Is There a Way to Officially Disable a Lemmy Account?
I would like to know if there is an "official" way to set an account as disabled. For now, I am plan on posting this on Asklemmy, changing my password to some random string that I won't remember, and then logging out. If I'd like to come back later, there's a chance of my account being revived through the "forgot password" process.
I am leaving Lemmy for good. I have spent a few months here, and the first few months were nice and positive. But now it feels much more Reddit-like. Most active communication here is happening at posts that I find negative. All this negative stuff is detoriating my mental health. I'd instead prefer to stay happy and remain ignorant until I personally experience the issues being raised here.
Of course, a lot of people will disagree with this approach, and they are likely already coming up with comments to post on this thread that I'd find rude and thus negative. But I've seriously had enough of it.
I have a heavily filtered Reddit with a home page filled with people like me. The communities they are part of either don't exist on Lemmy or are not sufficiently active. I will be active with these people until the old Reddit front-end reaches EoL. Please prefer to answer the first paragraph over the rest.
PS: please don't judge me by my comments on my profile. I am a teenager and my personality is still maturing. I cringe at most things I do the next day after doing them.
How is disabling (or deleting) an account going to help?
I found it easy to stop participating on Reddit. Every time I went to post I was reminded that all I'm doing is adding value to some piece of shit shareholder who actively wants me gone because I don't mindlessly scroll the front page (old.reddit and adblock). Why do anything on there when it's just to make someone else rich?
And Reddit made it easy for me to not even look when I'm on mobile by killing third party apps. If I can't RiF then I choose no Reddit at all.
Of course, a lot of people will disagree with this approach
There is not a single person here who is going to talk you out of leaving lmao, whether you stay or go affects no one but you. That being said, you're a teen and you're choosing to leave a social media platform due to mental health reasons. That's quite far from being a bad thing. You're doing what's best for you and that's good shit. You've matured further than you think.
Every Lemmy account will have a Delete Account option located at the bottom of the main page of your settings, not sure if it's automated or if an admin has to go in to clear em out manually, but trigger it, log out and you're set!
I know youβre going to feel like this thread validates how youβre feeling, but I do encourage you to look at it from our point of view: wanting to delete your account for your own mental health/because you arenβt enjoying this site is valid. Nobody can force you to stay or like this place. But a lot of this post seems more like you wanted to soapbox about your concerns under the guise of βhelp me delete my account.β
Given your title is pretty straightforward and asking for a technical solution, a lot of people are going to come in here out of curiosity or out of a desire to help you. So imagine their reaction when 3/4 of the post is not exactly a manifesto, but certainly a lengthy indictment of sorts that is squarely directed at us, the community, as the problem. We also donβt have context for who or what youβre upset about besides βpolitics.β
Lines like this one are unproductive and actively poking the bear if your goal is positivity and productive interactions:
Of course, a lot of people will disagree with this approach, and they are likely already coming up with comments to post on this thread that Iβd find rude and thus negative. But Iβve seriously had enough of it.
Iβm sure there are things in here we all need to hear. And yes, unfortunately Internet forums tend to bring out a little more negativity in people. I am certainly guilty of that at times. But I do urge you to consider what your reaction would be if you stumbled across a post like this yourself.
Also given the number of us who came here because of Redditβs terrible management and utter disdain for their own users, throwing out that you are leaving here for Reddit is not exactly going to engender sympathy. Especially if your primary concern is quality of conversation, negativity, and politics showing up in every thread.
As they say, you're not a train or plane, you don't need to announce your departure. I do completely get your complaint about the negativity here, though, it's... a lot. Wanting some distance from that because it's a bummer is perfectly reasonable.
Just to let you know, the whole thing where you look back on every little thing you do and cringe won't magically go away when you're an adult.
That's a self-esteem thing, not a teenager thing.
I guess what I'm saying is that this is one of those things that can get better, but won't just magically get better on its own. It didn't get better for me until I got some control in my physical health (stuff that would affect my perspective) and took agency in my mental health.
If you're in the situation to do so, check out what kind of therapy resources are available to you. You can just try a bunch until you find one that really clicks, and a lot offer free brief consultations.
Many employers offer 4-10 free visits for any immediate family members/offspring, too!
I'm sorry you feel so critical of yourself all the time. Its so draining to live like that.
Yeah, leaving lemmy for reddit is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard. Leaving social media all together and even going out more would be a great idea though.
In any case, good luck to you. The steps to delete your account have been mentioned plenty so Iβll not repeat that.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !chat@beehaw.org
It does certainly seem like you're interested in political discussions. You've got a lot of comments under a post about human rights that's currently a hot political topic...