• parrot-party@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yep. It’s not that Reddit is unusable in the official app, it’s that it’s a sign of more shit to come. I don’t use other social media for a reason, Reddit doesn’t have the command over my life that they think they do.

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      Reddit in particular has very little besides it’s massive numbers to actually keep users on their platform. I don’t use Twitter or Facebook anymore, but at least with those platforms there would be specific celebrity accounts or friends and family that would provide a reason to stay.

      Because reddit was so focused on anonymity, you didn’t need the “celebrity” accounts to move platforms to make the alternatives feel viable. Even with just a small portion of users moving here it feels completely natural.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve used Relay for over a decade. That app is reddit to me. I however do find the official app unusable.

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        I used rif. I can’t stand the official app. I get that reddit has to make money to survive, like any company, but in the process of chasing that profit you chase away a good chunk of your site you’re not gonna be profitable. Also I can’t stand the way Spez is saying we’re a community while trying to dictate changes the community absolutely hates and then attacking those leaving.

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          I’m hoping RIF’s developer ports it to work with fediverse instances, or even better makes connecting to them the default so all of RIF’s users join the fediverse.

          Also so I can browse kbin with RIF.

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      1 year ago

      The official Reddit app is unusable. Anyone who says otherwise is brainwaished into believing their phone showing an ad every 5 seconds is normal.