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by Sohcahtoa82 1486 days ago
> Terrible UX

If you're browsing on a desktop, configure your account to always use the old reddit experience. If you lurk without an account, use old.reddit.com. If you can, install RES, it's a game-changer.

If you're browsing on mobile, don't use the official reddit app. It's garbage. Use one of the many 3rd party apps. Personally, I use Bacon Reader.

Don't bother ever browsing /r/all. Tailor your subscriptions to the subs you actually care about.

Try to find more niche subreddits. Subs like /r/AskReddit are just massive karma farms.
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nowahe 1486 days ago
On a (sad) related note, a few month ago[1] the devs announced the end of active development on RES, and from now on will only receive bugfixes, if any at all.

Which is understandable considering that since the redesign, they have been more and more working against a black box, with the Reddit staff actively trying to prevent access to certain functionalities outside of their clients.

I'm still worried about Reddit turning off old.reddit.com one day, or making some major breaking change crippling RES. Tho it could be a good way to quit using it, as the friction of the new design overpowering by far my desire to go on it.

[1]: https://old.reddit.com/r/RESAnnouncements/comments/sh83gx/an...

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jandrese 1486 days ago
I do worry a bit that I'm carefully building my own personal echo chamber when I make a custom feed the same way that everybody on Twitter does.

I really do wish that the default feed wasn't such a burning trash pile.

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hunter2_ 1486 days ago
If you're looking to sample the whole world, as should be the case for someone who uses reddit as their main source of news and/or general socializing, it's important to avoid tailoring it to your preferences lest you buildan echo chamber. But if you're looking to meet more specific goals, as should be the case for someone who uses reddit to dive into particular interests, by all means, tailor it.
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lp0_on_fire 1486 days ago
> If you're browsing on a desktop, configure your account to always use the old reddit experience.

I've had the option turned on since the day they offered it and it's never worked for me.

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FirstLvR 1486 days ago
Apollo for IOS is great as well
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dorfsmay 1486 days ago
old.reddit.com also works on mobile.
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