Well, it's finally gone.
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.
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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 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
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.
High karma accounts are used for ad campaigns.
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.
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.
Btw, holy shit, that AMA was so fucking horrible. I expected some corporate PR talks but damn, he straight up disrepesting his own user...
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!
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.
Looking forward to boost for lemmy.
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.
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.
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 ![email protected] 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 have the constant fear that much of the reddit userbase even the bad ones will migrate here and we will have another Eternal September.
There's a slight barrier to entry here that makes it not as accessible for a certain crowd. That may change over time, especially with Threads introducing them to the fediverse. I suppose we'll see.
I really hate metaverse gahdamnit.
Anyone with a ten year or older account has seen the decline of Reddit and hopefully has moved on now. My account was 12 years old, I deleted my content and was still lurking on boost until it stopped working now. When I get time and the motivation I will logon and delete my account. It is refreshing to try something new and I am enjoying Lemmy world a lot so far. With boost for Lemmy coming the future looks good.
I have an 17+ year old Reddit account that I started just a few months after reddit offered accounts. I've seen it grow, seen things turn sideways in many ways. But, things come and go, and perhaps it's Reddits time to wither and die.
I came to Reddit after Digg turned in a clusterfark , so I am glad there is a new site that seems to be more in touch with what users want. I just hope it can be maintained and made profitable for those who devote the effort on it.
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.
+1, I tried Jerboa, Connect, Lemmotif and Summit, all were very bad in their own different ways. Found Liftoff and it's almost perfect. And since people started to post actual content, it's actually becoming a worthy shiddit replacement.
+1 for Liftoff, it's treating me really well so far
I got lift off when jerboa was acting up. Jerboa has been fine for a week or so now and I'm using it nearly exclusively. Will jump to boost once it's released.
I'm using wefwef for the time being, but I'll check it out!
Jerboa has had a few updates. Been solid since.
The only thing that made me bounce off of liftoff was the fact, that there was seemingly no way to block a community.
Absolutely essential feature to me as I like to browse all from time to time and tailoring it to my needs is something I can't live without.
If you click on the name of the community (in one of their posts in "All") it'll take you into that community, and you can then click on the "vertical 3 dots menu" in the upper right corner, where you'll have the option to block that community. You can then just swipe left to go back to "All" from there
I'm trying Liftoff rn for the very first time and this method seems to work (for me at least).
HTH :)
I found it.... I'm dumbfounded. I swear the last time I checked, I was disappointed to only find 2 options there: "nerd things" and something else.
User error.
But thanks to everyone who pointed it out to me and made me check again! :)
From the community main page you tap the three dots top right of the screen and choose "block community".
I jump out to a browser to block communities, then open up wefwef and refresh and it's immediately reflected
Yeah I tried about 5 apps and Liftoff is the best
If you want a listview that fits more than 3 posts on-screen at a time, you're SOL tho.
I think that the lemmy.world instance had problems with the influx of users, not really Jerboa. I've switched to a smaller instance and it's rock solid.
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.
Amazing news, boost was my preferred Reddit app and I've requested it to download as soon as it's available (that's not an option I've seen before).
This is my first Lemmy post, how exciting.
Yup! Did that on announcement day.
It is still working perfectly for me with a mod account.
I heard another user say they created a subreddit and made it private and voila they were a mod and could use the third party app and see nsfw content lol. Not sure how long that'll last but we'll see.
use the patch method and you can get full functionality with your own app id
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?usp=drivesdk
Why bother going through all that trouble of continuing to provide reddit account based information, and then being tempted to engage with the platform and add value to it by providing comments for other people to reply to. Like the reddit yearly highlights is enough proof of much data they collect on users.
I say just settle for Stealth if you want to use reddit on mobile. It's a reddit app that has no option to log in so is a pure lurk mode app. You can subscribe and save posts locally and export it the way newpipe works. It uses teddit instances or a web scraper to access content.
Well, I can still comment, and view nsfw posts, which is one of the things on Lemmy that is growing slowly. Additionally, I'm a mod there, so, I kind of have to access actually useful mod tools somehow when on mobile
That makes sense to use a cracked Boost in that case. I'm more in the camp of burn as much bridges as possible from reddit, so no account use, interactions, and wiped my content which is why Stealth has been preferable for me. Especially with the Privacy front end option as opposed to a direct reddit.com access.
As for NSFW content stealth displays it all.
I can confirm. I'm still able to see NSFW and everything else with Boost. I'm a mod of a tiny subreddit.
Also excited for Boost for Lemmy to launch!
My last moments on boost for Reddit marked my first moments on Lemmy. can't wait for boost for Lemmy!
Until then give some of the lemmy apps a try.
Yeah my boost (even revanced patched) is taking yonks to load comments and half the time isn't loading any posts. It's over. Just came onto lemmy and it's literally just Reddit. Bring on boost for lemmy!
Not having any problems with my Revanced Boost, but I sure hope the Lemmy Boost is around the corner - such a nice experience to browse.
still working for me
Mine kept looking like it was trying to load but nothing would.
I think it still works if you are a mod or modded a sub at some point. My main account where I once created a sub before promptly deleting it a few years ago still works, while my alt account no longer works.
