cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1277945

When the whole Reddit fiasco started happening, I saw a lot of people wiping and deleting their Reddit accounts and moving elsewhere, like here on Lemmy.

Now that it’s starting to die down a little bit, does anyone regret doing that? Or are you glad that you took that step?

  • negativeyoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    1 year ago

    I deleted my 12 year post history but my karma is still there.

    If you want to browse there… whatever. No one cares.

    Those of you hoping for a spectacular collapse… well, I have news for you: it’s unlikely to happen and if it does, it’ll be death by a thousand cuts. I legitimately think that place is going downhill and it’s been getting noticeably shittier for years but I don’t think lemmy is currently more than an annoyance for Spez and the board.

    I’m getting my subscriptions set back up and I just want to post in peace and not be concerned about reddit already. What this place lacks in users it makes up for in quality

  • Mereo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Meh… For those who regret their decisions (please don’t), a new account can easily be created. Karma is gamification, it is meaningless.

  • rm_dash_r_star@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    1 year ago

    Haven’t deleted mine, but haven’t been back there either. If I deleted it, I wouldn’t miss it. Though at some point I image the account will expire due to inactivity.

  • 7fb2adfb45bafcc01c80@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I kept my account, but deleted most of my posts/comments from the past thirteen years unless I felt it was super important to leave them. Some I’m leaving while watching to see what happens with the subreddit.

    I’m done with Reddit though. I didn’t care so much about the API, but when they started lying about talks with the developer and then running roughshod over everything it became clear that they can’t be trusted. How do I know that I’m even being presented with an accurate view of the world – are the moderators hand-picked by Reddit to push an agenda? Can a corporation/government/political campaign buy moderators brokered through Reddit now?

    Too many questions with no good answers. So I’m glad I’m gone.

  • LiquidFireN2X@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Haven’t deleted mine, but I was mostly a lurker there anyways. So if I do, it wouldn’t mean much. Maybe I’ll interact more here, since many are saying the community is better.

  • Zandt88@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    14 years on the site, 58K+ post Karma, 130K+ comment Karma - Deleted it all yesterday. It was actually liberating in some odd sense.

  • Freeman@lemmy.pubEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    my account is pretty old. I have had multiple attempts to claim it. So im not deleting it. I will allow it to wither and die not participating.

    If they start decomming accounts every x months Ill just add it to my calendar to login here and there like I do a few google accounts.

  • trollercoaster@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Didn’t delete my account, just overwrote all my comments with a message to corporate Reddit and Spez in particular and deleted my posts. Didn’t want to delete mainly because a deletion can happen for any reason, I rather wanted to send a message that can be seen.

    Regrets? Yes, but overall it was worth it.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Nope. The content and community on the fediverse is so much better, and has improved immensely in the last couple weeks. It’s almost like the Eternal September never happened.