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[–] YourHeroes4Ghosts@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This is what made the decision for me. All the enshittification aside- in 15 years on Reddit, I did not make one lasting relationship with another human being there, even though I tried very hard at times (via everything ranging from Secret Santa to local meetup subs, to niche interest subs, and more). I have friends online that I have only known online since the 1990s, so it's not that I'm "un-befriendable". Reddit allows people to form mobs, not true communities, which almost always have many subsets of friends and acquaintances, rather than a bunch of strangers who actually don't care at all if one of their members disappears.

[–] hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If your username is a Pink Floyd reference I’ll be your friend

[–] YourHeroes4Ghosts@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Of course it is, and also in memoriam of...lots of people, I suppose. If you like "Wish You Were Here" you probably get it.