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I'm ready to step away from Reddit. I know you can encounter toxic behavior on other platforms too, but I'm just exhausted by the level of negativity there. So, I have two questions for those who have fully transitioned β€” What prompted your decision to leave? And were you able to get others to join you on Lemmy?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My decision to leave was due to the prevalence of misinformation and / or entirely unrelated comments being upvoted to the top. Fuck that place. It’s just an alternate to Facebook now.

Edit: I just think it's funny that people left because of the API policy. Not to diminish anyone's preferences but Reddit's policy change was actually to retain users, run more ads, and probably increase algorithmic engagement and sell content to LLMs. People left as a protest with the belief that it was run by, for, and of the people and that Reddit didn't understand its core user base. Reddit has only continued to increase its user base and revenue. I'd venture to guess that the core users leaving was actually a benefit to Reddit. Their departure just made it easier for Reddit to accomplish their goals.