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lol - fine by me. My private searx-ng instance already filters out Reddit from the results, and my Pi-holes block all known Reddit domains.
So glad I found this alternative. reddit, mods are psychos and the average user not much better
Too bad. Hey, crazy idea: let's create an open alternative for reddit with good content! Maybe something in the fediverse or so.
that would never work
I think you're onto something
LMAO searching "____ reddit" is the only time I visit their site.
They just really have no clue.
The users who wrote the content are going to get a share of the money, right Reddit? Riiight? /s
Your fault for using a major search engine honestly
Good, their answers are generally crap, and I wish they wouldn't show in searches anyway.
I mostly feel the opposite.
Reddit is one of the only search results that actually has content made by humans.
I mean, you're right if by humans you mean kids.
Depending on the subject, I encounter more and more threads with content. And billions and billions and billions of results that are either spam or written by unprofessionals.
The smart crowd is not there anymore. The smart crowd that once was there, has removed the content that Reddit was worth visiting for. Let the Googzz have them and sell ads to each other.
I have honestly not noticed any large differences before or after the api changes protests. I have also not noticed any large difference in quality But maybe we visit different communities.
To me it feels about the same as Lemmy except that Lemmy feels even more unprofessional and childish when people are so incredibly narrow minded. Like doing childish things like intentionally spelling Google or Microsoft wrong.
Unfortunately Lemmy is also absolutely useless when it comes to anything I would ever search for, since I never search for about opinions about: Microsoft, Linux, Communism, City planning, Twitter, Rich people and when to eat them, and a couple other topics.
Reddit was already invaded by bots before the API. I'd say it was most obvious right before the time Trump was elected.
Sounds like you're too smart to be on Lemmy. Sorry I offended you by spelling the name of your favorite ad company wrong.
Yeah I'm well aware of the bot issue. I don't spend as much time on Reddit any more but it feels like it has gotten better.
Sounds like you're too smart to be on Lemmy. Sorry I offended you by spelling the name of your favorite ad company wrong.
Nah, you didn't offend me in any way. Don't you worry. You just acted childish. Nothing wrong with that.
There are numerous occasions where someone has a lingering question on Reddit that I see and know the answer to. It’s too bad it’s on Reddit because I no longer contribute to that website, and refuse to.
All the decent answers I find are from 5+ years ago. I check the user’s activity and they normally quit the place. Warms the heart.
thanks to them for making my deredditification that much easier!
Brave search got an option for that.
Someone should make this feature but for ALL public web content you browse. Just download an extension to share the content of pages you browse to everyone (with cross-checking for accuracy), and you can view a fair share of what others have shared based on how much you contributed to the platform yourself. Basically crowd-sourced, unblockable web scraping.
We need that for DDG. Opt-in, of course, but with a banner that makes it clear why is that really needed
begin with site:reddit.com test is much more accurate to get reddit search on brave search tbh
Tangentially related- I fucking hate discord
I fucking hate discord
It's Cancer, have an upvote.
Discord is fine for chatting, voice, and iterating quickly on projects. I have no idea why people want to think it's a forum. That's ridiculous.
We use it for our friend group, as we have pub nights, group meals, vacations etc. we also all do each other's cat care when we're out of town, so we have a channel devoted to pet photos etc. works well enough for us.
Exactly. That's a great use for it.
Unpopular opinion: I never liked discord for chatting either. I found it strangely confusing trying to keep track of logins for each group
Edit: I am indeed thinking of slack
You may be thinking of Slack
? Discord has one log in.
Its pretty awful for all those things if you care about privacy or can't signup for an account
Iirc strictly speaking you don't need an account to use it, but most servers disable that option for anti spam reasons. But if you're setting up a server for friends they can chat from a browser without having to sign up first
Discord is self-hosted?
No, but discord chats are usually called "servers"
also not searchable at all. its an information blackhole.
Obviously you would need an account to use it.