As I write this I literally have a script ( https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite ) running deleting all posts and comments I made so I can delete my accounts and leave them with nothing. The last couple of days they have been prompting people to provide identification documents to access their accounts. This is going to start becoming more prevalent on platforms. I always hated the site but that’s crossed the line for me. So purpose of this post is just to give people a heads up while they still have access if they want to remove their data and / or delete the peice of shit from their life once and for all.
Okay, and? Actual humans using Reddit still directly profits Reddit and reinforces its hegemony. OP is still making a small but direct impact regardless of how entitled you ostensibly feel to their work.
Exactly, it’s still important to take that content down
Just pointing it out to OP that deleting your posts isn’t some magic “you don’t have my data anymore” button. By all means, do whatever you can to hurt reddit, I just want people to understand what is actually happening when they click that delete button.
I know of one Redditor, who did a monthly edit on his posts and comments with an app that did not delete content, but replaced it with gibberish.
I think people here know, but your comment leads people to misinterpret your intention as trying to discourage people from removing deleting stuff from reddit.