Unfortunately Reddit became such a database of niche information it’s damn near unavoidable when it seems to comprise most of my search results nowadays.
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The_Vampire@lemmy.world 8 months ago
On the note of traffic, I still browse Reddit because it has niche communities that I want to interact with. However, I don’t comment, post, or even up/downvote anymore. My interaction is now purely browsing, and I imagine it may be similar for other once-power users.
ATDA@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Resol@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Same here. I actually went a step further and decided to browse the site permanently logged off. I do not wanna access my old account anymore (which I still didn’t delete).
amazing_stories@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is what I do. Also, I mostly access reddit from a RSS feed so I don’t even really visit the site much. I read everything I want in my feed reader, and maybe look at the comments on the site if a particular post looks interesting. Never logged in, never comment, never vote on a post.
Resol@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Good.
calypsopub@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is the way.
Resol@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m still glad Reddit actually lets you browse their site logged off.
That’s something that Twitter-I mean X doesn’t do anymore.
Toribor@corndog.social 8 months ago
I’m in the same boat. Lemmy has some decent ‘gaming’ communities, but very few active communities around specific games. So when I need to find advice or discussion I still end up having to search Reddit for that sort of thing.
griefreeze@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Which are your favorite on Lemmy?
Toribor@corndog.social 8 months ago
These are some of the generalish gaming communities I’m subscribed to across lemmy:
- !Games@sh.itjust.works
- !Games@lemmy.world
- !Gaming@beehaw.org
- !Linux Gaming@lemmy.world
- !Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml
- !Nintendo@lemmy.world
- !PC Gaming@lemmy.ca
- !PC Master Race@lemmy.world
- !Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works
- !Steam@lemmy.ml
PancakeBrock@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
That’s my problem right now. Recently a couple of friends and myself got into the Antistasi mod for Arma 3. Tons of fun but getting everything setup and being able to host the dedicated server took a few trips to Reddit. Had to find stuff on the Arma sub and the Antistasi sub.
someguy3@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Be the change you want to see.
VolunTerry@monero.town 8 months ago
I’ll copy/paste a comment I made above again here in case it helps
If you find you want to go back to browse but limit the ad revenue, you can still reach it with some front ends like teddit.
Here is a good link: farside.link/teddit.com
Or, for example, you can directly access subreddits by appending /r/yoursubreddit to the end farside.link/teddit.com/r/memes
Sometimes an instance will be down. If so, try it again in a few minutes or in a new browser or tab so another loads.
Lightfire228@pawb.social 8 months ago
It’s the same for me
Except, i try to give reddit as little traffic as possible, unless i need it for reference for something
darkstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
It’s annoying to me that sometimes I have to use Reddit because the only answer I can find to a problem I’m having is in a Reddit post or comment. I would prefer to never use it again, but I’ll settle for only using it when strictly necessary.
littlebluespark@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And, don’t forget to use uBlock among other sdd-ons to keep that infrequent visit as unlucrative for those fuckwads as possible.
VolunTerry@monero.town 8 months ago
farside.link/teddit.com