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Why would you delete your reddit posts? I understand that there's a protest and chang in API pricing is unfair and all that stuff, but think of all this people looking for a solution for ther problem
How are they responsible for the API pricing that you have to punish them? At least migrated all of the posts to Lemmy before deleting them, please
Irritating people looking for answers is part of the point of the deletion. They can and will find answers somewhere else, and if they keep finding blanks on Reddit, they will start ignoring Reddit search results. That is what will hurt Reddit, not just having less data to sell through the API. ... and don't worry, everything on Reddit is backed up somewhere else anyway, if you are desperate for a specific post or comment.
I hate that this comment got downvoted. It’s a valid thing to worry about and has generated some interesting replies
Not particularly practical. You can repost all the content but you can't migrate the comments that have the solutions.
Weighing the cons of losing the history vs the cons of Reddit continuing to exploit others content exclusively for their financial benefit... I support anyone who chooses the nuclear option.
I just look for one of the archival sites that has snapshots of entire pages. I used the Wayback Machine last time I needed something.
Removing posts so that Reddit can't monetize them and so that people can't use them to fill in for Google is the entire point. No one will remain ignorant as a result of edited or deleted posts. They'll simply be inconvenienced. They have to find the answers online like we did in the first place.
Those people can thank reddit... for trying to monetize the content people gave it for free.
I said it on Reddit and I’ll say it here. No one is under any obligation to practice this perceived “selflessness” of leaving their comments for any reason. Nor to act as a replacement for google’s failures.
Who is to say that they even have an answer someone needs? They don’t want their shit fed into AI. It’s their shit to do with as they please.
It’s sad but it’s their prerogative. Reddit don’t care about them and they shouldn’t care about Reddit. Gotta find a dedicated message board with the answers. Like in the days of yore.