Depressing news - pun intended. How’s it doing in yours?

    • JustSomePerson@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Have you considered that maybe it’s not that bad? In the last month, I have tried to find out what it is that people hate about it so strongly. But all they say is immature things like “it’s cancer”, “it’s literally cancer”, “it’s shit”.

      It might not have the features that people who joined reddit in 2017 care about, but most people dgaf.

      • KingdomCross@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I used the Reddit official app and it wasn’t that bad for me. The problem is when the CEO doesn’t respect the community. Reddit is great because of the community. But recently, CEO is trying to go for business first, making many community feel largely ignored. I saw it as long as long as the business get in the community way, there wouldn’t be that many engagement and good experience. I joined Lemmy because I was hoping they are kind to the community. It is my opinion and many others would have different view, this is my perspective and reason to join Lemmy. Reddit app is not bad but the community is not doing well.

      • Kainsmasquerade@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I tried it for a long time and it’s just clunky, advertisements are hidden everywhere between the posts and in the comments section, the general overview is cluttered and illogic, and it stutters while scrolling.

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          1 year ago

          Dang. I forgot about the stutters. It felt… Bloated somehow? Idk how to describe it. Joey, on the other hand, felt pretty “light” to me. Easier to navigate and you can personlize it, too.

      • NotSpez@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Look, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with liking an app that many others don’t. But it is a bit naïve to think you’re not going to get a lot of people disliking your comment, also because of the way you phrased it. Many of us used third-party apps, and we’re not used to being bombarded with ads, we knew exactly which subs we liked and didn’t and really don’t appreciate getting five suggestions every day for some random subreddit, claiming we would love it. Then there is the use of personal data and the weird decisions with taking away chat histories and awards that people. I guess if most of us really liked the Reddit app, we wouldn’t be spending so much time here. At least for me, leaving reddit was not a decision I took on a whim, and I think many other lemmings will agree.

        TLDR: the Reddit app really does suck. Glad to be here.