As I prepare for my future, I have a question. What, exactly, out of all of this, can I trust?
Not a lot.
Reddit genuinely cannot be trusted. My posts were edited without my consent; I was then banned twice for posts I did not make, and, the cherry on the top of this Shit Sundae™ is that I was permanently suspended for reporting revenge porn that people on a certain subreddit were posting at a woman, with the posters’ intentions of making her kill herself.
As if this were not enough, I was given access to Reddit Pro, a year of Reddit Premium/Gold (I think by an admin, perhaps just to mock me), right after I was permanently banned; then I was invited to an online conference, with the promise that I would receive a Snoo plushie afterwards. When they asked me if I wanted it, and I said yes, they declined. This is perhaps the only thing I’m actually hurt about.
Following that, I contacted Support through Reddit Pro, which was escalated to three people pretty high up in Reddit’s administration, and they just ghosted me after my appeal was denied.
Given that I’m actually going to end up being famous in this worst-case scenario after I give a televised speech (and the better end to this would simply to become rich and not-famous), and given that my words are going to have a certain weight to them for the rest of my life following this speech, Authentication and Trust are prime in my online dealings.
Reddit’s data seems easily-altered and its support is nonexistent and/or hostile to me.
Final verdict: No
Twitch
Functionally it’s probably the best, and I have no real problem with it. It may be useful.
Final verdict: Acceptable
YouTube
Useful. YouTube fucked me out of some money, but, in general, it’s a utility more than anything else. I can’t really hate it.
Final verdict: Yes, Main
It’s getting better, but I have no respect for the idea of it. It’s fun, though. I’ve styled it to look like Arcadium. It makes me feel better.
Final verdict: Yes, Main
Final verdict: No
Final verdict: No
Bluesky
Increasingly useful.
Final verdict: Yes, Main
TikTok
I’m very angry at its support. The app, however, is fun, but I do not intend on using it for anything until after I’m famous again.
Final verdict: Toy