Boost for Reddit is finally down. Can’t wait for Boost for Lemmy to launch. So far I’ve enjoyed my time here. Thanks for keeping it going everyone.
I left the moment the blackout started. After u/spez AMA and the verge article I knew I was done. I’ve got the front page 5x in 6 years 359k karma. It’s hard not checking Reddit but I got to move past it
Same! Had several accounts that have made the front page multiple times. Nuked all of my accounts yesterday. With that much karma, you can probably get a pretty penny for your accounts.
Wait Do people actually buy accounts just for the karma?
High karma accounts to incognito advertise things, bad actors trying to spread bad ideas, and Russian/Chinese propaganda on a Western social platform. I’ve already checked out on Reddit, so I don’t give a shit what nefarious things whoever buys my account needs them for.
Eh the only issue I would have is it could muddy up your name
Eh if anything crazy ever came from it, I’d have the (literal) receipts to prove it’s not me. All of my usernames were different than what I use for anything else, though, so it would be hard to even link them to me.
Why would someone buy an account? I’m not saying they don’t. I just don’t see the point.
High karma accounts are used for ad campaigns.
High karma accounts to incognito advertise things, bad actors trying to spread bad ideas, and Russian/Chinese propaganda on a Western social platform. I’ve already checked out on Reddit, so I don’t give a shit what nefarious things whoever buys my account needs them for.
It’s not hard to click Jerboa instead of sync. And soon, I can click sync instead of sync. ☺️🤗
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Sync for Lemmy has been out for a couple of weeks now. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.syncapps.lemmy_sync
Edit: Sorry that posted under the wrong comment.
Btw, holy shit, that AMA was so fucking horrible. I expected some corporate PR talks but damn, he straight up disrepesting his own user…
I’ve checked it a few times using Boost without posting since the API Apocalypse. Since Boost stopped working, I’ve checked Reddit once or twice with the official app. It’s made me appreciate Boost even more.
I thought I remembered how bad the official app was, but it was even worse than I remembered. I’d have quit Reddit years ago had I needed to use the official app all this time!
Just closed my accounts yesterday, 10-year cakeday award. Crazy to think what they are willing to throw away but just like when companies start to cut corners and the smart and talented folks leave, same thing is happening at Reddit. It’s a huge loss, and we’ll build something better and have it be federated, fuck 'em.
Looking forward to boost for lemmy.
I am really impressed that Boost actually survived for a whole week after 1st July. But it gave me a certain anxiety because it could stop working at any time.
Now, I think I can finally complete my migration from Reddit as the only thing that was still holding me was Boost.
That’s so nice of Reddit to help with a smooth transition by bringing users to Lemmy in batches.
It was easier for me to leave once I said fuck it and just deleted my account.
It’s also easier accepting that Reddit just won’t be the same ever again no matter what. Shit is changing. It had already been slowly changing over the years as it became more popular. Quality of content has been declining for a while.
It used to just get a little shitty in the summer when kids were on summer break, but as it became more popular the seasonal change became less noticeable.
Now every thread on Reddit always has some dork talking about how “wE aRe NOw in thE FinD ouT pHasE” (or some variation of “fuck around, find out) like they are saying something original or clever.
The irony of people still on reddit saying stuff like “Reddit is in the find out phase” while being on reddit. Like… You are litterally proving them they can do whatever they want and you will still be a good dog and be there for them. People are so fking addicted to this site. I was, but just like you I just said fuck it and purged my accounts. My life is better now even though I kind of miss some smaller communities, but the reddit people coming here is very obvious seeing some comments having completely out of touch opinions and bad repeated jokes
Things like this is why I try not to get too invested in products or companies. They will betray you at some point. I don’t use one device ecosystem, and even though I was addicted to reddit I made sure not to be dependent on it, and it makes switching so much easier. For example, if I bought a Mac computer, I would never get an iPhone to go with it, simply for the fact that it would lock me in a stupid ecosystem
I have the constant fear that much of the reddit userbase even the bad ones will migrate here and we will have another Eternal September.
There’s a slight barrier to entry here that makes it not as accessible for a certain crowd. That may change over time, especially with Threads introducing them to the fediverse. I suppose we’ll see.
I really hate metaverse gahdamnit.
Agreed. It’s sad to lose the Elite dangerous community for me, but other than that, lemmy is a straight up upgrade. Almost no idiots whatsoever.
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We can make new Elite Dangerous community here. I’m up for that.
There’s !elitedangerous@lemmy.ml but I’m not sure whether or not the .ml TLD thing is going to affect that instance further.
I always loved the game, but need to get back into it. Probably in next life.
Anyone with a ten year or older account has seen the decline of Reddit and hopefully has moved on now. My account was 12 years old, I deleted my content and was still lurking on boost until it stopped working now. When I get time and the motivation I will logon and delete my account. It is refreshing to try something new and I am enjoying Lemmy world a lot so far. With boost for Lemmy coming the future looks good.
I have an 17+ year old Reddit account that I started just a few months after reddit offered accounts. I’ve seen it grow, seen things turn sideways in many ways. But, things come and go, and perhaps it’s Reddits time to wither and die.
I came to Reddit after Digg turned in a clusterfark , so I am glad there is a new site that seems to be more in touch with what users want. I just hope it can be maintained and made profitable for those who devote the effort on it.
Use Liftoff for Lemmy!
I just made the switch from Jerboa (unreliable) and Connect (missing features and unreliable). Liftoff seems to have everything I want from a Reddit-adjacent website.
