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It is possible to estimate?

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[–] TeenieBopper@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've cut my reddit consumption drastically but I haven't dropped it completely. There are two communities that I still check out a few times per week and I still Google "what is the best ______ reddit" or "how do I do ______ reddit" when I need to. But I'm never scrolling r/all anymore.

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Ditched reddit the moment 3rd party apps stopped working. I'm rooting for Lemmy to grow. I especially n hope that nieche communities feel less dead in the future.

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I never came back after the protests. I don't understand the people who said "why should I care if I don't use 3rd party apps". After seeing reddit's true colors on full display, I didn't want anything more to do with that company.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Me. Probably wouldn't have stayed this long if it wasn't for the Sync app. There's just no other good Reddit-like app.

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[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to stop by there every now and then because I'm looking for something and the answer is on a reddit post.

But for daily chilling/posting I'm all for Lemmy.

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[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Deleted my account on Reddit and never went fuck. Fuck Reddit and fuck Spez.

[–] DBT@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Haven’t been back since I deleted my account after the blackout. No Apollo, no Reddit.

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

I left and haven't been back, I won't even click on a link from a search engine for them. That's how I roll.

[–] David_Granger@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I definitely did, but I know barely anyone else who did.

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[–] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Look at the user figures for Lemmy instances and it becomes very clear that the number of people using Lemmy isn't even in the hundreds if thousands. So yes I'd say it is possible to estimate that less than 100k people made the switch.

I never use reddit unless someone sends me a link for something specific (that someone could be google) - I don't have their app installed and I never go to them naturally...I probably see 1 reddit post a week on average.

[–] peterg75@discuss.online 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I dropped and deleted the account. Only time I go to Reddit now is if I am searching for something and a Reddit link is part of the search and happen to have the answer I need.

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[–] Steveanonymous@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Full time Lemmy conversion here. I will never go back

[–] canihasaccount@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I did as soon as Sync came out.

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[–] Flyingostrich@endlesstalk.org 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Purged my main account by editing every post and reply. Then deleated all of them. Then deleated the account. . There are bots to do that automatically and make it easy.

I still have a NSFW account that Is exclusively used for NSFW stuff. I kept that one, but honestly that will probably be gone soon too. The vast majority of NSFW subreddits just feel like a bunch of only fans actors trying to self promote. Nothing against them or onlyfans, but I have no interest in it and would rather see stuff from people that are just having some fun. Not trying to make a living doing it.

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[–] neintynein@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago

I fucking did. Long live 196

[–] szczuroarturo@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

I use both. Lemmy by deafult. Reddit for the few very specific communites Lemmy is lacking . Also questions go to Lemmy since beacuse lemmy is smaller pepole are actually answering you instead of ignoring your questions or mods deleting them beacuse this belongs to the daily thread for small questions or the similars.

[–] DigitalJacobin@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have. Lemmy is especially good for content geared towards news, tech, FOSS, privacy, memes (if, unlike me, Reddit-style memes are your thing), et cetera. For me, that checks off all the boxes for what i used Reddit for, so when i started using Lemmy, there wasn't really anything i was missing from Reddit. So, while i'm willing to miss out on some content in order to drop Reddit, i haven't really needed to.

However, this definitely isn't the case for most people. If people are just using Reddit for certain things they just don't see on Lemmy, that's totally fine (though i hope they're using an ad blocker or something), especially if they stick around for when Lemmy does start having that kind of content.

Growth isn't a straight line and there will be points of fluctuation, stagnation, and decline.

[–] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago

I did. Once sync was out it was a pretty easy transition. I just wanted an app to scroll mindlessly for a couple minutes a day, and Lemmy does the job. The content stream is a lot slower, but for low usage users like myself, it's fine.

That said, from what I've gleaned from other threads, it still seems like most people still use Reddit in some capacity.

[–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago
[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I did once Infinity stopped working

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[–] kumatomic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I gave up reddit. When Infinity announce a subscription I was done. I didn't want go through all the hassle getting an app key in whatever way when this is easy. Also Reddit CEO is a piece of crap, like pretty much all CEOs.

[–] sznio@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I didn't fully drop Reddit but I use it significantly less.

[–] Tantheiel@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was a sync user. Waited until the last day. Been quite until recently. I think I've had more conversations here then in my four years with Reddit. Something about the sizes of the communities made it hard to feel like a part of the conversation.

[–] uxia@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago

I've deleted all my reddit accounts and haven't added any new content to reddit since I switched, Though I must admit I still end up there from time to time when I search for specific things.. mostly related to niche topics. I use Lemmy for mindless browsing, news, laughs, etc.

[–] tiny_tina_@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I deleted my 11year reddit account

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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Present ✋

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

I only lurked on Reddit through third party apps. Now I am permanently here, and I can comment and post with good conscience too!

[–] Norule6@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

I left reddit for good. I will not knowingly enhance reddits traffic stats on principle for the crap spez pulled. Everyone should do the same.

[–] Phobos@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I left and haven't looked back. Honestly with the consistent growth of lemmy there's been now need.

[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

I switched.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

Left reddit after 13 years, never looked back. Fuck Reddit

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I definitely left. I still occasionally lurk on Reddit but I never post or vote anymore. Real shame, because I really want to share my Factorio Bob's+Angels (much harder and more complicated mod of Factorio) victory on r/factorio, but I won't because of Spez's actions.

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[–] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

I refuse to use their shitty app, but I still use old reddit on the desktop. If they remove old.reddit.com, I will probably not use it at all.

On mobile, I tried a few apps. Lemmy feels very empty and devoid of content and communities. Mastodon is not that interesting. I feel that hacker news is the best alternative right now. Even though it doesn't have that many users, the fact that it has a single "community" helps it feel far less empty, and more focused towards technical people.

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