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You can do the opposite: take the Reddit apps that aren't working anymore, do a one line change [1] (to use https://api.rings.social ) and you're now able to use a Reddit client to browse Rings [2][3] - a Reddit API compatible content-voting platform licensed as AGPLv3. [1]: https://github.com/rings-social/Infinity-For-Rings/commit/cd... [2]: https://rings.social [3]: https://github.com/rings-social
Call me cynical but building a client for a user hostile service is a sign of a Stockholm syndrome.
Totally agree. I was ready to pay for Reddit access in some shape or form but after my favorite client (Apollo) shutdown, understandably, and after I saw how Reddit treated the developer and the community I decided it was time to leave. It was/is incredibly hard to do so, it was a near-daily habit for well over a decade but there has to be a line somewhere and Reddit barreled right past it and never looked back.
Tildes is a great (or arguably even better) replacement for the quality discussions I liked on Reddit, while I can absolutely do without the doom-scrolling. Lemmy might actually be a good replacement for the latter if someone really needs it, but it is also a great place for the few subreddits that moved there entirely.
Call me cynical but building a client for a user hostile service is a sign of a Stockholm syndrome.
I wouldn't say Reddit is user hostile. Recent actions have been to make profitable companies pay for API access. That isn't hostile to users. It's hostile to parasite companies who make a profit from your product while taking away from your revenue. There are a select group of users who decided to vandalise the site in response. They were allowed to do so for a small period of time. In fact, some hardcore groups are…
There is nothing wrong with asking for money for the API use, if it is a reasonable amount. (Still a bit questionable, as reddit is literally leeching on user-generated content, they themselves provide very little in the equation) But these were clearly meant to stop third-party apps completely — compute is ridiculously cheap, especially when you mostly serve easily cache-able textual data.
It’s a shame because it wouldn’t have been hard to make shitton of money while simultaneously riding the good-will of people by offering a subscription-based reddit premium for a few dollars at most for third-party API use.
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That conveniently glosses over the fact that users provide all the content for free, that these “vandals” then moderate 24/7 for free. To say “well, I’m not going to do it if you take away my tools” is entirely fair imo.
> That conveniently glosses over the fact that users provide all the content for free, that these “vandals” then moderate 24/7 for free. > > To say “well, I’m not going to do it if you take away my tools” is entirely fair imo. No other social platform allows users to moderate. Complaining because a social platform gives you a feature you want but doesn't pay you for using the feature you want is really silly. Then to…
Call me cynical but building a client for a user hostile service is a sign of a Stockholm syndrome.
Call me cynical but building a client for a user hostile service is a sign of a Stockholm syndrome.
It's not great but there is no alternative to Reddit
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That conveniently glosses over the fact that users provide all the content for free, that these “vandals” then moderate 24/7 for free. To say “well, I’m not going to do it if you take away my tools” is entirely fair imo.
> That conveniently glosses over the fact that users provide all the content for free, that these “vandals” then moderate 24/7 for free. > > To say “well, I’m not going to do it if you take away my tools” is entirely fair imo. No other social platform allows users to moderate. Complaining because a social platform gives you a feature you want but doesn't pay you for using the feature you want is really silly. Then to…
Facebook Groups?
So this thing is advertised as a "Reddit client without using their API", but then it uses the reddit API for everything. The JSON endpoints are part of the API. It's how all apps get the content of subreddits, comments, etc. It's odd that they're still open for unauthenticated access, but I expect that to change.
How would reddit block them?
It would surprise me if this isn’t in their near term plans given the apparent urgency they have to shut down the APIs.
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That's not hostile. That's wanting you to use one version over the other. The fact you think if they don't support your desired version of using it over any other then it's hostile to you. The things you've mentioned aren't even dark patterns. One of them could be considered just a figament of your imagination. And one "Oh they make me log in to see porn" like really? Really?
you cant be serious. I literally can no longer browse reddit, a uncomplicated web forum, on my ipad. I used to be able to. Its performance really is that bad. Actively making your webpage worse for mobile is not user hostile?
You may not like using Reddit on your iPad but that’s a you problem.
Call me cynical but building a client for a user hostile service is a sign of a Stockholm syndrome.
Totally agree. I was ready to pay for Reddit access in some shape or form but after my favorite client (Apollo) shutdown, understandably, and after I saw how Reddit treated the developer and the community I decided it was time to leave. It was/is incredibly hard to do so, it was a near-daily habit for well over a decade but there has to be a line somewhere and Reddit barreled right past it and never looked back.