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 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.
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
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!
It’s not hard to click Jerboa instead of sync. And soon, I can click sync instead of sync. ☺️🤗
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.
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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.
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 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.
Also excited for Boost for Lemmy to launch!
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.
I used boost for reddit and I’m very excited to see it coming to Lemmy!
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.
Looking forward to boost for lemmy.
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.
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.
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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.
i just patched it using the guide on r/boostforreddit and it works again
