Metaright@kbin.social
on 18 Aug 2023 03:16
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I'm done with that place.
FoxBJK@midwest.social
on 18 Aug 2023 03:23
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Agreed. This place ain’t 100% the same but it’s been a fine replacement and it will get better over time.
teft@startrek.website
on 18 Aug 2023 03:44
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I like the communities around here. Different ones are larger here than on The-Site-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named which gives it a different feel. And people seem to be more apt to have discussions instead of getting crabby. Also seem to be fewer bots.
objectionist@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 04:42
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what bots we have here are usually super helpful, like our good friend autotldr :)
Psyduck_world@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 18:32
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Definitely a different vibe of people here, I have to actively tell myself to be less snarky and more positive to fit in.
Hobbes@startrek.website
on 18 Aug 2023 04:52
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IMHO it’s so much better. I’ve had better discussions, less stupid comments (no pun comment threads so far for example).
I don’t want Lemmy to turn into Reddit.
Gingerlegs@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 03:33
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Imagine paying for reposts every month. Lol!
MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml
on 18 Aug 2023 04:05
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Zellith@kbin.social
on 18 Aug 2023 03:46
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Fuck that little alien and his cold dead eyes.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
on 18 Aug 2023 04:23
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I used Relay back when I was a redditor.
Ship sailed. I get the dev trying to recoup costs and keep the thing running. But ultimately reddit made their call and that market isn’t really there anymore.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml
on 18 Aug 2023 04:52
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I can honestly say that I don’t give a fuck about anything Reddit related. I’m very happy with my Lemmy experience thus far. This place seems fresh.
Chetzemoka@kbin.social
on 18 Aug 2023 05:10
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Seriously, the handful of times I've checked back in on Reddit recently just made me think, "Wow I hate it here."
Right? Scrolling through /r/all is just a combination of ragebait, low quality trash and circlejerking. I’ve been increasingly unhappy with the platform over the past years and the great time I’ve had on Lemmy has really driven the point home how bad of a site reddit has become.
Literally the only reason I occasionally go back every 3 or 4 weeks is to check if my old app moved to the subscription service yet, and so far it hasn’t
Kraivo@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 06:22
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Only wish there were more comments
FuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 06:31
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I think there’s a lot of people who got turned off from commenting.
It was so easy to gain the attention of some deranged Redditor when you commented, it was often just not worth it. Maybe that mindset came here and people are still warming up to the idea.
Kraivo@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 08:06
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Funny comments and local jokes was my favourite thing about reddit
Comments on articles and memes is okay, but comments and discussions on Reddit subs about specific topics and interests were very useful. Lemmy would definitely be better with more of that here.
Yeah it feels really hostile here unless you want to circlejerk with everyone, it’s worse than reddit in this regard
Also mods tend to just ban whoever they disagree with
MyDearWatson616@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 08:46
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Lemmy is my methadone. Not interesting enough to get me hooked but just enough to keep me from going back.
I swear even the memes on here belong in comedy homicide and I see maybe one interesting article per day at most. I started carrying a kindle with me and usually just read instead of browsing. I’ve gone from a book every 2 or 3 months to a book per week.
doot@social.bug.expert
on 18 Aug 2023 08:50
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I just need to start mirroring my fav book subreddits to my instance and I’m fully done with reddit
naeap@sopuli.xyz
on 18 Aug 2023 17:56
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Any good book recommendations?
I’ve just started reading more since a month or so as well, but I’m having trouble finding good books - especially sci-fi stuff
I read the children of time books (2 of 3) and although the idea is cool, the writing style and also the (later) story itself isn’t really good.
So I’ve looked into the Foundation series from Asimov. I started with the prelude and went on to the second book, but after Dune it feels very shallow and somehow written like an action movie (with easy/stupid solutions)
Isn’t really the thread topic, but if your have any good books in mind, I would really appreciate it :-)
delicious_tvarog@lemmy.world
on 19 Aug 2023 04:55
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If you haven’t read it, i really like The Expanse series, especially the last 3 books.
