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Niche subreddits can be good. But man the site overall has fallen so far. I also left with tons of others when they pulled the API, so maybe it all sucks now?

_vmw1 3y ago
There are still some good communities on Reddit but the user experience of the web app on mobile and the iOS app are abysmal to say the least. I found myself using Reddit less and less when I couldn't access Reddit via my client of choice (Apollo) earlier this year and these days I hardly ever use Reddit anymore. If I ever need to revisit an old thread I do so on desktop via old.reddit.com.
- Vilian 3y ago
  A few communities migrated to lemmy, you can check there
- jareklupinski 3y ago
  apollo was the only way to possibly consume reddit without losing your mind: i had a filter list with words like 'dead, death, kill, killed, shot, murdered...' this actually turned Reddit into a wonderful place where I learned a lot about my favorite tech and microcontroller platforms and still got a good dose of cool memes i genuinely feel like i haven't been able to participate in a lot of things anymore because the generated noise from their current metric, 'if it bleeds, it leads', is too high
  - gosub100 3y ago
    I watched a YT video about the apollo endgame last year and wondered "why didn't he steal that inertia and just launch his own social network?" It would have been so appropriate given reddit was started with a massive outflux from a previous link aggregator.
    - Firmwarrior 3y ago
      Yeah man, I know this is another HackerNews "Why not simply.." but it feels like he really did have a golden opportunity to hijack Reddit I'd much rather post on an open version of Reddit with my clients of choice than the mainline TikTok-ified trash version
    - seuraughty 3y ago
      I wondered the same thing - I presume there’s just no money it a Reddit replacement unless there’s a subscription fee, but I think his users would’ve happily paid it. Plus it’d act as a cover charge to keep out bots and trolls.
      - jareklupinski 3y ago
        yup, one of my favorite forums had a system that was open to view but had a five dollar invite fee to upgrade your account to post things, plus any penalties for infractions made by an invited member beyond a certain 'egregiousness' traversed up the invite tree
- prometheus76 3y ago
  I have a 15 year old reddit account, and when reddit was good, it was so good. Now, it's a rotting carcass. They blocked it at my work and I am sad to say I don't even really miss it.
- raydev 3y ago
  What's the problem with the iOS app? I use it all the time, don't have any issues.
kolme 3y ago
Hey there, I also jumped ship after they pulled the API. I found an alternative in the Fediverse, for programming subs, at least: https://programming.dev/ https://programming.dev/
_teyd 3y ago
The upvoting system there seems to tune everything to become an "average redditor", who I find I don't really have a lot in common with. Even niche subs seem to suffer from it.
gaws 3y ago
> I also left with tons of others when they pulled the API Where did you go?
- captaincrisp 3y ago
  I'm not the person you're asking, but at least for me: I went nowhere. I don't have something that is as good as Reddit at keeping me informed now.
thefz 3y ago
> Niche subreddits can be good. But man the site overall has fallen so far. I also left with tons of others when they pulled the API, so maybe it all sucks now? Content quality in niche subreddits is falling as well. Most technical or semi technical small subs I follow are flooded with single picture posts asking "what's this?" or "how to fix?" "pls help" and so on. The overall level of discussion has dropped to almost zero.

_vmw1 3y ago

There are still some good communities on Reddit but the user experience of the web app on mobile and the iOS app are abysmal to say the least. I found myself using Reddit less and less when I couldn't access Reddit via my client of choice (Apollo) earlier this year and these days I hardly ever use Reddit anymore. If I ever need to revisit an old thread I do so on desktop via old.reddit.com.

Vilian 3y ago
A few communities migrated to lemmy, you can check there
jareklupinski 3y ago
apollo was the only way to possibly consume reddit without losing your mind: i had a filter list with words like 'dead, death, kill, killed, shot, murdered...' this actually turned Reddit into a wonderful place where I learned a lot about my favorite tech and microcontroller platforms and still got a good dose of cool memes i genuinely feel like i haven't been able to participate in a lot of things anymore because the generated noise from their current metric, 'if it bleeds, it leads', is too high
- gosub100 3y ago
  I watched a YT video about the apollo endgame last year and wondered "why didn't he steal that inertia and just launch his own social network?" It would have been so appropriate given reddit was started with a massive outflux from a previous link aggregator.
  - Firmwarrior 3y ago
    Yeah man, I know this is another HackerNews "Why not simply.." but it feels like he really did have a golden opportunity to hijack Reddit I'd much rather post on an open version of Reddit with my clients of choice than the mainline TikTok-ified trash version
  - seuraughty 3y ago
    I wondered the same thing - I presume there’s just no money it a Reddit replacement unless there’s a subscription fee, but I think his users would’ve happily paid it. Plus it’d act as a cover charge to keep out bots and trolls.
    - jareklupinski 3y ago
      yup, one of my favorite forums had a system that was open to view but had a five dollar invite fee to upgrade your account to post things, plus any penalties for infractions made by an invited member beyond a certain 'egregiousness' traversed up the invite tree
prometheus76 3y ago
I have a 15 year old reddit account, and when reddit was good, it was so good. Now, it's a rotting carcass. They blocked it at my work and I am sad to say I don't even really miss it.
raydev 3y ago
What's the problem with the iOS app? I use it all the time, don't have any issues.

kolme 3y ago

Hey there, I also jumped ship after they pulled the API. I found an alternative in the Fediverse, for programming subs, at least: https://programming.dev/ https://programming.dev/

_teyd 3y ago

The upvoting system there seems to tune everything to become an "average redditor", who I find I don't really have a lot in common with. Even niche subs seem to suffer from it.

gaws 3y ago

> I also left with tons of others when they pulled the API Where did you go?

captaincrisp 3y ago
I'm not the person you're asking, but at least for me: I went nowhere. I don't have something that is as good as Reddit at keeping me informed now.

thefz 3y ago

> Niche subreddits can be good. But man the site overall has fallen so far. I also left with tons of others when they pulled the API, so maybe it all sucks now? Content quality in niche subreddits is falling as well. Most technical or semi technical small subs I follow are flooded with single picture posts asking "what's this?" or "how to fix?" "pls help" and so on. The overall level of discussion has dropped to almost zero.