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Every social network goes through this. You used to be able to access Facebook via other front-ends as well, same with Twitter. This will cut down drastically
by llampx 3y ago
Every social network goes through this. You used to be able to access Facebook via other front-ends as well, same with Twitter.
This will cut down drastically on my reddit usage, and for that I am thankful. I don't have the Facebook or Twitter apps on my phone, and only use them from Firefox in Private mode when I do get the urge to check them.
- mywacaday 3y agoI have tried the official reddit android app and always go back to reddit is fun. A drop in my usage will be no bad thing!
- slantaclaus 3y agoReddit has become toxic. Deleting the app off my phone has really helped with my emotional health
- Pxtl 3y agoI have trouble remembering a time when it wasn't.
- tasty_freeze 3y agoReddit is sprawling. There are thousands of non-political subreddits. Yeah, if you are following the default feed and reading r/politics, or any of the drama subreddits, you are going to have a bad time. Are you curious about what information is being sent through your house between 10KHz and 6GHz? Curious what your water meter is broadcasting to the neighborhood? https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/ https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/ Feel like some short videos of animals being adorable? https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/ https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/ (or any of the related subreddits: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/wiki/relatedsubreddits/ https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/wiki/relatedsubreddits/) Want to find out about things in your city? eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/ Into plants? https://www.reddit.com/r/plants/ https://www.reddit.com/r/plants/ Play guitar or are thinking about it? https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/
- ruleforty 3y agoand in some modicum it’ll always have these communities but like was mentioned above: watching cat gifs, some drunk girl smashing a wine bottle, or the random police videos - those non-niche areas are at jeopardy… and good. It’s time they do their little IPO and we all move on to whatever emerges after the dust settles.
- z3c0 3y agoI see this response every time somebody criticizes reddit, and I think it matters little. Even when you get off the defaults, many of the niche interests are segmented into multiple subreddits due to infighting and conflicts. And beyond that, even if you find a peaceful sub, the whole site is overflowing in bot-driven karma farming that reposts the same things every few months, and of course, my least favorite: armchair experts. I participated in many subreddits on subjects that I'm a professional in and saw repeatedly how often speaking confidently was heralded more than speaking factually.
- ricardobayes 3y agoDon't even mention that, a small (<100k subs) youtube channel I follow has three different subreddits covering it, because of infighting and moderation issues.
- slantaclaus 3y agoI feel like all of Reddit has become political, even the niche forums. It’s all the same moaning and groaning
- tomrod 3y agoSeems like that is because politics itself has reached intractable enshittification, not necessarily Reddit. Reddit is more or less reflective of the internet writ large.
- slantaclaus 3y agoThe problem is that politics enters every chat on Reddit regardless of the topic
- RMPR 3y ago> I don't have the Facebook or Twitter apps on my phone, and only use them from Firefox in Private mode when I do get the urge to check them. How do you open your messages with Facebook on mobile? Everytime I try it wants to redirect me to the app that of course I don't have. The desktop mode is just horrible to use on my Pixel 6 (I find the screen too small).