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I added reddit.com to my ublock filters - it was kind of an automatic click a few times a day and it's been a nice way to break the habit so strongly. I've got

I added reddit.com to my ublock filters - it was kind of an automatic click a few times a day and it's been a nice way to break the habit so strongly. I've got friends doing the same, and our microcommunity has formed around another platform already, after collectively losing reddit. It was so clearly a half-assed, badly thought out policy. No mention of mod tools. No mention of accessibility tools. No mention of research. Just 'API priced at ridiculous levels in 4 weeks'. They immediately had to walk a bunch of exemptions for those obvious considerations out. So extraordinarily half-assed. And for such a small sniff of revenue. They must be desperate.

OldManRyan 3y ago
I also added reddit to my ublock filters. Amazing how I never realized how often I go on autopilot and type reddit.com/r/whateversubreddit. If anyone else wants to do it, just add ||reddit.com^$all to your filters in ublock origin.
- plsbenice34 3y ago
  Thanks, i just did it too since you made it easier to know how
LeifCarrotson 3y ago
I just logged out of my account everywhere, and turned off "remember me". It's shocking how I'm catching myself just reflexively, almost subconsciously alt-tabbing to Firefox and typing "reddit.com". Thanks, /u/spez, for helping me break the habit!
- yamazakiwi 3y ago
  Breaking the muscle memory has been the hardest part for me. I don't have that much investment in Reddit succeeding and I'll be damned if I don't try to tap the app on my phone 3 or 4 times a day still, even after deleting.
  - CommitSyn 3y ago
    I deleted my account and my 3rd party app and I found myself reflexively tapping the now-empty spot on my home screen 5-10 times yesterday. Today I haven't and only went to the mobile site a couple times to see what's going on with the state of things, but left as soon as the first "Oops, this /r/AskReddit text-only post is NSFW, open in the app!" message came up. I have however visited HN and kbin 5-10x more today.
    - cgranier 3y ago
      I moved the Sync icon to a folder and replaced it with Hack (a hacker news app).
      - yamazakiwi 3y ago
        Good idea, I've followed suit.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Replace re (enter) with ne (enter) and hang out in new. Hehe
  - CommitSyn 3y ago
    > neddit.com > redirect to CBS.com am I missing something?
    - kaimac 3y ago
      ne|ws.ycombinator.com
    - bombcar 3y ago
      The other poster had it right, I get to HN by typing ne (enter) or n (enter) in my browser address bar.
      - yc-kraln 3y ago
        I get here by typing hc (I prefer the compact hckrnews layout)
      - CommitSyn 3y ago
        Oh yeah, me too. Spaced which URL we were talking about.
      - slowmovintarget 3y ago
        I'm silly I guess... It's the first bookmark on my toolbar. <Click> Hacker News
      - fennecfoxy 3y ago
        Yeah same, either "ne" or "news" in address bar depending on how many "ne" things I've visited recently
- jrnichols 3y ago
  I treat Reddit now like I do Facebook. Containers in Firefox, accessed only through VPN. It's no longer a reflex - I have to put in at least a little effort to view its content. With pi-hole and ublock origin too.
- faeriechangling 3y ago
  I don’t know why they didn’t just offer API access at a fair price, it seems like it would have resulted in a better outcome than their current rock and hard place decision between backpedaling and never getting rid of the API awhile unprofitable, or getting rid of it and creating a diggv4 fiasco of the site being used to promote leaving the site.
DSMan195276 3y ago
The last part is really what gets me. How could they possibly get that far along with the plan of "charge for the API" without doing a basic analysis of all the stuff people currently use the API for? That really gives an indicating of where their focus is.
thefourthchime 3y ago
I deleted my 8yo account. It was right after someone downvoted me because pointed out something that broke with their opinion. That kind of summed up my view Reddit. Groupthink circle jerks. Why was I part of any of that??
- housemusicfan 3y ago
  > It was right after someone downvoted me because pointed out something that broke with their opinion. It took you 8 years to realize that's how that place operates? Hell, that describes the culture on HN pretty well. Freewheeling downvoting was a flawed idea from the beginning. 20 years later it turns out Slashdot had the right model for moderation.
  - tester457 3y ago
    I've never used Slashdot, how is the moderation model superior?
    - function_seven 3y ago
      Instead of plain up- and downvotes, you rated a given comment with one of several positives (insightful, interesting, funny, informative) or negatives (troll, flamebait, offtopic) The best part was you could set your personal filters to exclude “funny” comments, or boost “offtopic” ones if you want. With thresholds! So the funniest stuff could still break through, but you didn’t have to wade through a million pun posts to find the serious comments. They also have a metamoderation system where others’ moderation choices are shown to you and you agree or disagree. Never seen another site like it. Kinda hope /. makes a resurgence.
      - wmoser 3y ago
        If I remember correctly, you also couldn’t moderate on posts that you had commented on so it prevented using downvoting as extra signaling that others agreed with you in an argument. Also, you got 5 moderation points sort of randomly, you didn’t have the option to always be moderating. I browse Slashdot occasionally but once I found HN, the topics and discourse interested me here more, haven’t really spent much time there in years.

