I left Reddit several months ago because of the way they handled API changes/fees, 3rd party apps, and mods/volunteers who disagreed with the changes. I was a big fan of the Apollo app (@apolloapp). I was curious to see what Reddit looks like these days in the web browser. I remain happy with my decision to leave the platform. One glance at the Topics made me realize I’m not interested in any of these to be honest. Guess I’m getting old, grumpy, or both. 🧵
I still check reddit, only due to habit. But since then, I’ve went to a few other social network sites that seem to at least be a bit more distributed.
Some of them are still in control of rich people (e.g. Nextdoor), some are open (e.g. Mastodon), but the usable variety seems to be much better than sticking with things that are receiving #enshittification.
@BewitchedBargain I gave Lemmy a shot as a more like-for-like Reddit alternative. It’s not bad. What other options are out there that you found to be good? I wouldn’t mind exploring some just to get a sense of what’s out there.