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Use Redlib [1] or one of the other alternative Reddit frontends. [1] https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib

atrus 12d ago
At that point though, it's like why. Reddit is, well, trash. It's barely worth visiting without an account, and if you're going to make me jump through hoops to visit, it's time to accept the message of "we don't want you here" and go somewhere else.
- Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
  The reason to use it is that Reddit does provide the occasional answer to questions like "how to get a Samsung SCX 3400 to run on a Raspberry Pi" (etc.).
  - apefulsin 11d ago
    All those have been ingested by chatgpt, which ironically provides a better user experience.
    - Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
      Now all that's missing is Chatlib, a self-hosted proxy for ChatGPT which makes it possible to a) query the service without leaving a personally identifiable trace and b) separate out the facts from the dreamt-up fiction. Using Redlib I at least get to see the original posts which makes it easier to separate fact from fiction.
- dolebirchwood 11d ago
  If you're browsing Reddit for its front page, yes, that's trash. But it can be a great source for getting information on narrow, specific topics on well-moderated subreddits filled with enthusiastic and obsessive people eager to share their knowledge. It's been very helpful for me when researching coffee grinders, refrigerators, solar battery backups, headphones, and other such things.
throwaway27448 12d ago
I've been making money from reddit, and for about a decade and a half and at this point, why bother? It's basically drained and what remains is of zero value.
nosioptar 11d ago
Redreader still works on android. Though, reddit's been infected by you tubers and clankers to the point that it's basically useless.
- Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
  Reddit infected by Youtubers sounds like pest getting cholera, i.e. Reddit did not need an infection to be a bot-infested cesspit.
  - nosioptar 11d ago
    It sure didn't help any. People that get their info from YouTube tend to be morons with zero reading comprehension.
    - Leonard_of_Q 10d ago
      The same is and has been true for Reddit for a long time, the difference lies mostly in the ideological sauce flavouring these places, i.e. Little-endians vs. Big-endians. If you're a Reddit-endian you'll despise the Tube-endians and vice versa.

atrus 12d ago

At that point though, it's like why. Reddit is, well, trash. It's barely worth visiting without an account, and if you're going to make me jump through hoops to visit, it's time to accept the message of "we don't want you here" and go somewhere else.

Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
The reason to use it is that Reddit does provide the occasional answer to questions like "how to get a Samsung SCX 3400 to run on a Raspberry Pi" (etc.).
- apefulsin 11d ago
  All those have been ingested by chatgpt, which ironically provides a better user experience.
  - Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
    Now all that's missing is Chatlib, a self-hosted proxy for ChatGPT which makes it possible to a) query the service without leaving a personally identifiable trace and b) separate out the facts from the dreamt-up fiction. Using Redlib I at least get to see the original posts which makes it easier to separate fact from fiction.
dolebirchwood 11d ago
If you're browsing Reddit for its front page, yes, that's trash. But it can be a great source for getting information on narrow, specific topics on well-moderated subreddits filled with enthusiastic and obsessive people eager to share their knowledge. It's been very helpful for me when researching coffee grinders, refrigerators, solar battery backups, headphones, and other such things.

throwaway27448 12d ago

I've been making money from reddit, and for about a decade and a half and at this point, why bother? It's basically drained and what remains is of zero value.

nosioptar 11d ago

Redreader still works on android. Though, reddit's been infected by you tubers and clankers to the point that it's basically useless.

Leonard_of_Q 11d ago
Reddit infected by Youtubers sounds like pest getting cholera, i.e. Reddit did not need an infection to be a bot-infested cesspit.
- nosioptar 11d ago
  It sure didn't help any. People that get their info from YouTube tend to be morons with zero reading comprehension.
  - Leonard_of_Q 10d ago
    The same is and has been true for Reddit for a long time, the difference lies mostly in the ideological sauce flavouring these places, i.e. Little-endians vs. Big-endians. If you're a Reddit-endian you'll despise the Tube-endians and vice versa.