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> I find myself appending “Reddit” to the end of my searches a lot more often And even then, Reddit's "new" design is shit for usability, sine the actual text
by Terr_ 2y ago
> I find myself appending “Reddit” to the end of my searches a lot more often
And even then, Reddit's "new" design is shit for usability, sine the actual text you were searching for is nowhere on the page. It's hidden somewhere behind one of a hundred "click to see more" interactions, some of which are nested, and some will cause a completely new new page load that erases your progress and makes you start over. (But look! Engagement metrics!)
On a lighter note, a humorous critique that mentions the same mitigation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFv1O4dbqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFv1O4dbqY
- tayo42 2y agoJust switch to old.reddit.com
- Terr_ 2y agoOh, I am extremely aware. The problem is that many links (i.e. from Google) do not go there, most people won't know that's an option, and even if you do it means additional friction. (Yes, putting on a browser plugin to redirect also counts as friction. )
- jmholla 2y agoFirefox has a plugin [0] that automatically redirects you to old.reddit.com. [0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re...
- wiether 2y agoAnother thing that Kagi can do automatically for you once you set it up. Zero friction. https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html
- jajko 2y agoAny forum on old.reddit.com has links to threads that go to new pages, supremely annoying (I am sure there is some plugin or workaround for that but why the heck should I battle the site just to use it)
- dredmorbius 2y agoLibRedirect, browser extension: <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/?...> I installed it a couple of years back after multiple recommendations from other HN members. It fixes more than just Reddit.