I don’t know man, but I feel like I’m supporting a maniac CEO with every second I spend on reddit.
Reddit is for redditors, and we do not belong there anymore.
Thank you Margot Robbie!
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I feel like a traitor when I do. It has sucked all the enjoyment out of the website.
I visit reddit to repost to Lemmy. This is the one time that reposting is the right thing to do.
Do you have a workflow so we can do the same?
Don’t feel bad. Addiction takes time. It’s also been traumatic haha.
Sure is nice here though.
Yes. The recent exodus of decent people is noticeable.
It definitely felt like land of the shills before I stopped going. Just hundreds of random new accounts posting in every community that went dark.
Yes! And I accidentally upvoted something earlier before I realized where I was. Felt bad.
Reddit is over for me. I’ve blocked every one of their domains in my PiHole server, so it is impossible to use Reddit in my house. You can’t fight every war, but this war is worth fighting.
You save the World one battle at a time.
Haven’t visited their in like 2 weeks. I won’t even click on links that direct there.
For me, it can rot. Haven’t even missed it as much as I thought I would.
Money grabbers did me a huge favour.
Same here although I find that doing my best to avoid links attached to Reddit is the hardest part of this. Searching for something online to only see Reddit discussions as the top result knowing full well the answer I want is probably there and yet…I keep searching for alternative links.
Honestly, just get the info you need (with ads blocked, of course). Not commenting or posting content there is enough.
Data analytics show usage though, which is a plus for them to diminish in the eyes of others the effect of the boycott.
Yep! It feels like I’m in a place I shouldn’t be in and that I’m betraying the community simply by being there
Society is so complex today that anything you do can inadvertently be supporting evil. Most of the electronics devices we use are made in China, so if you are using one to access the internet, you’ve spent money “supporting” China and by extension, its authoritarian government. Buying food from the grocery store, well most likely you were buying from a large corporation that may have unethical practices. Just wanting to travel without walking? Well now you are polluting the planet. Pay taxes? Well you could be supporting a government that have human rights violations.
Just use an adblocker if you have to use reddit, its not a war crime, but just try to avoid it as much as you can if you want to support the protests.
You’re right that the world is shades of gray, and not black and white
But in this case Reddit is a separated entity that you can just avoid to not support.
Your excuse makes sense when it’s vital services that are intertwined with other vital services that you have to use.
There are alternatives to Reddit.
That’s pretty much the defining argument from The Good Place. The world is so complicated now that it’s nearly impossible to be fully moral. The only thing you can really do is to do what good you can and try to be better today than you were yesterday.
The other thing you can do is reduce consumption. However you can, to whatever extent you can
Problem is that people who make the argument that the person you replied to make are usually the type to use that philosophy as an all inclusive excuse to not even try, but just continue doing what they’re doing and feel ethically justified doing it.
Yeah, but as my excuse, I limit my visits to NSFW subs.
Ah, so you can feel dirty while you’re feeling dirty. I like the way you think
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Yes, but only because my porn reddit account is the last one I have. IMO its counterproductive to delete it since it’s clear reddits monetization strategy is anti NSFW. The more of that site is unadvertisable the better.
I keep finding Reddit links to things when looking for solutions in my job. It’s getting frustrating because a lot of the subs are still closed.
use Google’s cache thing, I don’t think it lets Reddit earn from you visiting it and content should(?) still be there, I never used it but I heard a few people talking about it so I believe it works
Yeah, somewhat. It’s addicting, though. And some communities haven’t made the move to here, yet. So, I’ll be going back and forth, for a bit. OTOH, I took the first step to leaving. Premium expired today. I cut the cord! It’s not much but I want to support the community in some way. Also, after everything that has transpired, I can’t support the actions they’ve taken. To me, sending them money is encouragement and support to continue what they’re doing.
It’s very pleasant and peaceful here. Better vibes.
Consider donating what would have been spent on reddit to Lemmy! I’m thinking I might set up a recurring charge like reddit premium was.
If anyone else wanna move their monetary support over to Lemmy, here is the Patreon page for the lead developer: https://www.patreon.com/dessalines
Let’s bleed Reddit dry by buying him a coffee :)
They do prefer librepay too instead - Patreon isn’t free for creators
echo "127.0.0.1 old.reddit.com" >> /etc/hostsand never look back
echo "127.0.0.1 old.reddit.com" | sudo tee /etc/hostsIf you’re not root
