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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I always used to use a 3PA that had no ads or recommendations, just my own curated sub list, and I honestly loved that. There were definitely echo chambers but things worked well for me as long as I stayed conscious to that. Then when the APIpocalypse happened I browsed reddit on the web and in their official app for the first time in almost ten years and just noped right the fuck off.

At one point in my feed it went:

  • Ad
  • Suggested Subreddit
  • Ad
  • Suggested Post
  • Post from subscribed feed
  • Ad
  • Suggested Post

Like, only 1/6 items were things I had actually asked to see. It was atrocious. Default reddit is absolutely cancer now, and I really struggle to empathise with people who are still using it vanilla without any extensions or domain changes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Ironically the website in Firefox mobile and ublock origin works better than the mobile app. Still shit but better