June 7th, 2023, Part 2
Ok this isn't really being made that much after the previous one but it's a Big Thingtm so I think it gets its own entry and I don't think it should wait until tomorrow. It's also borderline rambly, but whatever.
I deleted my reddit account. For those not in the know, the main reason for this is due to reddit planning to charge 3rd party apps an insanely unreasonable amount for API access. If you remember my entry from yesterday, you'll know that that was part of the reason for me making a site- more of a catalyst than anything, but still a reason for me to do so. Part of the reason this is a big deal is because reddit was basically the only social media site that I really actively used- I literally only have a twitter account to not be locked out of seeing content, and while I technically use tumblr, 99% of my activity is just rebloging stuff. Also, I've used reddit for over a decade, and now I need to find some other way to get news on things.
But the main reason this is a big enough deal to get its own entry is that my reddit was really the last thing holding me to my old username. I just cleared my alias history on Steam (it's really easy, actually), and the only thing left is Discord- while my username is unique enough that I wouldn't have any trouble getting it, I think I'm going to go with what I've started to use instead, Juci Luci (even if I have to add a bunch of numbers to the end). And honestly, part of the reason for this is to just have a fresh start and to just let go of the past. And it feels really odd for me to say that considering the obsession online culture has right now with preservation, but I honestly want my early history on the web to be forgotten. I don't want to be beholden to the past, I want to be allowed to move on with my life and to just, be myself. I don't want whatever the hell was on my old reddit account to be relevant until the end of time. I don't want to remember what I did 10 years ago. I'm ok with forgetting. Hell, I want to forget what I did 10 years ago, I really don't like my younger self, and I'm glad that I've mostly grown past being who I used to be. Preservation is important, very important, but sometimes, it's better to just forget and let go of what once was.
It's extra ironic that I say all this on a website designed to be like Geocities, but hey. Some thing are worth remembering and preserving, and Geocities is one of those things.