I used to do this when I was on reddit from 2011-2026.

I did it because I'm a narcissist. Like actually, I was diagnosed with NPD in 2023. People disagreeing with me physically hurts. I don't know how to explain it but when a person has a worldview disagreeing with me, it feels like an attack on me and causes this kind of ache in my chest.

Everything just gets translated to, "Oh, you think this way? God, you're fucking stupid! I HATE YOU!" We cannot just disagree because my opinions and worldviews are so intrinsically linked with me. My whole world is me looking into a mirror and seeing nothing but my face. If it reflects something else, that's frightening.

I obviously am trying to be a better person now and don't react the same anymore, but in the day that is why I would do it.

I delete comments pretty frequently. Sometimes you just realize you've said something that's gonna lead to a bunch of unpleasant interactions, and you'd rather just everyone have a pleasant day.

@ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world Once you obtain your answer, you must fulfill the prophesy and delete this entire post yourself.

95% of the time if I delete a comment it's because it was either a mistake or I made the comment then I looked through the other comments and realized like half the thread already made the same joke.

I mean Lemmy is kind of an echochamber

when I delete its usually because I get the impression like ok I misread the room, misunderstood the situation or sometimes rereading it and I think that its not what I think

I think it's because we build our identity around our worldview and see conflicting views as a threat.

No. I take my down votes with pride.