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They keep changing to make the site worse and worse for users. On my iPhone, Reddit.com shows 5 articles when I’m logged in. Old.Reddit.com shows 15. The recen

They keep changing to make the site worse and worse for users. On my iPhone, Reddit.com shows 5 articles when I’m logged in. Old.Reddit.com shows 15. The recently killed compact mode showed even more. To view the same articles I would spend more time scrolling, so I guess I like that. But instead I spend less time on the site.

vanilla_nut 3y ago
Compact mode still exists! Add the suffix `/.i` to any reddit URL and you'll get it back. They removed i.reddit.com and the `/i` suffix but I think the PMs forget to mention `/.i` in their "kill compact reddit" JIRA ticket.
- SQueeeeeL 3y ago
  People really are bizarre addicts. Companies will literally blatantly say they hate you and your moderately healthy use patterns; and people will desperately try to use the site until they eventually get around to killing the service
  - misio 3y ago
    It took a long time, my account is 15 or 16 years old, but I've not visited the site in a couple of months now. Addict that I was, they managed to cure me with their latest changes, hallelujah.
  - vanilla_nut 3y ago
    I've been trying to cut Reddit usage since I first heard about their impending IPO a few months ago, actually. When they killed i.reddit.com and the /i suffix, it tripped my alarm bells and I realized I shouldn't keep relying on Reddit for much. I've successfully eliminated it from most of my recreational time, but Reddit posts are still often useful when I'm debugging an error or researching a purchase. When that happens, I'm glad I have the /.i suffix set up on my phone and old reddit redirect on my laptops. Quitting cold turkey is hard anyway, might as well use any hacks available that make the site easier to use while I cut down my use.
DoesntMatter22 3y ago
The thing I hate is that they constantly push you to use the app. Stop making me use the app! I like the web browser. It works better, it's faster and it's less for me to learn another app. I actually use reddit less because of this

vanilla_nut 3y ago

Compact mode still exists! Add the suffix `/.i` to any reddit URL and you'll get it back. They removed i.reddit.com and the `/i` suffix but I think the PMs forget to mention `/.i` in their "kill compact reddit" JIRA ticket.

SQueeeeeL 3y ago
People really are bizarre addicts. Companies will literally blatantly say they hate you and your moderately healthy use patterns; and people will desperately try to use the site until they eventually get around to killing the service
- misio 3y ago
  It took a long time, my account is 15 or 16 years old, but I've not visited the site in a couple of months now. Addict that I was, they managed to cure me with their latest changes, hallelujah.
- vanilla_nut 3y ago
  I've been trying to cut Reddit usage since I first heard about their impending IPO a few months ago, actually. When they killed i.reddit.com and the /i suffix, it tripped my alarm bells and I realized I shouldn't keep relying on Reddit for much. I've successfully eliminated it from most of my recreational time, but Reddit posts are still often useful when I'm debugging an error or researching a purchase. When that happens, I'm glad I have the /.i suffix set up on my phone and old reddit redirect on my laptops. Quitting cold turkey is hard anyway, might as well use any hacks available that make the site easier to use while I cut down my use.

DoesntMatter22 3y ago

The thing I hate is that they constantly push you to use the app. Stop making me use the app! I like the web browser. It works better, it's faster and it's less for me to learn another app. I actually use reddit less because of this