Same here, finally made me make the full migration to lemmy
Yep its gone, & that's the end of my Reddit experience...Was considering patching Boost, but really, much like Twitter, I'd rather have nothing more to do with it....F you Spez & Elmo..🖕🏻
I think even the patched Boost apps have stopped working. Some people say theirs still work, but plenty say they don't.
I'm glad I didn't bother, thanks👍🏼
Boost for Lemmy is in the works though!
It still works for me, it just takes ages to load a lot of things. I'm guessing the API token is still active, just throttled? Hopefully we're not causing the developer to see a huge bill at the end of the month, but if the app was made under an LLC then it's probably not getting paid anyways.
Either way I'm just happy Lemmy in general is getting more and more solid, and growing the user base. I personally prefer the BaconReader app which doesn't seem to have plans to migrate or to open-source, but Boost is still pretty solid with all it's customization options. I only started using Boost once BR stopped working, but I could see myself switching. (FWIW, I'm posting from Connect, which also seems pretty good except for a few minor tweaks I'd like to see.)
In my experience the best apps were: 1 Sync 2 Boost 3 Baconreader
All were great options. Really looking forward to Sync and Boost for lemmy.
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 tried a whole bunch of different apps, but I ended up sticking with Boost.
Also waiting for Boost for Lemmy
Gone and it doesn't hurt
This guide worked for me. Everything is working fine. For how long, who knows. But those that want to squeeze some more time can give it a try.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?usp=drivesdk
I got RiF working with Revanced. It was pretty easy.
Yep, the whole thing only took a few minutes. Pretty simple 👍
I mostly just use it to browse not logged in since I spend most of my time here but yeah comments went poof and searching for subreddits is no more. End of an era but the beginning of Boost for Lemmy era :)
Still can't bring myself to uninstall it yet though!
Same boat, deleted it last week and honestly felt a little bad so I re-download it and now it just hangs in the app drawer. I just like that little rocket. 🚀
I knew it was coming but still it sucked to check in on the app and have nothing load.
Welp, that frees up a coveted slot near the bottom of my home screen.
Seems to be sort of working for me. The home page still loads but no comments load. I only open the app occasionally though. I've been mostly using Kbin now especially since I've been able to beta test Artemis
I just uninstalled it with tears in my eyes. It was a good run boosty.
Now let's get that boost for lemmy!
It's still working for me it seems. Odd.
It's fully functional for me still
check to see if you mod any subs. i was added as a mod on a dead sub last year and boost still works for that reason (i think)
Huh... It was working for me this morning, but now it doesn't seem to be. I suppose that's it then. Deleted from my phone and no going back. So long Reddit! It was nice when you were, before you got ugly with greed.
Look up enshittification. Happens to everything that involves money.
Here for it! Exciting times!
One of the best.
Is Liftoff a Boost clone? That's what I've been mostly using so far, and it's not bad.
I think Jerboa is a better one because the UI looks more like Boost. But Boost for Lemmy is already being produced so no worries.
Liftoff is a fork of Lemmur, one of the two oldest Lemmy apps (next to Jerboa). Lemmur was archived some time ago and is now unmaintained. Liftoff was now created as a new fork and updated to the current Lemmy version.
Ah, I see. Well kudos to Liftoff/Lemmur then. I've found this app to be the most solid of all the apps I've tried so far. I think I might've tried every option available on android except for wefwef. Still haven't gotten around to trying that one.
I would encourage you to try wefwef, too. If only to complete the collection of Lemmy apps you have experimented with. Mostly because wefwef offers a different UI to all other Lemmy apps, in my opinion. Some might like it, some might not, but it is nice to know what options there are.
But I agree with you. I do not use Liftoff even though I have it installed, but Lemmur was always beautiful and fun to work with in the past. Have fun ;)
Fun fact: When starting Liftoff, you can see an image of a lemmur. That was the original logo of the Lemmur app.
Haha yeah, good point. I'm so close to trying every app that I may as well give wefwef a shot, if only to complete the collection. I'll give it a go today
Edit: I regret to say that wefwef has failed my tests already haha. I'm on a budget phone, and the scrolling was a little too laggy. It looked like it was rendering at like 15 fps whenever I scrolled. But it did look very nice, if you have a premium phone.
It hasn't gone completely black for me yet. Comments take forever to load though.
Very sad indeed, good think dev decided to release Boost for Lemmy.
Can you explain what Boost for X is for the uninitiated?
It's a 3rd-party reddit client which stopped working due to the reddit API changes. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.reddit
There will be a client for Lemmy with similar looks/features soon: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.lemmy
Awesome didn't realize he was doing this. Can't wait
So long, king.
Time to cope and looking forward to boost for Lemmy
I've just uninstalled after a few years with Boost. Looking forward to the client for Lemmy. I like it here, it's really refreshing.
End of an era, gonna miss boost till it's on Lemmy now
Came here to check, it's not working on my end either.
Yup. Finally uninstalled.
I used boost for reddit and I'm very excited to see it coming to Lemmy!
Sigh. I dunno what's going on in the Internet lately, but it's a pretty seismic shift across the board.
It still works as it always did for me
I had Boost for my mod account back on Reddit. Good to know it's coming over to the light side.
RIP
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/Audio/Taps/Taps_Matt_Harding.mp3
Riposa in pace. You will be sorely missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE0wfjsybIQ
RIP Bozo :marseyjam: :marseyjam: :marseyjam: :marseyjam:
i just patched it using the guide on r/boostforreddit and it works again