"permenantly", except for the bug where about 1 pageview in 10 it still redirects you to new reddit. I think it's something related to improperly configured (server-side) caching or something.

I've never seen that happen. I only see it when I'm logged out on computer.

It happens to me frequently. Sometimes they just log me out for no reason.

Its been an accepted 'bug' for a long time but they never seem to properly be able to fix it

https://www.reddit.com/r/redesign/comments/adxv7b

I just use one of the many addons that redirect you to old.reddit.com.

"permanently" for Conde Naste defined values of permanence.

Legacy mode will be phased out as soon as it has served their purpose of smoothing over the transition.

Or, it will be allowed to die of neglect, slowly becoming less and less compatible with the site until fully unusable.

And that's fine. I absolutely can't stand the new layout, so if that happens I'll stop using it. Probably not good for their metrics for a 13 year user of the service to stop using it I'd guess. I don't even block ads on it. And I sometimes click them if they're relevant (which, lets face it, they are these days).

11 for me and what used to be 30-60 minutes a day (I like certain subreddits /r/programming /r/chess /r/<proglang> Etc.) is maybe 15 and not at all for days now.

I miss old reddit, nothing else really fills the niche in a unified way.

So where do you go instead?

Reddit and Facebook both have some hold for me because of niche communities that they both let me aggregate/monitor/interact with easily, without going to a myriad of websites. I really don’t want to have to do that - in some cases, I’m not even sure I can find comparable replacements.

Here are some alternatives to Reddit:

http://voat.co/

http://gab.ai/

http://notabug.io/

http://kr5ddit.com/

I fill that time by deliberately picking tech talks in a domain/language I know nothing about and watching them instead.

It is interesting because it's related to what I do but different enough to be fascinating.

I agree, but it’s jarring going between devices (phone, iPad and computer) and the multiple interfaces. Then the repeated niggling to use the app. If I haven’t after several years, the chances are I don’t want to.

I am never nagged. I use RES on desktop to modify a few things, among others a dark theme. I use the RIF dark theme. Works pretty similarly.

There are many situations where you are presented with the mobile or new desktop designs, such as being logged out. I have to sign in at least twice every time to use the old desktop version.

But for how long is the question. Once they remove that, my use will go way down or maybe stop entirely. I despise the new layout and it isn’t just a “doesn’t want to try something new” phase.