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...so, since nothing went down last night, let's try this again. Maybe a little more gracefully and civilized this time. 🙄
I mean, I already told everyone I was stepping away for at least a year, and somehow I guess I just gave in to my weaker side and came back, but this time I’m actually being serious. 🥳
Basically, since I'm spending less and less time on Reddit, I don't really have that itch to log on every single day to hang out anymore. I don't want to be a "burden" to anyone. I don't want people nitpicking every word I say, or squinting through a magnifying glass at every post just to find something to twist to satisfy their own weird, petty little agendas. 🤷
It's not like anyone here has a grudge against me, far from it. I hope that feeling is mutual, though I wouldn't bet everything on certain people, but whatever. There are some great crews here; you guys are all dear to me insofar as I know you through a keyboard. I've met some in real life (and I hope to meet others!), and there are some I honestly regret meeting. Because, let's face it, some people are only here to teach you something. And if you're smart enough, you'll actually learn it. I was. Honestly, I just repeated the material—a lesson I learned a long time ago but, well, I guess I forgot it for a bit. And I'm glad I had to take the "makeup exam." You shouldn't be allowed to forget lessons like these. 🧐
I've realized everything has kind of fallen apart. From the site itself and the threads that just loop endlessly, to the people hanging out here hoping for a distraction from daily life, all the way up to the moderators who exist just to do their jobs the best they can. Or at least, they think they do. They're so convinced; if you showed them a plum and told them it's a plum, they'd probably say, "No, that's a watermelon." Why? "Because I said so, and I'm a moderator, so I know." 🤦
I'm going to stay in touch with some of you (at least I'll try). I'll miss the banter in the Chat men threads, and I won't miss acting all smug toward provocateurs only to be my usual self the next day. I won't be able to try helping the Student Government crew with all the banking knowledge I've picked up over the years... but oh well. However Reddit lived before me, it'll live after me. I don't know for how long, but it will. 🙂
I tried my hand at moderation too—that blue badge that gives you the freedom to suspend or ban people who drive you absolutely insane with their posts. Dammit, I was one of those people getting banned. But looking back and remembering the actual rules, my suspensions were always "by the book." More like things I "had" to do rather than things I earned. But fine. I never complained or yelled at anyone about them. Vice versa, they'd say. You get what you give. But I've hit a wall, a wall made of a single entity—someone who doesn't "approve" of me as a member of Reddit and thinks life would be better if I'd never shown up here. It's not about asking him personally, but I just don't have the energy or the time to waste my strength on a being that thinks it's superior. Someone acting like a big shot when they're actually nothing. I've outgrown people like that, thank God, and I just needed a reminder of how to spot an "entity" and what to do once you recognize one. 🙂
Sending my best to all of you. I truly wish you a pleasant stay on Reddit, however long it lasts. 👋