cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/40087740
Happy ruleversary
Rif somehow shielded me from all the fuckery that was happening in Reddit, when I finally tried the mobile app and website from longer than 2 mins, I was like, oh yeah, ah, ok, bye
Been a good couple of years
Submitted 5 weeks ago by jballs@sh.itjust.works to fediverse@lemmy.world
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Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Lol same here. Jesus that whole site is atrocious now.
Stovetop@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
They’re thick in the “ads bring us more money than making improvements” phase of corporate bullshit now.
Reddit still can’t make a better app than the ones made by solo developers who just did it as a passion project, but they’ve got enough money to throw around for a Superbowl ad spot and an entire ad campaign on YouTube.
Speculater@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s so painful to look at anymore, lol.
Sabin10@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Old reddit does the same thing on desktop but if that goes away I’ll be fully done with it. As it is I am about an 80/20 split between lemmy and reddit now so it’s probably going to happen regardless but that would speed things up.
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Ya, sadly there is still a lot of useful content in the technical subreddits. So I find myself ending up there via search engines on a fairly regular basis. But, I specifically use the Redirector plugin for Firefox to auto-magically force the use of old Reddit. If I hit the site on my work computer, I’m quickly reminded about why I quit the site.
FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Oldlander on ff mobile. And same.
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
RIF was so cleannnn. Sync for Lemmy has been just as good. Tried some of the early ones like Jerboa but none of them replicated the vibe
zatanas@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Currently using Thunder as a mobile lent client. Working out well so far.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
100% RIF was the best, when it went bye bye so did I
silasmariner@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
For a month or two I still kept the app on my phone. As a memento.
Reddit’s official UX experiences suck balls
pastel_de_airfryer@lemmy.eco.br 5 weeks ago
I still have it installed and I plan to keep it until my smartphone stops working
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You just reminded me that I never uninstalled it lmao…
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Same. I had gotten the paid version because the dev deserved something for such a great app. RIF died and I did a hard cutover to Lemmy. Deleted my Reddit account and probably caused some confusion for the cordcutters subreddit. I had a post which was part of the sidebar for about a decade.
TomMasz@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
I joined when Apollo went silent. Coincidentally, I'm wearing my Clipollo t-shirt as I type this.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Thats me once Reddit is fun stop working was the day I said goodbye to Reddit.
TheOgreChef@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Ditto. I was an Alien Blue fan that jumped to Apollo then to Voyager once the APIs went down. I apparently have a type when it comes to Reddit and Lemmy apps.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Same here. I had Alien Blue gold for the longest time too. Then Apollo saved the day and got so good. Reddit without it was useless ad garbage with a heavy slow UI. The fact it was so enshitified was the final nail in the coffin for me.
bran_buckler@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Me as well! Unfortunately, I joined an instance that went dark (kbin), so I’ve got 2 lemmy cake days, I guess.
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I also joined kbin when I started, then hopped to lemmy.world. Finally hopped to sh.itjust.works because I was tired of the world censorship like not allowing us to even browse !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
OpenStars@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
I went from Reddit to Kbin to StarTrek.Website and when every action was taking >1 minute and needing to be repeated, switched again to Discuss.Online, which I am very happy and remain to this day.
Except I also switched to PieFed.social and use that 95% of the time now.:-)
It's been a bit of a wild ride! 🤣💪😺
jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Didn’t we have like months of warning before the API shutdown? I recall I was already upset about a ton of other shit over there (had been for years) and as soon as I started hearing rumors or stories about the API fuckery, I headed to Lemmy way before the apps stopped working.
TomMasz@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
I was one of the foolish ones who hoped it wouldn't happen.
JPSound@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Hey, thats me! 2 years already?!?! Freakin crazy
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I know right?!
b_n@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Piling on another comment to say that lurking here feels much nicer than on reddit. The comments are actually worth reading a lot of the time. RiF going down was a dark day, but Jerboa and Lemmy make everything light.
