeing but I assure you there are still plenty of thriving NSFW subreddits. I might even say tons. I've seen a few get deleted here and there but it was always for pretty specific, targeted reasons.
- thatguy0900 3y ago
  The only NSFW subs taken down were the unmoderated ones for the most part
dagurp 3y ago
They would have killed it a long time ago otherwise. I would keep using Reddit sync I guess.
- proto-n 3y ago
  They just confirmed killing 3rd party apps with unreasonable pricing
dc-programmer 3y ago
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer new Reddit when I’m on my phone (which nowadays is my primary causal scrolling device). I think part of the reason people stick to old Reddit is because they haven’t ripped off the nostalgia band-aid yet
- stanac 3y ago
  How do you deal with "Please open in app to see all comments" and other similar bs? If you don't want to install app and/or login only old.reddit works on mobile web.
  - dc-programmer 3y ago
    Admittedly those are bullshit. They do go away if you create an account and login though

ezekg 3y ago

Especially since they're trying to kill third-party apps a la Twitter: https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/ https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_ca...

theturtletalks 3y ago
Wasn't their a post linking this on the front page and now it's gone?
- ezekg 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36141083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36141083
2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
The interest rate squeeze is making everything so much fun to use. :)

jjoonathan 3y ago

It's absolutely wild that all these years later new reddit is still so bad that a sizable portion of the overall traffic fights the defaults to use old reddit. Users never fight defaults... unless you screw up as badly as new reddit did.

tmpz22 3y ago
Why bother making a good UX? The best UX is usually contradictory to monetization. The best UX takes a ton of extra work. Why not let the Executives in Sales and Growth erect the walls and moats that keep your users stuck in place?
- ravenstine 3y ago
  The best thing for Reddit's business would be to hide communities as much as possible and turn their app into a version of TikTok that throws nothing but ads disguised as viral videos in front of users. They probably want to do this badly. Actually, what if someone came up with an app that had no user created content whatsoever and was just an infinite-scroll of corporate ads? I bet it would make millions.
AlecSchueler 3y ago
Users never fight defaults, unless you provide an easy and officially supported way to revert.
- jjoonathan 3y ago
  Is the official old reddit setting still broken, forcing users to either rewrite URLs themselves or install a plugin to do it for them?
  - loeg 3y ago
    Nah.
  - NineStarPoint 3y ago

Bluecobra 3y ago

Same here. When Digg came out with their v4 redesign I switched to Reddit and never looked back. Though now I prefer HN more and use Reddit less these days, so it won’t be too much of a loss to me.

jchw 3y ago

Agreed. Though at this point, I basically don't unless it shows up in search results anyways.

twelvechairs 3y ago

Whats the best alternative after leaving reddit though?

MilStdJunkie 3y ago

Huh. I thought I was the only one. The new one just seems like a dictionary illustration for Information Poor Interface.

ok_computer 3y ago

Old reddit + darkreader +ublock origin extension on Firefox is my preference. I’d like to know others’ opinions on darkreader: is it a great security threat. I perused the information it discloses it gets access to but have not seen many online criticisms.

paulddraper 3y ago

As another comment here points out...why is old reddit better? Performance. Just get new reddit design to load content as quickly and 80%+ of the complaints will go away.