There was an app you could use 5 years ago that has since expired (reddit now prevents this functionality) that allowed you to edit your comment first before deleting it and then deleting your account entirely.
[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 1.9 yearsJun 27, 2023 10:05:46 ago (+1/-0)
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[ + ] SecretHitler
[ - ] SecretHitler 1 point 1.9 yearsJun 27, 2023 10:22:37 ago (+1/-0)
More specifically I was talking about why they are doing this now when in the past you could delete your posts and they'd stay deleted.
[ + ] bobdole9
[ - ] bobdole9 0 points 1.9 yearsJun 27, 2023 13:10:16 ago (+0/-0)
If they're trying to go public, inflating the user / comment counts with "deleted" information isn't as shitty as faking the information.