+1, I tried Jerboa, Connect, Lemmotif and Summit, all were very bad in their own different ways. Found Liftoff and it’s almost perfect. And since people started to post actual content, it’s actually becoming a worthy shiddit replacement.
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+1 for Liftoff, it’s treating me really well so far
I got lift off when jerboa was acting up. Jerboa has been fine for a week or so now and I’m using it nearly exclusively. Will jump to boost once it’s released.
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Jerboa has had a few updates. Been solid since.
I’m using wefwef for the time being, but I’ll check it out!
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The only thing that made me bounce off of liftoff was the fact, that there was seemingly no way to block a community.
Absolutely essential feature to me as I like to browse all from time to time and tailoring it to my needs is something I can’t live without.
If you click on the name of the community (in one of their posts in “All”) it’ll take you into that community, and you can then click on the “vertical 3 dots menu” in the upper right corner, where you’ll have the option to block that community. You can then just swipe left to go back to “All” from there
I’m trying Liftoff rn for the very first time and this method seems to work (for me at least).
HTH :)
I found it… I’m dumbfounded. I swear the last time I checked, I was disappointed to only find 2 options there: “nerd things” and something else.
User error.
But thanks to everyone who pointed it out to me and made me check again! :)
From the community main page you tap the three dots top right of the screen and choose “block community”.
I jump out to a browser to block communities, then open up wefwef and refresh and it’s immediately reflected
Yeah I tried about 5 apps and Liftoff is the best
If you want a listview that fits more than 3 posts on-screen at a time, you’re SOL tho.
I think that the lemmy.world instance had problems with the influx of users, not really Jerboa. I’ve switched to a smaller instance and it’s rock solid.
Make sure to pre-register to know when boost for lemmy is available! You can do it either by finding it on the play store or by clicking the link from a popup in boost for reddit.
Amazing news, boost was my preferred Reddit app and I’ve requested it to download as soon as it’s available (that’s not an option I’ve seen before).
This is my first Lemmy post, how exciting.
Yup! Did that on announcement day.
It is still working perfectly for me with a mod account.
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use the patch method and you can get full functionality with your own app id
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?usp=drivesdk
Why bother going through all that trouble of continuing to provide reddit account based information, and then being tempted to engage with the platform and add value to it by providing comments for other people to reply to. Like the reddit yearly highlights is enough proof of much data they collect on users.
I say just settle for Stealth if you want to use reddit on mobile. It’s a reddit app that has no option to log in so is a pure lurk mode app. You can subscribe and save posts locally and export it the way newpipe works. It uses teddit instances or a web scraper to access content.
Well, I can still comment, and view nsfw posts, which is one of the things on Lemmy that is growing slowly. Additionally, I’m a mod there, so, I kind of have to access actually useful mod tools somehow when on mobile
That makes sense to use a cracked Boost in that case. I’m more in the camp of burn as much bridges as possible from reddit, so no account use, interactions, and wiped my content which is why Stealth has been preferable for me. Especially with the Privacy front end option as opposed to a direct reddit.com access.
As for NSFW content stealth displays it all.
I can confirm. I’m still able to see NSFW and everything else with Boost. I’m a mod of a tiny subreddit.
Also excited for Boost for Lemmy to launch!
My last moments on boost for Reddit marked my first moments on Lemmy. can’t wait for boost for Lemmy!
Until then give some of the lemmy apps a try.
still working for me
Mine kept looking like it was trying to load but nothing would.
I think it still works if you are a mod or modded a sub at some point. My main account where I once created a sub before promptly deleting it a few years ago still works, while my alt account no longer works.
Yeah my boost (even revanced patched) is taking yonks to load comments and half the time isn’t loading any posts. It’s over. Just came onto lemmy and it’s literally just Reddit. Bring on boost for lemmy!
Not having any problems with my Revanced Boost, but I sure hope the Lemmy Boost is around the corner - such a nice experience to browse.
I was on the fence about where I was going after Reddit lost their mind. Looks like I’m following where my favorite app is going!
Same here. Really looking forward to Boost for Lemmy.
Same here, finally made me make the full migration to lemmy
Yep its gone, & that’s the end of my Reddit experience…Was considering patching Boost, but really, much like Twitter, I’d rather have nothing more to do with it…F you Spez & Elmo…🖕🏻
I think even the patched Boost apps have stopped working. Some people say theirs still work, but plenty say they don’t.
Boost for Lemmy is in the works though!
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I’m glad I didn’t bother, thanks👍🏼
It still works for me, it just takes ages to load a lot of things. I’m guessing the API token is still active, just throttled? Hopefully we’re not causing the developer to see a huge bill at the end of the month, but if the app was made under an LLC then it’s probably not getting paid anyways.
Either way I’m just happy Lemmy in general is getting more and more solid, and growing the user base. I personally prefer the BaconReader app which doesn’t seem to have plans to migrate or to open-source, but Boost is still pretty solid with all it’s customization options. I only started using Boost once BR stopped working, but I could see myself switching. (FWIW, I’m posting from Connect, which also seems pretty good except for a few minor tweaks I’d like to see.)
In my experience the best apps were: 1 Sync 2 Boost 3 Baconreader
All were great options. Really looking forward to Sync and Boost for lemmy.
I tried a whole bunch of different apps, but I ended up sticking with Boost.
Also waiting for Boost for Lemmy
