• rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    When they killed off the app I was using, I refused to install their BS.

    Web only, especially on my phone was enough to make me stop.

    Now I only end up there through search results and that’s only when there’s no other option.

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
    3·
    5 days ago

    I was on reddit for well over a decade, and performed a lot of free labour, not just as a mod but putting real thought into posts and comments.

    Anyway, I requested all my data so I could have an archive of it, then ran my comments through PowerDeleteSuite a couple of times for good measure, and honestly was shocking how quickly I stopped having feelings for my old account.

    I’ve also had no use for the “archive” of posts and comments over the last 10+ years. It just made pulling the plug easier.

  • Pondis@lemmy.world
    4·
    6 days ago

    Weird, I just deleted my account, uninstalled the app, and moved to Lemmy with no desire to go back.

  • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    I as lucky enough to use Apollo. As soon as it stopped working, Reddit became useless to me.

    (Or not useful enough to use their horrendous website, old.reddit website or official app)

    • BakerBagel@midwest.social
      2·
      6 days ago

      Yupp, as soon as i could no longer use RiF, I was done. Trying to mod a small community using the official app was basically impossible.

      • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Yep. The end of RIF and I went cold Turkey. I had already prepared by deleting/overwriting all of my content so leaving was easy. My three accounts combined had truckloads of karma, glad I am not chasing after that bullshit anymore.

    • cookedslug@lemm.ee
      01·
      6 days ago

      same boat. it was my favorite app ever and to this day i can’t will myself to delete it. still grieving 💔

      voyager is pretty good though

  • then_three_more@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 days ago

    It’s an addiction. Don’t tell to go cold turkey. Have an alternative in place and then gradually reduce your timer for Reddit. Look at how much you use each day on average then set the timer for that. So first your getting rid of your high usage days. After a couple of days reduce it by 5 mins. Keep repeating this. Also, trim down the subs you’re subscribed to so there’s less new content showing up.

    • qpsLCV5@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 days ago

      easiest thing for me was to just… uninstall the app and use it in a browser.

      the experience is so terrible, i don’t spend much time on it anymore. seriously, go to reddit.com and see what it looks like with no account and no extensions.

      instagram is even worse, once in a while i try to open a funny post someone sends me in the browser, and … it usually works for the first post (after clicking away a bunch of popups) but if i open a second one i get completely blocked. thanks meta 👌

  • xye@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    Lmao frog and toad, clearly we have achieved supremacy already

  • TheCriticalMember@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    I found it really easy to quit Reddit. The trick is to engage in conversation with a maga, say exactly what you think, and let the permaban system do the rest! 😉

    • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 days ago

      “Is it really so bad that I hang my toilet paper the other way around?”

      Removed. Rule 1. Violence will not be tolerated.

  • DubiousIndividual@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    5 days ago

    I have such mixed feelings on it which I hate. I want to cut it fully but it genuinely is a useful trove of information for DIY and things that interest me.