JoYo ,
@JoYo@lemmy.ml avatar

no one asked you to delete your account.

go use reddit, no one here cares.

abff08f4813c ,

Who says they failed? They look like a stunning success to me, considering how much growth the fediverse and alternatives like squabbles got during that time, and the momentum has kept up after.

Even now more and more groups are moving off reddit to something else.

And I guess you didn't see this year's final r/place picture.

From a monetary point of view, spez will probably win. He'll destroy reddit completely in his quest for the IPO, and get to the point where the numbers are juiced up enough that he can sell high, make a huge chunk of money, and take his exit. But that doesn't negate our success.

Also,...

how does it feel knowing that you looked like

Please don't confuse us with your mirror.

waybreadenthusiast ,

I am really proud of myself for being consistent even if the protest ultimately didn’t work. I detest social media that disrespects their user. Thats exactly why in the last 3 years i deleted my Instagram, Spapchat, Whatsapp and Twitter account.

And if some people see me as a “feces smearing toddler” then thats their problem. I like it here a lot better.

Ocean ,
@Ocean@lemmy.zip avatar

Lol nice alt account u/spez

Nah no regrets here

Seriously though if you miss reddit so much go back?

We do not care

Lutefisky ,

No ragrets…

shortwavesurfer ,

Actually, pretty good tbh. I deleted facebook, twitter, etc back in 2019, deleted google in 2022, and deleted reddit in 2023. Now i just use lemmy and mastodon for socials and i am glad i took those steps

Im14abeer ,

If there are any “feces smearing toddlers” to be found, the preponderance of them are on Reddit. It’s what you’re trying to do here, and you’re welcome to fuck right back off there.

ryan ,

I don't have any regrets here. I vastly prefer the vibe of the fediverse. I feel like I can actually contribute and have people respond to me meaningfully.

I do think it was a "reality check", as you say, for some people that the exodus wouldn't completely bring reddit to its knees. It'll be a slow decline into irrelevancy that will take a longer amount of time as new mods become overwhelmed and give up, people slowly realize the content creators and commenters have moved on, etc. It could take years.

TheRazorX ,

just curious if anyone regrets going nuclear

Not in the slightest. As far as I'm concerned web 1.0 was far superior to this heavily centralized bullshit anyway.

how does it feel knowing that you looked like feces smearing toddlers to everyone else?

Anyone that perceived me as such, doesn't deserve the content I created in the first place. They're not entitled to my efforts.

I imagine this was a lot of people's first reality check in a long ass time lmfao

It's interesting how you went from gung-ho anti-reddit to this. hmm.

abff08f4813c ,

It's interesting how you went from gung-ho anti-reddit to this. hmm.

Where do you see the old gung-ho anti-reddit bit? Genuinely curious.

TheRazorX ,

just click on the user's profile name, and you can see what they posted before.

abff08f4813c ,

Thanks, I did that but didn't see anything that seemed to fit. I was wondering if maybe it had since been deleted (to hide this user's anti-reddit origin history, no doubt...)

ScrollinMyDayAway ,

I deleted my Facebook account years ago, no regrets. Deleted my Reddit account yesterday, no regrets. Not sure what OP’s point is, but comparing people to toddlers when you are incapable of typing a complete sentence does not help you make it.

lowdownfool ,
@lowdownfool@kbin.social avatar

No. Maybe the protests didn't work but I'm free from corpo social media now.

batsinlavender ,

Not one. Deleted Facebook in 2020 and Reddit a few months ago. I'm far happier and I spend a lot less time online.

Eggyhead ,
@Eggyhead@kbin.social avatar

I didn’t go nuclear, but every time I go there, I wonder what reddit offers that actually requires an account. These days the most I do is look at one or two niche communities I follow for anything useful and then leave. I feel no obligation to participate anymore.

terath ,

A little reality check for you, if you think people leaving a product because they don’t like it means they are a “feces smearing toddler” then perhaps you should take a good long in the mirror and ask yourself when you became the asshole child.

Hiccup ,

No. Staying on reddit would be lame.

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