• The_Terrible_Humbaba@beehaw.org
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      I understand why some people would want to do this, but there’s a lot of stuff there that I would hate to be gone forever.

      There’s an old game - I always forget which game it is until it happens again - that I play once every few years, but which always gives me problems when installing or starting for the first time. And every time I looked for a solution, I always ended up in the same Reddit thread; one with a solution that always worked. After I landed there a few times, I even left a comment thanking them for it.

      I don’t so much want Reddit gone forever, as I just want for there to be more competition and for users to be spread out. Or, maybe even better, for there to be a searchable archive of Reddit.

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        1 year ago

        What about just saving that revisited post/comment to a personal stash, like in Google Drive or something? There is definitely more competition now, at any rate!

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          That’s a good idea! I also saw someone else mention they save some pages locally when they find explanations for something niche, in case it disappears, and I think I might start doing the same!

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            1 year ago

            I’ve been noticing this with YouTube videos, too, even those that have no overt reason to be removed, and it’s been very disappointing. I’m now downloading my faves.

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        I thought the exact same, but when their internal mail leaked i was just “fuck this” and got rid of everything.