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It's silly to act like every online context has a real world analogue. But no, I don't vandalize it. Whatever you consider the real world equivalent of deleting

It's silly to act like every online context has a real world analogue. But no, I don't vandalize it. Whatever you consider the real world equivalent of deleting my comments after the place has enshittified itself, that's what I do.

scarface_74 3y ago
There is a difference between deleting a comment and purposefully posting meaningless junk.
- add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
  You're right, the latter is funnier. Like I said, the more it's weakened the faster people will move on from it and let it fully die. For now it's only spiritually dead.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Yes if you are 12 and posting to 4Chan it might be funny
    - doodlebugging 3y ago
      Since many of your replies are referencing my post I would just like to add that I am not 12. I'm closer to 9 (in dog years). I grew up a long time ago, maybe before you were even a sparkle in your parent's eyes and a new name on the family Christmas card.
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        If the “74” in my name didn’t give you a hint. I’m not exactly young. Did you also go back to the old Usenet groups that you use to post in and pollute the few rensining good ones with useless garbage? If you are that old, you should know better
        doodlebugging 3y ago
        Happy 50th birthday, or close I guess. I suspected it might be related to age but with so many number accounts nowadays on various platforms it really isn't as strong a personal identifier. I am that old. I've learned a lot over the years. The most important thing that I have learned is that I'm not alone. I am one of many - unique, like everyone else. In the grand scheme, nothing that I post anywhere is very important. Threads go stale, subject matter becomes obsolete, community knowledge fades as new fads appear, and it's all part of a normal condition. If I completely delete or edit every comment I have ever made under all my former usernames it will only affect a very tiny part of reddit's accumulated content.
- doodlebugging 3y ago
  At least I didn't have the power of the spez and use it to edit someone else's comments.
- epakai 3y ago
  Deleting is easy to restore. There have been cases where reddit restored deleted posts. Edits are a bit harder to filter for so they probably won't bother.

scarface_74 3y ago

There is a difference between deleting a comment and purposefully posting meaningless junk.

add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
You're right, the latter is funnier. Like I said, the more it's weakened the faster people will move on from it and let it fully die. For now it's only spiritually dead.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Yes if you are 12 and posting to 4Chan it might be funny
  - doodlebugging 3y ago
    Since many of your replies are referencing my post I would just like to add that I am not 12. I'm closer to 9 (in dog years). I grew up a long time ago, maybe before you were even a sparkle in your parent's eyes and a new name on the family Christmas card.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      If the “74” in my name didn’t give you a hint. I’m not exactly young. Did you also go back to the old Usenet groups that you use to post in and pollute the few rensining good ones with useless garbage? If you are that old, you should know better
      - doodlebugging 3y ago
        Happy 50th birthday, or close I guess. I suspected it might be related to age but with so many number accounts nowadays on various platforms it really isn't as strong a personal identifier. I am that old. I've learned a lot over the years. The most important thing that I have learned is that I'm not alone. I am one of many - unique, like everyone else. In the grand scheme, nothing that I post anywhere is very important. Threads go stale, subject matter becomes obsolete, community knowledge fades as new fads appear, and it's all part of a normal condition. If I completely delete or edit every comment I have ever made under all my former usernames it will only affect a very tiny part of reddit's accumulated content.
doodlebugging 3y ago
At least I didn't have the power of the spez and use it to edit someone else's comments.
epakai 3y ago
Deleting is easy to restore. There have been cases where reddit restored deleted posts. Edits are a bit harder to filter for so they probably won't bother.