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Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by khun »

ragalaga wrote: post #33

Like others have said reddit is most useful the smaller the subreddit is. I use: /r/hardwareswap, /r/buildapcsales, and /r/homelabsales as an alternative to ebay /r/selfhosted, /r/homelab, and /r/datahoarder for new project ideas /r/sffpc, /r/mechinicalkeyboards, /r/watches for fun /r/unixporn, /r/firefoxcss, and /r/pop_os for wasting time /r/deepintoyoutube and /r/youtubehaiku are pretty fun too

Yes, small niche subreddits are really good. Sometimes they are the only place where you will find a particular community on the internet.

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by 0xy »

Is it just me or is Reddit.com (non-old) intentionally bad? It feels like they've deliberately slowed down the website in order to force you to use the app.

It's worse in practically every way. I genuinely wonder if any of the PMs or developers who worked on it have ever worked on high-traffic websites before.

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by hazz99 »

sfjailbird wrote: post #23
djhworld wrote: post #13

I use it every day. My favourite subreddits are /r/london /r/rust /r/golang /r/UKPersonalFinance /r/Games /r/linux EDIT: and I always use old.reddit.com. The new site is a disaster.

Have they released any statistics about the redesign? Reddit is only usable to me with the old interface. I can only imagine new users will run away screaming, if they only see the new Reddit.

For a anecdotal data point, I hate the redesign but have friends who love it. They would've immediately left upon seeing the old design (high bounce rate), but stayed and started browsing often with the new design.

I've chatted with a few people about this. I personally hate the new design, but I am interested in UX design. I think its really interesting that it's so divisive.

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by jesuslop »

0xy wrote: post #42

Is it just me or is Reddit.com (non-old) intentionally bad? It feels like they've deliberately slowed down the website in order to force you to use the app. It's worse in practically every way. I genuinely wonder if any of the PMs or developers who worked on it have ever worked on high-traffic websites before.

You can prefer the old ways in your profile settings (afortunately).

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by m-p-3 »

On desktop I don't mind the new interface too much, on mobile (Android) I use Sync for Reddit. I bought the "Pro" version in 2012 and I'm still using it today.

It did evolve quite a bit since.

Some subreddits I enjoy are * /r/selfhosted * /r/sysadmin * /r/HighQualityGifs * /r/talesfromtechsupport * /r/IDontWorkHereLady * /r/GifRecipes * /r/bapcsalescanada * /r/sffpc * /r/GamePhysics

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

#46

Post by khun »

robtherobber wrote: post #25

Absolutely. It has some really nice communities on a number of niches, you can find some amazing in-depth answers from specialists in many corners of the society and the curation of some channels is excellent. When Digg f-cked up, a generous amount of users onboarded Reddit. I couldn't find another online platform around topics that interest me that's simple enough to join and participate as Reddit (Stack Overflow co…

r/privacytoolsio is really good. I find it more accessible and friendlier than r/privacy

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by chadcmulligan »

Some I haven't seen mentioned

r/sfwpornnetwork/wiki/network links to all the sfw porn network some great pictures depending on your interests and to waste some time

for graphics r/vfx r/simulated r/gamedev/ r/generative/ r/blender

for idle time r/DIY r/ArtisanVideos r/BeAmazed/ r/bizarrebuildings/ r/EngineeringPorn/ r/ScientificArt/ r/Lost_Architecture/ r/specializedtools/

for food ideas r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ r/chinesefood

for book recommendations r/books r/scifi

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by voicedYoda »

0xy wrote: post #42

Is it just me or is Reddit.com (non-old) intentionally bad? It feels like they've deliberately slowed down the website in order to force you to use the app. It's worse in practically every way. I genuinely wonder if any of the PMs or developers who worked on it have ever worked on high-traffic websites before.

IIRC It was done to make the site more accessible to a wider audience, specifically on mobile devices.

Re: Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?

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Post by voicedYoda »

chadcmulligan wrote: post #47

Some I haven't seen mentioned r/sfwpornnetwork/wiki/network links to all the sfw porn network some great pictures depending on your interests and to waste some time for graphics r/vfx r/simulated r/gamedev/ r/generative/ r/blender for idle time r/DIY r/ArtisanVideos r/BeAmazed/ r/bizarrebuildings/ r/EngineeringPorn/ r/ScientificArt/ r/Lost_Architecture/ r/specializedtools/ for food ideas r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ r/chine…

Also love r/diWhyNot
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