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0 pointsbdw52043y ago0 comments

The day they shut down "old" Reddit is probably the day a large number of people leave Reddit altogether because the main Reddit site is a dark patterns hell. I think they'll still do it though because most web sites only want the kind of users who don't know how to install ad blockers.

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clint3y ago

the vast vast VAST majority of people using reddit are using the official mobile apps. The number of people using the web, and even alternative clients is like a drop of rain in a monsoon.

tablespoon3y ago

> the vast vast VAST majority of people using reddit are using the official mobile apps. The number of people using the web, and even alternative clients is like a drop of rain in a monsoon.

Users aren't equivalent though. IIRC, "the vast vast VAST majority of people" don't comment or post, either.

bil73y ago

large number? Reddit has seen by far the most growth after switching to the new UI. The old reddit has already not been maintained to support new features such as polls.

undersuit3y ago

Maybe it's a larger number than you suspect. r/TheBoys had a controversial poll recently and had less than 400 responses for their 500k subscribers.

sofixa3y ago

Subreddit moderators get per-platform (old/new reddit.com, official mobile app, third-party mobile app) stats and all that I've seen share those numbers indicate new reddit.com is minority, old.reddit.com is basically invisible, vast majority is mobile apps. Of course it will be highly subreddit dependent.

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