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.

no one asked you to delete your account.

go use reddit, no one here cares.

Lol nice alt account u/spez

Nah no regrets here

Seriously though if you miss reddit so much go back?

We do not care

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.

I actually never got round to deleting my Reddit account but I don’t miss it. As with Masto/Twitter there are a few things KBin and Lemmy haven’t been able to fully replace for me but for like 98%+ of their stuff I don’t miss those networks. And if I do want up to check some specific good account that never left Twitter or some reference material that’s only posted in some subreddit … well, we have Nitter and Geddit to gap-fill. In time hopefully they’ll not be needed.

Like, I think the Fediverse has got the hardest thing right so far - actually having good vibes and good moderation. Don’t think anything else on the internet has been this relaxing and troll-free … ever - even pre-social media. More features and polish would be nice but given how much better Masto is now than in November '22 I expect KBin/Lemmy will also improve with time.

The fact that you have 126 comments on here tells me that you either have no life at all and live on social media or the protest worked as your using kbin quite often.

So tell me, @mutant, why are you spending so much time here? Did reddit ban you?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wow, even u/spez is on the fediverse!

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

Wait, what? This pretty much describes u/spez’s recent antics.

It does not describe people who close their Reddit accounts because they want nothing to do with him.

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

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.