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I just don't think I'll use Reddit anymore. It was a nice place to catch up with my interests but the only way in which I used it was via Apollo. The one thing

I just don't think I'll use Reddit anymore. It was a nice place to catch up with my interests but the only way in which I used it was via Apollo. The one thing that made Reddit unique compared to all its competitors was its developer community and they have deliberately torpedoed it. All good things have to end but this was avoidable.

dwayne_dibley 3y ago
Where to next though? is there anywhere else like it?
- zucked 3y ago
  You’re on it, buddy :P
  - p-e-w 3y ago
    Indeed. And it even has the same features (centralized, ultimately beholden to commercial interests) that destroyed Reddit! But don't worry, that's not going to happen here. You don't need a decentralized non-profit community, trust me. It's going to work out this time. Really.
    - peruvian 3y ago
      Ironically Reddit also gives users way more control over their data than this place.
    - _fat_santa 3y ago
      I'm not sure if you're being entirely serious but I disagree. HN is special because while it's a popular (relatively speaking) social media site, it's also run by a company that isn't in the social media business. YC is not concerned with how to make HN revenue generating, they just want to push people to where the real money is made for them: their startup accelerator. With that said it's in YC's best interest to keep users happy, only change what is requested and generally keep the status quo. Unfortunately for a company like Reddit that is a social media site and has to make money with their social media product, keeping users happy at all costs is not in their best interest (though that has yet to be seen).
  - KingMob 3y ago
    Unfortunately, HN has nowhere near the diversity of communities and viewpoints as a place like reddit did.
    - some_random 3y ago
      Yeah it's a bizarre claim. I've described HN as a single, usually really good, subreddit before but it's absolutely not a replacement for the entire site.
  - ff10 3y ago
    Well, as it stands HN is like just another good subreddit.
- busymom0 3y ago
  I am the developer of HACK, hacker news app for iOS, android and MacOS. I have been working on a decentralized link + text sharing site called AvocadoReader for last few weeks. I am hoping to have an extremely early beta next week. I shared some implementation details here if people want to read more: https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13x0hzo/been_working_on_this_decentralized_reddit https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13x0hzo/been_wor...
  - alwayslikethis 3y ago
    Not commenting on your app, but I think the real reason mobile clients are needed for Reddit is that they intentionally try to break the mobile web experience to force their app down your throat. In contrast, HN.. doesn't. The mobile website is pleasant to use, if you are okay with the rather small text buttons.
    - busymom0 3y ago
      That's a perfectly fair point. I personally think HN is one of the best designed sites out there. Being extremely minimal is one of the best designs. I hope that never changes. I built HACK specifically to be able to be notified when people reply to me. That's one of my selling points.
      - the_gipsy 3y ago
        iOS has "unblocked" browser notifications now, hasn't it?
        busymom0 3y ago
        That’s only if hacker news decides to implement it. And based on their motto, I doubt they will.
        the_gipsy 3y ago
        What I mean is that you don't have to build an iOS app anymore just for notifications.
- rakoo 3y ago
  There's a list here: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/13x9sy7/now_that_reddit_are_killing_3rd_party_apps_on/jmibrsy/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/13x9sy7/now_that... Note that all of these are still centralized, so still subjects to similar issues. Once again selfhosting is the best xay forward
- coded 3y ago
  digg :)

dwayne_dibley 3y ago

Where to next though? is there anywhere else like it?

zucked 3y ago
You’re on it, buddy :P
- p-e-w 3y ago
  Indeed. And it even has the same features (centralized, ultimately beholden to commercial interests) that destroyed Reddit! But don't worry, that's not going to happen here. You don't need a decentralized non-profit community, trust me. It's going to work out this time. Really.
  - peruvian 3y ago
    Ironically Reddit also gives users way more control over their data than this place.
  - _fat_santa 3y ago
    I'm not sure if you're being entirely serious but I disagree. HN is special because while it's a popular (relatively speaking) social media site, it's also run by a company that isn't in the social media business. YC is not concerned with how to make HN revenue generating, they just want to push people to where the real money is made for them: their startup accelerator. With that said it's in YC's best interest to keep users happy, only change what is requested and generally keep the status quo. Unfortunately for a company like Reddit that is a social media site and has to make money with their social media product, keeping users happy at all costs is not in their best interest (though that has yet to be seen).
- KingMob 3y ago
  Unfortunately, HN has nowhere near the diversity of communities and viewpoints as a place like reddit did.
  - some_random 3y ago
    Yeah it's a bizarre claim. I've described HN as a single, usually really good, subreddit before but it's absolutely not a replacement for the entire site.
- ff10 3y ago
  Well, as it stands HN is like just another good subreddit.
busymom0 3y ago
I am the developer of HACK, hacker news app for iOS, android and MacOS. I have been working on a decentralized link + text sharing site called AvocadoReader for last few weeks. I am hoping to have an extremely early beta next week. I shared some implementation details here if people want to read more: https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13x0hzo/been_working_on_this_decentralized_reddit https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13x0hzo/been_wor...
- alwayslikethis 3y ago
  Not commenting on your app, but I think the real reason mobile clients are needed for Reddit is that they intentionally try to break the mobile web experience to force their app down your throat. In contrast, HN.. doesn't. The mobile website is pleasant to use, if you are okay with the rather small text buttons.
  - busymom0 3y ago
    That's a perfectly fair point. I personally think HN is one of the best designed sites out there. Being extremely minimal is one of the best designs. I hope that never changes. I built HACK specifically to be able to be notified when people reply to me. That's one of my selling points.
    - the_gipsy 3y ago
      iOS has "unblocked" browser notifications now, hasn't it?
      - busymom0 3y ago
        That’s only if hacker news decides to implement it. And based on their motto, I doubt they will.
        the_gipsy 3y ago
        What I mean is that you don't have to build an iOS app anymore just for notifications.
rakoo 3y ago
There's a list here: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/13x9sy7/now_that_reddit_are_killing_3rd_party_apps_on/jmibrsy/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/13x9sy7/now_that... Note that all of these are still centralized, so still subjects to similar issues. Once again selfhosting is the best xay forward
coded 3y ago
digg :)