3 ms·

Same. Redditor for 15 years and the API thing was the last straw. I didn’t post about not engaging with or using the platform anymore. Nor did I delete my acco

Same. Redditor for 15 years and the API thing was the last straw. I didn’t post about not engaging with or using the platform anymore. Nor did I delete my account, since it still holds some value to me. But I slinked away into the darkness and now HN is my social media tool.

andrethegiant 2y ago
Same here on everything you mentioned
warcher 2y ago
Delete early, delete often. Never keep an old Reddit account around. I torch mine and build anew every year just out of principle.
- 8372049 2y ago
  Same! Except I've basically stopped using reddit. It used to be that if I got a "happy cake day" then I knew nuking the account was overdue.
- al_borland 2y ago
  I didn’t have a schedule, but probably had 5 or 6 accounts over the years… purging, deleting, and a few weeks later rejoining. The last time I deleted everything was before the API changes, and it was the last straw. I haven’t attempted to create a new account and don’t browse at all. I used to spend hours per day there. Now the only time I end up there is if a search engine directs me there for an answer to a specific question I have.
- hughesjj 2y ago
  For me it's been every six months. I've even given some creds for burned accounts to the void for the heck of it. That said, I think you could easily correlate my hn activity with my reddit usage (inverse proportionality). Loving it tbh, higher quality content overall and better than slashdot ever was
- EMM_386 2y ago
  I honestly have given up in this battle. I'm curious, what do you think deleting accounts and starting new is going to do? They'll just link it all together another way.
  - warcher 2y ago
    they can. you can’t.
speff 2y ago
15y account here too - also quit. Tried lemmy for a while and didn't like it. At least it helped me kick the reddit habit. Don't even go there anymore https://old.reddit.com/u/speff https://old.reddit.com/u/speff

andrethegiant 2y ago

Same here on everything you mentioned

warcher 2y ago

Delete early, delete often. Never keep an old Reddit account around. I torch mine and build anew every year just out of principle.

8372049 2y ago
Same! Except I've basically stopped using reddit. It used to be that if I got a "happy cake day" then I knew nuking the account was overdue.
al_borland 2y ago
I didn’t have a schedule, but probably had 5 or 6 accounts over the years… purging, deleting, and a few weeks later rejoining. The last time I deleted everything was before the API changes, and it was the last straw. I haven’t attempted to create a new account and don’t browse at all. I used to spend hours per day there. Now the only time I end up there is if a search engine directs me there for an answer to a specific question I have.
hughesjj 2y ago
For me it's been every six months. I've even given some creds for burned accounts to the void for the heck of it. That said, I think you could easily correlate my hn activity with my reddit usage (inverse proportionality). Loving it tbh, higher quality content overall and better than slashdot ever was
EMM_386 2y ago
I honestly have given up in this battle. I'm curious, what do you think deleting accounts and starting new is going to do? They'll just link it all together another way.
- warcher 2y ago
  they can. you can’t.

speff 2y ago

15y account here too - also quit. Tried lemmy for a while and didn't like it. At least it helped me kick the reddit habit. Don't even go there anymore https://old.reddit.com/u/speff https://old.reddit.com/u/speff