Im working up the courage to. Ill never go back, but it is also hard to delete that much history just for a statement

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    1 year ago

    I’m exploring my options.

    As long as old.reddit exists and there is a large community, I’ll be ‘stuck’ with Reddit. I’m not there for the platform - I’m there for the people. I’ll go where the people go.

    As far as mobile usage goes, I don’t know. Without an ‘Apollo for Lemmy’ or ‘Lemmy is Fun’ - I’m hanging around waiting for something to happen.

    Reddit is the longest I’ve had a social media account after Facebook - pushing my 12th year. And I’ve participated in a lot of social media and message boards that came and went.

    In my experience, websites sites die quickly when leadership prioritizes scraping profits over a user experience. And look, I completely understand and respect that companies need to earn revenue. However, it’s a two-way relationship. Users will always flock to a more streamlined and accessible experience.

    It’s why Pandora > Shoutcast/iTunes Radio. It’s why Spotify > Pandora. And it’s why Netflix > Blockbuster. It’s why after years of using Fark.com for news engagement, I joined Reddit. It gave me a far superior experience (not that Fark was ever bad).

    I really like Lemmy. And I like the concept of federated spaces. But whether or not the concept is a big enough draw is really to be determined - especially without knowing what the mobile experience looks like.

    All this to say… I’ll delete my account when it’s no longer relevant. If I can get truly unique food and drink recommendations for my local city here, with enthusiastic participants all joining in the conversation - that’s what I’ll need to bury the past 12 years of online activity.