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>The sluggishness of that app added enough latency, that my Reddit consumption is now non-existent As someone who's only been using the "old" interface (https:

>The sluggishness of that app added enough latency, that my Reddit consumption is now non-existent As someone who's only been using the "old" interface (https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com) on all platforms, I'm remaining blissfully unaware of the debacle. (And if you are reading this comment on HackerNews, that means you're absolutely OK with the "old"-style interfaces). Unfortunately, that means that my reddit usage time stays high.

stouset 2y ago
Unfortunately, the “old” web interface is nigh-unusable on mobile (no idea about “new”, I switch over every time). The targets are microscopic, and if you zoom in so they’re a reasonable size the text doesn’t reflow and you have to constantly horizontal-scroll. I was daily Reddit user, commenter, and poster until the third-party app shutdown. I still occasionally browse /r/$city anonymously, but other than that I haven’t returned. I don’t miss it in general, but I am sad to no longer see inspiration on home improvement, software engineering, and hobby subreddits.
- adamzochowski 2y ago
  Why not change font zoom for old.reddit.com domain? In chrome and firefox: Settings accessibility text size.
  - stouset 2y ago
    I’m on Orion on iOS. I’ve glanced at if it’s possible, but frankly I’m fine with Reddit being a PITA to use. That just means I use it less.
unethical_ban 2y ago
Old is worse than HN. Unremovable sidebars, hard to click buttons unless you zoom. It's what I use on mobile but I mostly browse reddit on desktop. If I could only use mobil I would probably use it a lot less.
- erkt 2y ago
  Hacker News is one of my absolutely favorite websites to use. I would argue MOST websites are worse than this blissfully simple text only interface. I would be hopelessly addicted to Reddit again if they had an HN-esque interface.
  - unethical_ban 2y ago
    I wish HN had a touch friendly comment/thread collapse UX, but otherwise it's pretty good. Slashdot is also surprisingly usable.
was_a_dev 2y ago
Prior to it all, the majority of my Reddit use was on mobile. So browsing Reddit on mobile via a desktop website is clunky enough to have the same effect as above

stouset 2y ago

Unfortunately, the “old” web interface is nigh-unusable on mobile (no idea about “new”, I switch over every time). The targets are microscopic, and if you zoom in so they’re a reasonable size the text doesn’t reflow and you have to constantly horizontal-scroll. I was daily Reddit user, commenter, and poster until the third-party app shutdown. I still occasionally browse /r/$city anonymously, but other than that I haven’t returned. I don’t miss it in general, but I am sad to no longer see inspiration on home improvement, software engineering, and hobby subreddits.

adamzochowski 2y ago
Why not change font zoom for old.reddit.com domain? In chrome and firefox: Settings accessibility text size.
- stouset 2y ago
  I’m on Orion on iOS. I’ve glanced at if it’s possible, but frankly I’m fine with Reddit being a PITA to use. That just means I use it less.

unethical_ban 2y ago

Old is worse than HN. Unremovable sidebars, hard to click buttons unless you zoom. It's what I use on mobile but I mostly browse reddit on desktop. If I could only use mobil I would probably use it a lot less.

erkt 2y ago
Hacker News is one of my absolutely favorite websites to use. I would argue MOST websites are worse than this blissfully simple text only interface. I would be hopelessly addicted to Reddit again if they had an HN-esque interface.
- unethical_ban 2y ago
  I wish HN had a touch friendly comment/thread collapse UX, but otherwise it's pretty good. Slashdot is also surprisingly usable.

was_a_dev 2y ago

Prior to it all, the majority of my Reddit use was on mobile. So browsing Reddit on mobile via a desktop website is clunky enough to have the same effect as above