This isn't so bad but consider new Reddit vs. old Reddit.
If "new" were to become the only way to access Reddit, I would probably abandon it.
If "new" were to become the only way to access Reddit, I would probably abandon it.
And even then, browsing /r/popular is just awful. Elimination games. People blatantly asking for personal information from teenagers. "Tell me your favorite X and we will judge you" Dumb NSFW 'questions'. Repost bots for content from years ago. Misinformative titles. "Unpopular opinion" threads.
It's a mountain of trash to wade through to get any decent content.
Watching many of those short anger-inducting videos can make even a calm person change. The sort of stuff Reddit PMs have signed off on in the name of engagement is despicable.
I can suggest wiby.me 's random button to discover new sites with modern opinions.
disclaimer: I run lemmy.pt and use the platform on a daily basis
Although other changes might have made things better, like changing how default subreddits work (although this applies to new and old reddit).
With the exception of a few subreddits that have made explicit rule changes (either encouraging or discouraging memes), I haven't really noticed a significant long term trend in meme-posting within subreddits.
On mobile you seem to need to do old.reddit.com every time.
Never installed the app on mobile.
That might have been their goal?
Although I detest having to use apps for every site. The Reddit app is also super buggy.