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> I usually delete comments, threads, or other content I put up on the internet after it has served its purpose. That means for example deleting my Reddit comments after a month or two, keeping my email inbox near empty (in case it gets hacked), deleting old accounts, and similar things.

This seems a bit extreme to me.

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Why keep things around that serve no purpose? Companies have retention policies for this reason - anything that is retained is a potential liability, so unless it’s legally required it’s better to delete and destroy as soon as it is not needed.

They serve a purpose. You may never have as many eyes on it besides the few days after it was posted but it breaks a lot of historical conversation, especially on sites with useful information/solutions.

The sooner the public loses faith in Reddit and Twitter, the better. Making their archives seem deserted or abandoned helps. I was not going to leave over a decade's worth of my content on those sites to benefit them.

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