Alaik@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Because reddit is mostly bots and shills now. Lemmy will be up and coming soon and then it’ll be even more astroturfed due to how easy it easy to do that on this platform.
riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Shutout to Thunder, another great client.
Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Wasn’t RIF fir me, it was Apollo. But same general reason!
Some niche communities I miss (I know, I know. Make them! I’m a follower not a leader, and my schedule is bad enough already. I have substitutes). But overall Lemmy good.
I’m here for news and shitposts and random TILs.
Fuck Spez!
Mellibird@lemmy.myserv.one 5 weeks ago
Yes Apollo!! I used it on my iPad, but boost was and now still is my go to. As soon as Boost was done, I jumped to Lemmy. I wasn’t sure if I would stick around in the beginning, but I’m so glad that I have. I have thoroughly been enjoying my time here
projectsquared@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Scrolled until I saw an Apollo post. I miss the old days on Reddit. As much as I want it to be the same here, it simply isn’t.
Exusia@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I feel noticed and my personal need for validation has been abated, thank you JBalls
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Glad to be of assistance, homie
AHorseWithNoNeigh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Came when RIF went down for good. Never looked back.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Personally, I did not come when RiF was dead. It was too sad…
riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Ahh, the old Lemmy switcheroo.
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Shit, it’s been 2 years already? Damn. I still get bummed over RiF when I think about it.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
It could have been a top Lemmy app if open sourced…
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Holy crap! I just got used to thinking that its been over a year since the blackout… but that shocking realization was a year ago now. Thanks, everyone!
hapablap@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
When reddit announced that they were going public I knew the end was nigh. Money corrupts everything. What made reddit cool was the users and reddit just wanted to suck that dry. I was happy to leave but I pretty much just lurked on Reddit so it wasn’t that hard.
robocall@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I loved RIF and was addicted to Reddit. But they dumped me and I am scorned and will never forgive reddit! Fuck reddit and I hope it dies.
Noodle07@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Same same !
Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
This is exactly when and why I stopped using Reddit permanently and switched to Lemmy. If you run out of “Active” content here, try switching to “Hot”. And then “New”!
aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Or just go outside and touch grass. Running out of content means that you should do something else.
Doxatek@mander.xyz 5 weeks ago
What to do if I already touched all my grass
moseschrute@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
What comes after new?
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Then it is either time for bed, or lemnynsfw/yiffit
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
You start posting.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
New 2.0
nucleative@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Still miss RiF and what reddit used to be.
For much of reddit’s best years, RiF was my top app.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Man two years, feels so much shorter
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
2000s were only 5 years ago
Valmond@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
And the nineties 15 years ago.
God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
Oh man I’m still not over that. Such a stupid decision on Reddit’s part.
meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Hey, at least it brought us here. And now that Lemm.ee is going away I’m doing this whole thing again.
OpenStars@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Not really: the Export+Import feature should make migration a breeze this time, and you'll still see all your old posts and stuff (you won't be able to edit them anymore though).
Switching from centralized Reddit to decentralized Threadiverse will never need to happen again - I even switched away from Lemmy to PieFed (when the Import feature hadn't been implemented yet) and it was still much easier.:-)
Mellibird@lemmy.myserv.one 5 weeks ago
I’m so sad about lemm.ee!!! That was the first instance I joined! That was my home for, wow, 2 years. But I’m still sticking with Lemmy. Just had to find myself a new home base.
God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
Yeah I’m so glad that many people felt strongly enough about it to populate this platform!
AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
It’s already been 2 years?? Damn
plz1@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m so happy with Voyager being a really good replacement for Apollo. If you use it, donate to the dev. Building apps this good, solo, is hard.
mintiefresh@piefed.ca 5 weeks ago
Cheers y'all.
Hopped over to Lemmy around that time and learned about the Fediverse. And now I'm checking out PieFed.
What a ride it's been.
SpacemanSpiff@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
And now I have to start over since lemm.ee is shutting down. Can anyone recommend a good instance?
mesamunefire@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
It's been pretty good too. Thanks everyone for making this collection of sites fun and interesting! Fedi is awesome 😎
foggianism@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s been 2 years already?!
