I just deleted 12 years of content. Feels weird

I nuked my Reddit accounts today. Deleted all comments and posts, then the accounts themselves. The tool I used showed each comment as it was deleted, and it was bittersweet.

I watched old gaming and movie discussions I barely remember appear and then get flagged as deleted. Communities I once participated in and then moved on as the years past flashed by. I remembered how I felt back then, and then watched them scroll on into oblivion.

Now I feel...I guess it's grief. Sadness for that part that's gone. Sadness that it'll never be there again. Like footprints on a beach wiped away by the tide. It's like it never happened. There is no trace.

And I feel anger. Mad that it came to this. Mad that I let a corporation have so much of my time and thoughts. Mad that they made it clear my life was nothing but a product to them.

It's over now. Time for a new chapter.

Anyone else have strong feelings about losing a part of the past like this?

raschy,

As much as I'm unhappy with reddit I don't think I could bring myself to delete my comments. Seems like a loss for the internet at large to do so, nothing more frustrating to be searching for help on a topic only to find that the solution was removed.

RosalynKirk,

It is a loss of information. That is not your fault. The blame lies at the feet of Reddit corporate management. The users benefit from your information, and even the visitors who find their way via Google or whatever. But the one who benefits more than anyone else is Reddit. And the thought of them benefiting from my and your contributions while fucking over their entire userbase for what amounts to nothing more than greed makes me sick.

regeya,

I guess I'd be hypocritical if I did. I get so annoyed at threads that go something like

"Hey, how do I degauss the furbilnator so that it works correctly again?"

[deleted]

"That worked perfect, thanks kind sir or madam!"

YMS,
YMS avatar

Or when the solution post is still there, but someone commented something now unreadable on it and everyone just goes like "yeah, that is a serious flaw in that solution,thanks for pointing this out! But as long as you are aware of that, you're fine."

iAmTheTot,
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Over a decade on my account, not sure the actual year. I won't be nuking my account, personally. I'm happy with kbin for now and haven't opened reddit since Monday.

Maximilious,
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Same here for reddit. I won't remove my account just yet, but have unsubbed from a lot of fluff subs I was a part of.

Once RiF goes away I'll use desktop when needed for searches, but I never actually sit on it at a desktop. I'm hopeful all subs I use will come over, but some may not. Namely homelab and homelabsales.

Fmstrat,

I had this feeling when deleting another social media account. On a good note, it's fleeting. Now most are in the void for me.

lysy,

Nope, I did the same yesterday without looking back. I feel happy not to use this corporate crap anymore.

nii236,

Why delete though? Its all still there in Reddit's database.

Denaton,

This is called soft delete, if they are a EU resident, they can claim GDPR and get it all wiped, getting "forgotten" is a right.

nii236,

Nice rights! Its probably harder to exercise than you'd think. Has anyone tried for Reddit?

Deemo,

I couldn't truly nuke my account. I'm studying for mcat and r/MCAT has a ton of better explanations for aamc (test maker) practice tests.

I sort use Lemmy 90% and reddit 10%.

I also installed blacklist to filter out reddit content (their is a toggle to show hidden reddit searches in worst case if needed). This kinda helps give visibility to other sites.

Fisk400,

Imagine all the real life conversations you have had that isn't documented in any way and you have forgotten ever took place. People that you dont even know you've forgotten. That is a part of life and even if old conversations are valuable, they are not as valuable as making new ones.

feetongrass,

Just make sure to go back in a day or two to make sure your comments/posts stay deleted. Reddit restored all my posts/comments that I edited using Power Delete Suite back to their original content.

Logic_Zero,

Another report of deleted Reddit comments/submissions being restored: https://mastodon.social/@chris@mstdn.games/110553478094196259

Omegamanthethird,

I had a few posts I left up, and I found that comments from when I had previously chatted with people were still there despite having a 100% cleared comment history. So, I'm wondering if a bunch of my old comments are actually out there, even though my profile says I have none.

WondrousFairy,

Rando internet hug

I still have my account left because I'm an incurable optimist. Or rather, realist. Spaz can't keep getting away with this shit forever you know? At some point, the board is going to look at his childish antics disguised as corporate governance and say "Hey, this guy is a big fat phony!" and then.. his goose is going to be cooked.

Still, deleting tons of shit is rough. I did the same for my Digg account which had a few years on it.

But .. see it like this, you used your voice and you said "fuck you!" and left. That counts for something.

The fediverse and lemmingverse reminds me of how Reddit used to be. Sure, fewer posts, but much more salience. More actual content instead of repost bots. Less Onlyfans and more actual horny people posting stuff. More nerds and less HURR DURR retards.

I know I jumped off the cliff to be with you fellow Lemmings, but damn if it isn't fun!

Omegamanthethird,

I think you are an optimist. Something that has always rubbed me the wrong way is how aggressively unempathetic Reddit is. They prioritize their own convenience and will ridicule you for caring.

This has been no different. I just saw the NFL sub came back online and people are near-unanimously livid at the mods and endlessly mocking them. Apparently they even made a secondary sub to go to. And it's the off-season.

WondrousFairy,

Well, we'll see. One of Bloombergs columnists just fired a warning shot across their bow by pointing out that they're rapidly losing their core audience and that a migration is practically guaranteed at this point because of their actions. Also bear in mind that Reddit is using astroturfers to aggressively push their "fuck the mods" narrative. Most people aren't buying it since now everybody is starting to see just how uniform their talking points are. And mind you, just as with the whole Wizards Of The Coast debacle, when financial institutions and newspapers start telling you that you're screwing up your stuff, that's real bad because investors tend to listen to those before making a decision.

What Reddit's management could do would be to simply scapegoat ol Spaz and feed him to the wolves by firing him and then saying "We listened to you, here's [reasonable pricing]" Then they could not only restore their brand, but keep moderators on staff AND cash in on people doing volunteer work in creating/moderating content while paying for it.

However, it seems that often, business intelligence people seem to lack basic insight into human motivation and empathy. And that's something that's been literally confirmed in science.

themobyone,

You post is almost a poem. It was nice to read.

If I can offer a different more positive view. You connected with other humans, and shared your experiences and love for your hobbies. Yes it happened on reddit, but it can happen again somewhere else.

I know this is quoted to death but here are some wise words from Dr. Seuss:

  • Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
rammer,
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Please check that your comments and accounts stay deleted!

It seems Reddit is restoring deleted comments.

lackthought,
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yeah mine were restored after 1-2 days

I had used the power delete suite, so they must be tracking if users are submitting hundreds of delete requests in a small time window

https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/34112

themobyone,

I wonder if this is a GDPR violation for us Europeans.

nlm,
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It really doesn't sound good for them..

aaa,

Not at all, I love deleting and forgetting old stuff

nickb333,
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I was going to overwrite mine after 14 years but a significant event made me hold off. My home city in the UK has been in the news for all the wrong reasons and r/nottingham is useful to keep up with events without having to trawl through the mainstream media and all the right-wing trolling that follows them. Maybe next week when I get back home and things have calmed down.

t0fr,
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Yeah. I'm feeling like doing the same. I did not post much, and what I did, did not gain much traction. But I think it's time to leave that place.

xXxOxhamxXx,

Similar feelings here, but we can make new content! https://youtube.com/shorts/dN5sn37vNGs?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/dN5sn37vNGs?feature=sharehttps://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/0894c522-cdb5-49b7-b8d7-54da8e16aaeb.jpeg

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