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?

  • SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I would suggest to copy paste some paragraphs from https://randomtextgenerator.com/

    I find it hilarious to see a +100 upvoted comment that when you try to read it, it’s as if you had a stroke, for example:

    Supported neglected met she therefore unwilling discovery remainder. Way sentiments two indulgence uncommonly own. Diminution to frequently sentiments he connection continuing indulgence.

    • nobodyspecial@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      I jumped the gun and simply deleted my account, but this is 1337% more genius. Having the script pull from Bullshit Ipsum to edit years of linked and quoted posts would have been perfect.

      • SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, but Lorem Ipsum is instantly recognizable and filterable. With random text, you have to read a few sentences first before you realize it’s bullshit.