Looks like Apollo is now dead boys and girls. Feels like having a loved one die

  • bagfatnick@kulupu.duckdns.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    When this saga began, I didn’t think I’d be struggling with such a sense of disconnect with the loss of an app of all things. However, I do feel that Christian’s eulogy for Apollo helped, a gentle reminder to “smile because it happened”. Here’s to moving on.

  • Bagel@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I haven’t processed what it means yet. I’m still at the first stage of grief.

  • phario@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    So at the moment my “workflow” is to completely stop accessing Reddit via mobile apps. I’ll still use Reddit via Google Searches because it remains important for finding key information.

    I’m content playing with Lemmy as my main mobile “app”.

    • smort@feddit.nlEnglish
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      2 years ago

      There’s so much community knowledge on reddit, it’s kinda painful to see everyone deleting all their historical comments and posts.

      I get it, but still that’s information presumably lost forever.

      • phario@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 years ago

        What is information archival on the Fediverse like? Is there any advantage to Reddit?

        Also if I understand last discussions, it’s not clear how well the Fediverse currently behaves with Google searches.

  • skenmy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    For what it’s worth, wefwef (wefwef.app) feels a little like Apollo and has made me moving over here a bit easier…

    • insomniac@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 years ago

      It’s still in beta but mlem seems to be basically copying Apollo. It’s a marine app instead of a web app. Missing some important features at the moment but worth keeping an eye on.

      • insomniac@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I meant native app not marine app lol we’re still missing editing with it’s unfortunate since apple’s keyboard hates me.

        • danwardvs@sh.itjust.works
          English
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          2 years ago

          Wefwef has been impressing me for a web app, although the bar isn’t that high. The web app makes it accessible without Testflight and quicker to push live, making adoption quicker.

  • survivorseason44@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Someone on Reddit said “years of muscle memory gone,” which hit me hard. Apollo was Reddit for me for years, so depressing watching this play out.