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I'd been using Reddit for 6 years; thousands of hours. All gone, in a quick(ish) running of a script. And once it's gone, it's gone. Link rot is gonna be so much bigger soon. And everything that represents a mark on the platform from me will be gone.

I remember spending time on basically every interest I've had on there. I remember the memes, the political discussions, the anticipations of football transfers, the stunning source-gathering work on the Ukraine war, the shitposts, the communities willing to help me on the most stupid of questions. The hours spent defending random pixels on a canvas modified by other communities with friends, the awestruck silence of the Snap both in movie form and Reddit form. The support for me as a person when I needed it the most and real life couldn't, wouldn't, didn't give to me.

And in a few minutes, that'll all be gone. It's already going away as I type this. Almost feels like a microcosm of my own mortality. Maybe I'm being overly sentimental, but it hurts. Anyone else feel the same?

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[-] SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I would suggest to copy paste some paragraphs from https://randomtextgenerator.com/

I find it hilarious to see a +100 upvoted comment that when you try to read it, it's as if you had a stroke, for example:

Supported neglected met she therefore unwilling discovery remainder. Way sentiments two indulgence uncommonly own. Diminution to frequently sentiments he connection continuing indulgence.

[-] nobodyspecial@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I jumped the gun and simply deleted my account, but this is 1337% more genius. Having the script pull from Bullshit Ipsum to edit years of linked and quoted posts would have been perfect.

[-] Lells@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I was thinking of doing this, but with a Lorem Ipsum generator.

[-] SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but Lorem Ipsum is instantly recognizable and filterable. With random text, you have to read a few sentences first before you realize it's bullshit.

[-] siuvhne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

this is my favorite website now.

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