Been doing that too (though not at the same pace). Like project Gutenberg has a ton of good stuff if you just let go of your preconceived notions about “the classics”. Like you could right now drop everything and go read Ulysses. I wouldn’t reccomend it (go read Dubliners instead), but like you could. It’s like a call of the void.
Spiritreader@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 12:37
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Reading about reddit for me nowadays is like seeing a tech news article for something that doesn’t concern me.
It doesn’t feel really relevant anymore. I think that’s a good thing given that I feel like I can find most of the content I used to go to reddit for on the fediverse. With higher quality even. People seem to be of more diverse options as well, which is great.
Since sync landed it’s like I just continued from where I was before because that’s the only client I’ve ever used
spongebue@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 05:29
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Honestly, I was getting a good ad-free experience with RIF for many years and I enjoyed it. I don’t see how anyone could have made money off of me for that. If 3rd party app/API access were only available with Reddit Gold, it wouldn’t have been the most unreasonable idea in the world. This kinda sorta works like that. I’d almost consider it, but between the shit moves (read: outright lies) Spez was making, recent coin fuckery, and Lemmy content only getting better with time… Nah.
The way things are going, I’m pretty sure NSFW content on Reddit will be nixed within the next year. Hopefully that drives another influx this way.
For clickable links: !cfb@lemmy.world !collegebasketball@lemmy.world ^^
ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 06:53
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OT but related to the discussion: is there a way to track if and how the fediverse is increasing?
I looked on Wikipedia and it said it’s just about ~67000 users on Lemmy VS ~52 million users on Reddit.
I’m spending most of my time on my phone on Lemmy (and about 5 mins on Reddit) every day now, but it would be awesome to be slowly attracting more users from Reddit over time.
Sure, it’s better to be fewer users if it does lead to more quality conversations (which is what I find so far), but the fediverse still needs to grow!
Edit: fixed grammar and clarity in the last sentence.
absquatulate@lemmy.world
on 18 Aug 2023 07:50
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fedidb.org does a good job of monitoring. They also have a special lemmy+kbin section.
ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world
on 19 Aug 2023 06:33
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This is really nice, thank you!
jason123santa@lemmy.jasonsanta.xyz
on 18 Aug 2023 07:34
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Right now I am still using Infinity for reddit. Will keep using it till it stops working. The app can also be built with your own key and the limit will not be hit for most users of reddit.
For lemmy I like infinity for lemmy best. Its just like infinity for reddit but lemmy.
cyclohexane@lemmy.ml
on 18 Aug 2023 07:47
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How come it didn’t stop working yet?
jason123santa@lemmy.jasonsanta.xyz
on 18 Aug 2023 20:46
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I think the owner is not done with making the paid subscription version of the app so till then it will keep working.
Sebeck012@feddit.nl
on 18 Aug 2023 07:40
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Relay is an amazing app. Very smooth. And this is a good solution for his app to survive.
But besides the fact that almost all of the money will be going to Reddit. Everything you do on the app makes calls to the API, including voting. And each vote is equal to one call, just as much getting a batch of comments for a post, or getting a batch of posts.
So the best way to keep your API calls low is to not vote on any post or comment.
Maybe the dev will optimize this somehow by maybe batching votes and sending them at a later date, but you can see how the current situation, made possible by reddit, will decrease engagement.
i love the app, and u/DBrady has made a great thing. but i can’t support that place any longer. this doesn’t have the active communities i desire, and that place fucking sucks my heart out of my chest. I’m pretty jaded right now…
ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 21:04
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They also banned me for using a modded third party app, so now I can’t post or interact on Reddit. Which is honestly perfectly fine with me, since I don’t want it support the website by creating content for it anyways
hubobes@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 08:14
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Apps that make fewer than 100 queries per minute using OAuth authentication
This is what Reddit allows for free, why is Relay asking for 1$ when using 50 queries a day?
Edit: Nevermind, reddit apparently counts access against the app-id and not the logged in user. So this would only work if you could use your own app-id within Relay which isn’t possible.
EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee
on 18 Aug 2023 08:29
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Because Relay has a few thousand users.
hubobes@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 08:34
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I mean the user initiates the login flow and gets the token, why does it matter how many users Relay has?
In order to make requests to reddit’s API via OAuth, you must acquire an Authorization token, either on behalf of a user or for your client
Maybe I am misunderstanding how API pricing for reddit works though. Do they count it against the app id and not the user?
briongloid@aussie.zone
on 18 Aug 2023 08:36
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The app has is own API, not for individual user.
They are averaging out the cost.
hubobes@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 08:37
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What? That doesn’t make any sense, why would they suddenly ask for payment to use their own API?
briongloid@aussie.zone
on 18 Aug 2023 08:39
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Because they are paying Reddit for that API use, they won’t be getting it for free.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
on 18 Aug 2023 12:05
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They don’t have their own api, but they have a shared api-key to reddit which all user requests would use
EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee
on 18 Aug 2023 08:44
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Do they count it against the app id and not the user?
Yes, that.
marketing@reddthat.com
on 18 Aug 2023 11:40
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Let’s Talk About Go High Level
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So, How Much Does It Cost?
Alright, let’s talk money. Go High Level has 3 main plans. There’s the Agency Starter Plan, which is perfect if you’re just starting or have a small business. It’s packed with all the essential tools, and it’s pretty affordable. But if you’re looking to go big, the Agency Unlimited Plan is your best bet. It’s like the VIP pass at a concert, giving you access to everything without any limits. Not sure about committing? Remember that 14-day free trial I mentioned? It’s a great way to take it for a spin without any strings attached. Lastly they offer a Pro plan that includes “SaaS mode”. Where you can white label the product under your brand. Amazing!
Why Everyone’s Talking About It:
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shortwavesurfer@monero.town
on 18 Aug 2023 11:57
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I used to spend a lot of time on reddit. Now since middle of june i have spent like 10 minutes total their and came streight back here. Lemmy has totally replaced my reddit usage slot and i am really happy about that. Also, shout out to the fantastic Thunder devs as i really love this app.
netchami@sh.itjust.works
on 19 Aug 2023 01:43
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Just switched from Jerboa to Thunder. Thanks for the recommendation!
threaded - newest
I'm done with that place.
Agreed. This place ain’t 100% the same but it’s been a fine replacement and it will get better over time.
I like the communities around here. Different ones are larger here than on The-Site-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named which gives it a different feel. And people seem to be more apt to have discussions instead of getting crabby. Also seem to be fewer bots.
what bots we have here are usually super helpful, like our good friend autotldr :)
Definitely a different vibe of people here, I have to actively tell myself to be less snarky and more positive to fit in.
IMHO it’s so much better. I’ve had better discussions, less stupid comments (no pun comment threads so far for example).
I don’t want Lemmy to turn into Reddit.
Imagine paying for reposts every month. Lol!
I can get reposts every couple of hours on here.
For free!
Fuck that little alien and his cold dead eyes.
I used Relay back when I was a redditor.
Ship sailed. I get the dev trying to recoup costs and keep the thing running. But ultimately reddit made their call and that market isn’t really there anymore.
I can honestly say that I don’t give a fuck about anything Reddit related. I’m very happy with my Lemmy experience thus far. This place seems fresh.
Seriously, the handful of times I've checked back in on Reddit recently just made me think, "Wow I hate it here."
I'm so much happier on the Fediverse.
Right? Scrolling through /r/all is just a combination of ragebait, low quality trash and circlejerking. I’ve been increasingly unhappy with the platform over the past years and the great time I’ve had on Lemmy has really driven the point home how bad of a site reddit has become.
Literally the only reason I occasionally go back every 3 or 4 weeks is to check if my old app moved to the subscription service yet, and so far it hasn’t
Only wish there were more comments
I think there’s a lot of people who got turned off from commenting.
It was so easy to gain the attention of some deranged Redditor when you commented, it was often just not worth it. Maybe that mindset came here and people are still warming up to the idea.
