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It is possible to estimate?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There are dozens of us.

In all seriousness, I do occasionally visit select subreddits even though I no longer have an account. I'd like to think leaving reddit has changed my internet browsing habits in a good way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You can make a few educated guesses based on the jump in lemme users at the time the protest happened.

I still look at Reddit occasionally. But I my usage is like a tenth what it was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I still go back to reddit for specialized subs which don't have equivalents here, but that's only in my work desktop.

I also delete my replies after a few days

All my mobile browsing is done on sync and I'm here 75% of the time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I left. I check reddit maybe once every 2 weeks for one single subreddit, for medical reasons. It's still the best source of information for me in this particular situation.

Sometimes I miss the constant feed of fresh posts but then I remember that I really don't need that. I'm still up to date on pretty much everything I need with Lemmy and I'm not constantly doomscrolling like I was on reddit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Most of the people on here probably did, or traded/split time between the two.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Idk how you would get a clean estimate, however I can say that I no longer use Reddit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not that meant of us obviously.

Enough that it has really helped Lemmy. Too few to materially impact Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I didn't really drop Reddit, I just don't have the easy phone access I used to have so I visit it a lot less now and I don't like their app. I can use Lemmy right here on my phone and found an app that's very similar to BaconReader so I'm good for now.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've only gone back to Reddit when Google lead me there. Otherwise, I'm here.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I use both Reddit and Lemmy now. I used to use RiF on mobile but now Reddit for me is pc only. Liftoff for Lemmy has taken over that spot on my phone now. The main reason I haven't been able to completely switch is just the lack of some of my favourite sub Reddits switching over to Lemmy. The Lemmy communities exist but they're lacking numbers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

+1

Tbh I felt Reddit was getting less interesting and more of a habit, Apollo was the last straw. Lemmy is small and a much less active, but more random. Prob good to reduce the mindless scrolling.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

me, although my hand was slightly forced with a permaban at the same time. I don't regret it at all, although I do miss some of the niche communities that aren't really taking off here (yet)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Never posted on reddit, most communities seemed hostile and unwilling to hear different perspectives. People here seem a lot more reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I set on Lemmy.zip during the blackout protest on Reddit, and haven't gone back to it. Don't miss it. Lemmy has grown a lot in the past few months. It's only a fraction of the Reddit userbase size, but steadily filling out and getting better.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep. Deleted my account and all previous comment and post history. Haven't gone back.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, and haven't missed it at all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Got suspended with no explanation from a heavily used professional sub...asked for an explanation and was banned/ suspended (2 different accounts) Appealed ban, ask for explanation...nothing, just more ban/suspensions. ....deleted 2 accounts, ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I switched the day after Boost went dark. The only times I go on Reddit are when I Google something and a reddit link comes up. Lemme definitely isn't a 1:1, but I kinda like it more because the user base seems better quality. I've made more posts/comments in my few months on Lemmy than I did in my few years on Reddit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I guess you could look at how many users Lemmy added during the drama, most likely near 100% of those were Reddit refugee. I did switch when it became clear reddit overall was getting too shitty, too big & corporate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Me but reddit comes up in searches and I still have to go to it for things like local postings and gaming stuff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't access reddit with infinity no more so I guess I'm here

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I stopped using Reddit completely and it has given me a lot of time back in my day. I enjoy Lemmy, but it is not as content rich - which is good because I don't stick around as much as I did on Reddit. It's just enough, should have kicked reddit years ago honestly

[–] restingboredface 4 points 1 year ago

I basically did. I stopped using mobile on July 31 since I was using boost and never looked back.

I wrote a case study on the API thing and spent a ton of time researching the different things going down on reddit and off throughout June and July so I used it on PC for that. Haven't really been back since.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I use lemmy on my phone, but for the rare occasions I am at my PC I still use reddit, because there are active communities there that don't exist here unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I did, completely. I don't spend as much time on Lemmy as I used to on Reddit, but I net more enjoyment out of the experience.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I did for Lemmy + Tildes + a bit of Hackernews.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not for Lemmy precisely, but I said f it and never gone back(excluding random click). Trying to help AK community I was involved past few years. Moderating a bit on kbin AK magazine, but mostly either spend time on Discord where mix of reddit and non reddit sitting. Mastodon for more serious information and interaction with Lemmy, while Misskey for Arknights fanart/art with hopes that some federates to Kbin magazine(lately # not picking up sadly). Waiting for better mod tools, federation fixes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I quitted Reddit and still don't reget my decision.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I still use both, I'll pop on Lemmy at the start and end of a day to see what is going on, but still use Reddit just because it has so much more content. Plus it's the "home" of several manga communities I can't find anywhere else except Discord, and I'm not a fan of Discord anymore due to the Skype-esque bloat. I did however delete all my comments and relegate my account to purely lurking status, nor do I upvote or downvote anything on Reddit as well.

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