> I will soon remove my RSS/Atom feeds for said subreddits from my feed aggregator. […]
> My reddit account will not be deleted but I might change my decision once reddit management decides to mis-use my contributed texts. As with Twitter, I might also manually remove all of my postings.
“Soon”, “mostly”, “might”. The post is so full of hedges that it could fit the entire Simpsons cast walking backwards into it. You need to be honest that you’re not truly doing anything. Certainly not anything which makes a difference or affects Reddit. This post is the internet equivalent of shaking your fist in the air while grumbling “why, you rascals” while standing thirty meters away.
Just leave Reddit. Do it now. Do it for yourself. Delete the posts, then delete the account, the go do something else better for your mental health.
I recommend keeping the account to make sure the comments are really gone. Deleted mine in the height of last year's outrage with the most popular open source app I could find and it took several attempts. Looked like they were deleted. Checked a week later and they were all back. Just logged in now and I still have a few comments. Think I'm going with glue and gasoline recipes this time.
In other words, the author isn’t leaving Reddit. They are talking about possibly-maybe-who-knows leaving Reddit. They’re flirting with the thought while making sure they have a wide open door to go back later even if they do leave. Every single person who has quit silently has made a bigger impact.
By all means, make some noise about leaving Reddit. But do it after you’ve really committed to it and can influence others. Shower thoughts don’t spread awareness.
I contribute far less, but I still browse.
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