Funny comments and local jokes was my favourite thing about reddit
Comments on articles and memes is okay, but comments and discussions on Reddit subs about specific topics and interests were very useful. Lemmy would definitely be better with more of that here.
I have been writing a lot of comments on lemmy and people are so quick to upvote or downvote or try to start an argument. I can see why lots just lurk
Oh, don’t say. Wrote an opinion on atheist forum and got myself almost crucified, lol
Yeah it feels really hostile here unless you want to circlejerk with everyone, it’s worse than reddit in this regard
Also mods tend to just ban whoever they disagree with
Lemmy is my methadone. Not interesting enough to get me hooked but just enough to keep me from going back.
I swear even the memes on here belong in comedy homicide and I see maybe one interesting article per day at most. I started carrying a kindle with me and usually just read instead of browsing. I’ve gone from a book every 2 or 3 months to a book per week.
I just need to start mirroring my fav book subreddits to my instance and I’m fully done with reddit
Any good book recommendations?
I’ve just started reading more since a month or so as well, but I’m having trouble finding good books - especially sci-fi stuff
I read the children of time books (2 of 3) and although the idea is cool, the writing style and also the (later) story itself isn’t really good.
So I’ve looked into the Foundation series from Asimov. I started with the prelude and went on to the second book, but after Dune it feels very shallow and somehow written like an action movie (with easy/stupid solutions)
Isn’t really the thread topic, but if your have any good books in mind, I would really appreciate it :-)
If you haven’t read it, i really like The Expanse series, especially the last 3 books.
Thanks, will check it out!
Edit: just started the first pages and it reads great!
Thank you very much for the recommendation :-)
Been doing that too (though not at the same pace). Like project Gutenberg has a ton of good stuff if you just let go of your preconceived notions about “the classics”. Like you could right now drop everything and go read Ulysses. I wouldn’t reccomend it (go read Dubliners instead), but like you could. It’s like a call of the void.
Reading about reddit for me nowadays is like seeing a tech news article for something that doesn’t concern me.
It doesn’t feel really relevant anymore. I think that’s a good thing given that I feel like I can find most of the content I used to go to reddit for on the fediverse. With higher quality even. People seem to be of more diverse options as well, which is great.
Since sync landed it’s like I just continued from where I was before because that’s the only client I’ve ever used
Honestly, I was getting a good ad-free experience with RIF for many years and I enjoyed it. I don’t see how anyone could have made money off of me for that. If 3rd party app/API access were only available with Reddit Gold, it wouldn’t have been the most unreasonable idea in the world. This kinda sorta works like that. I’d almost consider it, but between the shit moves (read: outright lies) Spez was making, recent coin fuckery, and Lemmy content only getting better with time… Nah.
The way things are going, I’m pretty sure NSFW content on Reddit will be nixed within the next year. Hopefully that drives another influx this way.
Just wait until they axe old.reddit. I’m sure that will trigger the next exodus.
Screw Reddit. Since my migration over here a couple months ago I’ve spent less than 1 hour over there.
If anyone is a College Basketball or College Football here on Lemmy come join. CFB and collegebasketball on LemmyWorld.
For clickable links: !cfb@lemmy.world !collegebasketball@lemmy.world ^^
OT but related to the discussion: is there a way to track if and how the fediverse is increasing?
I looked on Wikipedia and it said it’s just about ~67000 users on Lemmy VS ~52 million users on Reddit.
I’m spending most of my time on my phone on Lemmy (and about 5 mins on Reddit) every day now, but it would be awesome to be slowly attracting more users from Reddit over time.
Sure, it’s better to be fewer users if it does lead to more quality conversations (which is what I find so far), but the fediverse still needs to grow!
Edit: fixed grammar and clarity in the last sentence.
fedidb.org does a good job of monitoring. They also have a special lemmy+kbin section.
This is really nice, thank you!
