I’m not sure I can bring myself to create an account on that site. I can’t listen to people whine about how difficult it is to pick a server. “ergmagerd, the choices I have to make are so difficult :cry: :cry: :cry: why do I have to choose between a generalist, furry, lgbtq and tech server :tears: :tears: :tears:” and the “it looks like shit” people who forget how old.reddit.com looks like.
old.reddit.com is still the only usable way to use Reddit. Whenever I find something in a web search that leads to Reddit, the majority of the content on the page is hidden unless I change the URL to old.reddit.com.
The fact that they’ve conditioned the majority of users to prefer the new site means it’s not the place for me anymore.
I was one of the people that didn’t understand the decentralization until Reddit went pure enshittification and I had to get used to it. I know it’s not so bad but it’s just a UX thing.
I’m here now, so it turns out to be nothing but it can be confusing to users if it isn’t clear what’s going on.
When people whine about how something so simple is difficult, the appropriate response is to listen.
Mandatory instance selection as an active choice during the registration process is unacceptable friction unless we specifically intend to retard user growth.
But once we rope some new Fedifriends in and they start commenting and appreciating the site… hit them with the technical!! May need foster-parent instances to take burden of initial signup.
I’m not sure I can bring myself to create an account on that site. I can’t listen to people whine about how difficult it is to pick a server. “ergmagerd, the choices I have to make are so difficult :cry: :cry: :cry: why do I have to choose between a generalist, furry, lgbtq and tech server :tears: :tears: :tears:” and the “it looks like shit” people who forget how old.reddit.com looks like.
Nah I’m good.
I made one because I was annoyed at people being wrong about the fediverse.
old.reddit.com is still the only usable way to use Reddit. Whenever I find something in a web search that leads to Reddit, the majority of the content on the page is hidden unless I change the URL to old.reddit.com.
The fact that they’ve conditioned the majority of users to prefer the new site means it’s not the place for me anymore.
There’s a browser addon for that, btw! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect
doesn’t RES do that anyway?
Maybe there’s an option somewhere, but at least back when I installed Old Reddit Redirect, it either didn’t exist, didn’t work or I didn’t find it.
It’s the only way to browse some subs without logging in nowadays.
I was one of the people that didn’t understand the decentralization until Reddit went pure enshittification and I had to get used to it. I know it’s not so bad but it’s just a UX thing.
I’m here now, so it turns out to be nothing but it can be confusing to users if it isn’t clear what’s going on.
Ninja edit: sorry, meme community oops
redact
To be quite contrarian here:
When people whine about how something so simple is difficult, the appropriate response is to listen.
Mandatory instance selection as an active choice during the registration process is unacceptable friction unless we specifically intend to retard user growth.
But once we rope some new Fedifriends in and they start commenting and appreciating the site… hit them with the technical!! May need foster-parent instances to take burden of initial signup.