After checking the achievement notification, I was presented with this:
Context: I still have an account after using PDS to alter/remove all my posts and wiping my profile, but I still get messages from redditors seeking help so I check in from time to time.
My account there still exists for a couple of reasons.
One, so that nobody else uses my name there. Two, so that all my comments still say “Spez doesn’t get to profit from me anymore.” Three, since I rarely go there at all, and then only to read something, never to actually interact, that should fuck with their metrics.
After deleting your account, nobody can ever use that username again. (Including yourself)
For point 2, I’m not sure how you mean that but when you delete your account, it doesn’t delete your posts and comments.
I think their metrics showing people are deleting their accounts might be more impactful, because there are probably loads of unused accounts naturally.
Spez already profited from you, OpenAI already scraped all of Reddit’s content to feed ChatGPT