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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 1, 2023

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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What are the concrete reasons why someone would want to use a 3P client instead of just the normal Reddit app or website?

The UI and UX is usually great streamlined and better for mobile, especially for Markdown text.

The Reddit app is an ad-ridden abomination that learned nothing from other better clients, and does its best to aggrave the user with unwanted pop-ups, retarded recommendations, and hiding important features.

3rd party clients usually block native reddit ads too, which my DNS ad blocker can't do on the app.

I haven't used it in a long time but 3rd party apps for Big Tech social media generally tend to be faster, have cleaner UI, and a workflow that doesn't suck you into foreverscrolling.