I just catched myself looking at reddit again.

To remind myself not to use reddit in the next few days (or never again if I succeed) I added it to my uBlock filter list. Additionally I deleted all reddit apps from my phone.

What’s your strategy on how to avoid reddit?

  • elavat0r@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I put the Jerboa app icon where Baconreader had been on my phone. I kept opening it by reflex. This seems to be working.

  • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Uninstalled the app, blackholed the domain in my Pi-hole servers, and removed the domain from my web search results on my SearxNG server. I use Wireguard from my phone when out and about, so I’m always usnig Pi-hole and SearxNG.

  • maccam912@lemmy.koski.coEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I’ve got a link to lemmy next to my reddit sync app, so I will see this every time I would have looked at reddit.

  • AllYourSmurf@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I added an iOS shortcut automation to my iPhone. If I open Apollo, the shortcut runs and sends me to Mlem, then pops up a reminder.

    I’ve exported my posts and comments. Just need to get my subscriptions list and I’m done.

    I plan to overwrite my comments and posts with a text that explains why the original is removed. That way, for as long as Reddit survives, there’s a chance someone will see it and learn about how not to screw over your user base.

  • Sorghum@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Paused rif and moved Jerboa to the spot where it normally is on my launcher

    • Rick@thesimplecorner.orgEnglish
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      3 years ago

      I uninstalled RIF this morning. I saw when I rated it on the play store saying that I loved using the app for reddit that I had recently started using… September 2011… Geeeeez. The feels.

      • Raiden11X@programming.devEnglish
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        3 years ago

        rif and Relay were the two I used depending on how I was feeling that day. Excellent apps. Paid for both and I’ll be sad to see them go.

    • havilland@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      3 years ago

      I spend an unhealthy amount of time on reddit. So I realized I have to make changes. The timing of things helped me to make the decision easier.

  • shinratdr@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Once Apollo is gone for good, I’ll delete the app and that’ll be it. Reddit has too much useful info for me to block it entirely similar to Twitter. But also like Twitter, once the app is gone from my phone my usage pretty much drops to zero. I’ve already replaced Apollo with Mlem on my homepage, but I’m leaving Apollo installed until the end.

    • caffeineplease@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 years ago

      Same. Keeping it installed until curtains, and will place Mlem in its place afterwards. I’ll use Reddit on desktop but only after I nuke my account.

    • FlowerTree@pawb.socialEnglish
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      3 years ago

      If we could implement reddit scrapers (I think stealth for reddit is one of them), it might help us to acess reddit without using the shitty app or even an account. Scrapers aren’t exactly great if you want to post stuff on reddit, not that you would want to…

  • CodeCheper@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I might just dump it altogether, I only lurk anyway and the communities I subscribe to are mainly for humor. I haven’t checked it in several days now.

  • EvilBlackCat@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Kept a note at my home screen about Reddit Black Out. And logged out of Infinity. Now, everytime I unlock my phone, I see that note and open Lemmy🥂

  • ddhEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I’ve set a privacy redirect from Reddit to https://libreddit.pufe.org. Now I can’t log in, but if people send me links then I can see what they sent. If I want to comment on things, I’ll come to Lemmy.

    I logged in to Reddit this morning for perhaps the last time, to extract my list of subreddit subscriptions. While I was there I noticed I had a bunch of “Reddit Coins”, didn’t even know that was a thing. Missed opportunity for “Creddits” IMO.