I’d been using Reddit for 6 years; thousands of hours. All gone, in a quick(ish) running of a script. And once it’s gone, it’s gone. Link rot is gonna be so much bigger soon. And everything that represents a mark on the platform from me will be gone.

I remember spending time on basically every interest I’ve had on there. I remember the memes, the political discussions, the anticipations of football transfers, the stunning source-gathering work on the Ukraine war, the shitposts, the communities willing to help me on the most stupid of questions. The hours spent defending random pixels on a canvas modified by other communities with friends, the awestruck silence of the Snap both in movie form and Reddit form. The support for me as a person when I needed it the most and real life couldn’t, wouldn’t, didn’t give to me.

And in a few minutes, that’ll all be gone. It’s already going away as I type this. Almost feels like a microcosm of my own mortality. Maybe I’m being overly sentimental, but it hurts. Anyone else feel the same?

  • Canopyflyer
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    51 year ago

    Reading your post finally convinced me to do the same. For me, Lemmy is my new home for endless scrolling. I will also continue to look around, but so far Lemmy seems to be the best alternative. 11 years on Reddit is not something I’ll soon forget, but sometimes the cliches are the best… Just rip the band aid off.

    Well, it’s ripped off now. Power Delete Suite just completed and I finished deleting all of my “gold” awarded posts.