OldManRyan 3y ago

I also added reddit to my ublock filters. Amazing how I never realized how often I go on autopilot and type reddit.com/r/whateversubreddit. If anyone else wants to do it, just add ||reddit.com^$all to your filters in ublock origin.

plsbenice34 3y ago
Thanks, i just did it too since you made it easier to know how

LeifCarrotson 3y ago

I just logged out of my account everywhere, and turned off "remember me". It's shocking how I'm catching myself just reflexively, almost subconsciously alt-tabbing to Firefox and typing "reddit.com". Thanks, /u/spez, for helping me break the habit!

yamazakiwi 3y ago
Breaking the muscle memory has been the hardest part for me. I don't have that much investment in Reddit succeeding and I'll be damned if I don't try to tap the app on my phone 3 or 4 times a day still, even after deleting.
- CommitSyn 3y ago
  I deleted my account and my 3rd party app and I found myself reflexively tapping the now-empty spot on my home screen 5-10 times yesterday. Today I haven't and only went to the mobile site a couple times to see what's going on with the state of things, but left as soon as the first "Oops, this /r/AskReddit text-only post is NSFW, open in the app!" message came up. I have however visited HN and kbin 5-10x more today.
  - cgranier 3y ago
    I moved the Sync icon to a folder and replaced it with Hack (a hacker news app).
    - yamazakiwi 3y ago
      Good idea, I've followed suit.
bombcar 3y ago
Replace re (enter) with ne (enter) and hang out in new. Hehe
- CommitSyn 3y ago
  > neddit.com > redirect to CBS.com am I missing something?
  - kaimac 3y ago
    ne|ws.ycombinator.com
  - bombcar 3y ago
    The other poster had it right, I get to HN by typing ne (enter) or n (enter) in my browser address bar.
    - yc-kraln 3y ago
      I get here by typing hc (I prefer the compact hckrnews layout)
    - CommitSyn 3y ago
      Oh yeah, me too. Spaced which URL we were talking about.
    - slowmovintarget 3y ago
      I'm silly I guess... It's the first bookmark on my toolbar. <Click> Hacker News
    - fennecfoxy 3y ago
      Yeah same, either "ne" or "news" in address bar depending on how many "ne" things I've visited recently
jrnichols 3y ago
I treat Reddit now like I do Facebook. Containers in Firefox, accessed only through VPN. It's no longer a reflex - I have to put in at least a little effort to view its content. With pi-hole and ublock origin too.
faeriechangling 3y ago
I don’t know why they didn’t just offer API access at a fair price, it seems like it would have resulted in a better outcome than their current rock and hard place decision between backpedaling and never getting rid of the API awhile unprofitable, or getting rid of it and creating a diggv4 fiasco of the site being used to promote leaving the site.

DSMan195276 3y ago

The last part is really what gets me. How could they possibly get that far along with the plan of "charge for the API" without doing a basic analysis of all the stuff people currently use the API for? That really gives an indicating of where their focus is.

thefourthchime 3y ago

I deleted my 8yo account. It was right after someone downvoted me because pointed out something that broke with their opinion. That kind of summed up my view Reddit. Groupthink circle jerks. Why was I part of any of that??

housemusicfan 3y ago
> It was right after someone downvoted me because pointed out something that broke with their opinion. It took you 8 years to realize that's how that place operates? Hell, that describes the culture on HN pretty well. Freewheeling downvoting was a flawed idea from the beginning. 20 years later it turns out Slashdot had the right model for moderation.
- tester457 3y ago
  I've never used Slashdot, how is the moderation model superior?
  - function_seven 3y ago
    Instead of plain up- and downvotes, you rated a given comment with one of several positives (insightful, interesting, funny, informative) or negatives (troll, flamebait, offtopic) The best part was you could set your personal filters to exclude “funny” comments, or boost “offtopic” ones if you want. With thresholds! So the funniest stuff could still break through, but you didn’t have to wade through a million pun posts to find the serious comments. They also have a metamoderation system where others’ moderation choices are shown to you and you agree or disagree. Never seen another site like it. Kinda hope /. makes a resurgence.
    - wmoser 3y ago
      If I remember correctly, you also couldn’t moderate on posts that you had commented on so it prevented using downvoting as extra signaling that others agreed with you in an argument. Also, you got 5 moderation points sort of randomly, you didn’t have the option to always be moderating. I browse Slashdot occasionally but once I found HN, the topics and discourse interested me here more, haven’t really spent much time there in years.