I was just browsing a thread on c/nfl looking for new mods. There were multiple 12+ year Redditors there offering to help.
Got me wondering. There are 14,000 of us in this community. How many of us are ten year plus users who have just had enough?
Edit: I didn’t expect this post to be as poignant as it became. There are so many of you… I can’t reply to everyone. I’m an 11 year user and have modded something like 150 subs over the years. I’m really sad too, but I’m finding that lemmy has most of the content I’m looking for, just needs more comments.
The API was a big blow, but removing awards on past posts and deleting coin balances is really dumb.
13 year user. Reddit communities helped me get through some tough times. I haven’t visited in ages, but R/stopdrinking is one of the reasons I’m able to cosplay as a functional human. Many hobbies and passions were found and expanded there. I mod a small subreddit. I didn’t delete my account, but it went from visiting multiple times a day to now about once a week.
TBH it makes me pretty sad, and feels like a ‘small death’ of something I cared about more than I fully realized. I’m still mourning it in some ways, but am also excited about the ‘old internet’ feel of Lemmy and the fediverse and being part of that ride.