Mostly because some of what I shared was deeply personal anecdotes, and I didn’t want that information readily accessible as an aggregate to anyone who wanted to stalk my profile.
Sure, all that shit was archived, and someone who really wanted to could see it, but it was just an extra layer of protection as a woman on the internet sharing personal things. Made it just that much harder to use myself against me.
Rather than trying to figure out what to save or get rid of, I purged all of it manually.
It also gave me an opportunity to review my comments and the context, in case there were ways I could improve how I approached things.