SilverShark@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Reddit really turned into yet another brainrot doom scroll website.
I think back to what it used to be, how I used to engage with the communities and it’s depressing to see how that was lost. I miss the old API especially. I used to have personal project around it that helped me use it. It was fun to develop and maintain, and it really helped me out browsing reddit.
when they changed the api ruled I tried still to use it, but their interface to create an account to use the free api (I was querying so little it would have applied to use the free api), never worked. I tried for months until finally giving up.
Mvlad88@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Wait, it’s been two years already?
demizerone@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I still miss rif 😭
Machinist@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Jerboa has served well as the replacement for me.
Horsey@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I genuinely can’t believe it’s been so long
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
WHERE THE FUCK IS LEMMY IS FUN
akai_android@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
that was a fast 2yrs
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I remember 2 years ago trying out Lemmy and getting a few laughs about beans and trying not to poop. I thought “this is ok, but I don’t think this will ever replace Reddit in my day to day.”
But I stuck with it and have come to love and appreciate Lemmy. The number of users has continued to grow and I feel like there’s enough content here now that I never feel bored. Plus I feel like even small posts and comments get attention and we’re not just screaming into the void.
So happy cake day to all who did the same thing!
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Same, cant believe it was 2 years ago. I was really bummed when it happened.i had been on reddit for almost 15 years at that point.
BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Fucking same.
I deleted my main account once they first came out with the reddit recap, and deleted my replacement when they fucked RIF, never to return.
I still lurk without an account sometimes, but that’s all they’ll ever get out of me.
datavoid@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
I deleted my account before RIF died, as the writing was on the wall. I check Reddit accountless if there is a big news story, but tend to avoid it otherwise.
Honestly I miss (the old) reddit sometimes, but Lemmy has been really enjoyable. My reddit account was getting old anyways, I’d already seen all the content that was reposted every year or so and was just getting annoyed. I absolutely do not miss the aggression of every reddit thread, I feel like we are generally all on the same team here.
I guess that is kind of the downside of Lemmy too - if you’re not a very specific type of person, it probably won’t appeal to you. And I guess that can sort of result in an echo chamber, although it seems instead of arguing about the left and the right, we argue about the far left and the farther left.
Exusia@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Kind of same, I remember making a login like dropping my bags in an empty apartment like “well this is home now” and my neighbors are trekkies and Linux, as a fan of windows and star wars. Wondering if I could hack it here. Just said fuck it we ball and started posting to try and decorate the place, hoping to be part of the Lemmy that made a difference and gets us noticed among the turmoil.
Seems like we didnt quite make it compared to BlueSky as a reddit/Twitter supplanted, but thats ok, I think in retrospect I’ve made a fair number of people happy to see my posts, and hope I have at least helped a couple of (mostly) meme communities get either noticed or traction. (Sorry jojokes, I just ran out guys, I didnt want to dig into low effort to keep posting, people deserve some standard of quality)
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
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Made this a couple weeks ago for you
PrinzKasper@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
You can patch RIF to use your own API key, and with normal use you won’t exceed Reddit’s free tier API call limit. I used this guide to patch Relay for Reddit, but it has all the required info for RIF as well:
github.com/KobeW50/…/Reddit-Client-ID-Guide.md
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s good enough, and that’s really great!
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Happy cake day!
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
This is what early reddit was like honestly. I don’t think lemmy will hit reddit’s peak popularity but I don’t think anyone wants any lemmy instance near that popular
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Why…were you trying not to poop? Or was this a meme I missed? I remember the beans.
Yeah, Lemmy had absolutely been great over the last year. 6-hour Top sorting is absolutely key here.
Is it a one-for-one replacement? No. There are a lot of communities that haven’t been able to come over effectively. But the main core communities have and it’s been fantastic.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
The post has been since deleted, but someone was trying to last three days without pooping.
lemm.ee/post/61041432
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
To a t!! Happy Lemmy day you glorious nerds!!!
tisktisk@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Took the words out me mouth perfectly