Right now I am still using Infinity for reddit. Will keep using it till it stops working. The app can also be built with your own key and the limit will not be hit for most users of reddit. For lemmy I like infinity for lemmy best. Its just like infinity for reddit but lemmy.
How come it didn’t stop working yet?
I think the owner is not done with making the paid subscription version of the app so till then it will keep working.
Relay is an amazing app. Very smooth. And this is a good solution for his app to survive.
But besides the fact that almost all of the money will be going to Reddit. Everything you do on the app makes calls to the API, including voting. And each vote is equal to one call, just as much getting a batch of comments for a post, or getting a batch of posts.
So the best way to keep your API calls low is to not vote on any post or comment.
Maybe the dev will optimize this somehow by maybe batching votes and sending them at a later date, but you can see how the current situation, made possible by reddit, will decrease engagement.
i love the app, and u/DBrady has made a great thing. but i can’t support that place any longer. this doesn’t have the active communities i desire, and that place fucking sucks my heart out of my chest. I’m pretty jaded right now…
They also banned me for using a modded third party app, so now I can’t post or interact on Reddit. Which is honestly perfectly fine with me, since I don’t want it support the website by creating content for it anyways
This is what Reddit allows for free, why is Relay asking for 1$ when using 50 queries a day?
Edit: Nevermind, reddit apparently counts access against the app-id and not the logged in user. So this would only work if you could use your own app-id within Relay which isn’t possible.
Because Relay has a few thousand users.
I mean the user initiates the login flow and gets the token, why does it matter how many users Relay has?
Maybe I am misunderstanding how API pricing for reddit works though. Do they count it against the app id and not the user?
The app has is own API, not for individual user.
They are averaging out the cost.
What? That doesn’t make any sense, why would they suddenly ask for payment to use their own API?
Because they are paying Reddit for that API use, they won’t be getting it for free.
More like API Key I would say, still reddit API
They don’t have their own api, but they have a shared api-key to reddit which all user requests would use
Yes, that.
Let’s Talk About Go High Level
What’s the Buzz About? Hey there! So, have you heard of Go High Level? If not, let’s break it down. Imagine juggling multiple apps for marketing. Sounds chaotic, right? That’s where Go High Level comes in. It’s like that friend who has a solution for everything. Whether you’re trying to create a cool sales funnel or shoot out an email campaign, this platform has got your back. The best part? They let you test drive everything with a 14-day free trial. It’s like trying out a new car but for your business. And if you ever get stuck, their support team is just a click away. Pretty sweet, huh?
So, How Much Does It Cost? Alright, let’s talk money. Go High Level has 3 main plans. There’s the Agency Starter Plan, which is perfect if you’re just starting or have a small business. It’s packed with all the essential tools, and it’s pretty affordable. But if you’re looking to go big, the Agency Unlimited Plan is your best bet. It’s like the VIP pass at a concert, giving you access to everything without any limits. Not sure about committing? Remember that 14-day free trial I mentioned? It’s a great way to take it for a spin without any strings attached. Lastly they offer a Pro plan that includes “SaaS mode”. Where you can white label the product under your brand. Amazing!
Why Everyone’s Talking About It: In a world full of fancy digital tools, Go High Level is like that all-in-one Swiss Army knife. No need to jump between apps, because it’s got everything under one roof. Whether you’re a newbie or a pro marketer, it’s super user-friendly. It’s not just about launching cool campaigns; they make sure you understand how well they’re doing with top-notch analytics. For marketing agencies, there’s even a white-label feature, so you can slap on your brand and impress your clients.
Here is a link to their 14 day free trial.
www.gohighlevel.com/?fp_ref=get-started-now
I used to spend a lot of time on reddit. Now since middle of june i have spent like 10 minutes total their and came streight back here. Lemmy has totally replaced my reddit usage slot and i am really happy about that. Also, shout out to the fantastic Thunder devs as i really love this app.
Just switched from Jerboa to Thunder. Thanks for the recommendation!
Same for me, and I was using SyncPro for 10 years on Reddit, switching to Sync for Lemmy is completely transparent