Title: This is just a rant, but I&#x27;m sure HN would have some kindle to throw on the fire.<p>As a part of my new-years-eves-goals-that-I-likely-won&#x27;t-achieve I promised myself to delete all my social media.<p>I found all the small hidden buttons to delete my account, but in recent years, unbeknown to me, apparently I am not allowed to delete™ my account.<p>Essentially all the platforms have only let me deactivate my account but have promised™ me that they will delete it after 30 days.<p>I&#x27;m no luddite nor am I naive, I well-know that most apps will just archive my data and make me live on as some ghost user.<p>Though the reason I wanted to quit-for-a-while is because of  addiction. I wanted to turn over a new leaf, a fresh start.<p>But now I still have a few weeks to resist the urge to log back in, ugh.<p>I&#x27;ve emailed a bunch of support teams, here is the last reply I got from a company.<p>&gt; Thanks for reaching out to the Community Support Team. To maintain the integrity of our process, there is a 30-day period before the account is permanently deleted. Unfortunately, we are unable to fulfill your request. If our policy changes, we&#x27;ll let you know right away.<p>Integrity.
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