https://i.reddit.com and https://old.reddit.com both avoid this ... until you hit an internal reddit link to a different host (www, np, etc.,) in which case you're back to base and fucked. The inconsistency of intra-reddit links (that is, links within the Reddit app) is ... one of the more annoying elements of the site, and long has been.

You could try a browser extension to rewrite [www|np].reddit.com to i.reddit.com [0]

But yeah when ever you don't follow the path that the major sites want you to go down you have to keep jumping around

Similar with Gmail, all links in the email go via Google tracking so you have to do a right-click and get the link then open a separate tab and paste it (obviously a signal for me that I shouldn't be using Gmail in the first place).

[0]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1891738/how-to-modify-cu...

I'm increasingly of the feeling one shouldn't fight systems, though there's always at least some of that. I just can't seem to find the right platform / solution that's within my resources, capabilities, and/or constraints (inclusive of privacy and financial). Reddit or a blog are probably the best that exists presently.

More: https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/8avwul/open_th...

Presumably most app users aren't blocking adverts, or the app can more easily refuse to show content of ads aren't present.

Apps will cut down multi-site use too, stop users "changing the dial".