As with every Scratcher, I have to leave the platform at some point. And no, this isn't because I'm busy with school or whatever, it's because of... ME. I can't trust myself to be on the platform when on the platform, I mass-share 10s of projects a day, and I keep getting alerts from the Scratch Team telling me I'm gonna have to end it sooner or later. In fact, I was convinced that if I didn't leave by June of 2025, i'd get permanently banned, likely without appeal. I put all my account characteristics into Google AI mode and asked "How much is my account at risk?" and it said, and I quote, "it's at a high risk of a permanent ban." This fuelled my theory to its maximum to where it isn't even a theory anymore, it's...reality. And there's another thing: Even if I share this and sign out of the website for the last time, they might see my bad actions in the past and render my account UNUSABLE. And if anything I don't want to know, it's that the future of Scratch is nowhere to go but downwards, although it's bad enough for me to leave. So that concludes my rather short chapter of childhood with being on a website I no longer wish to use. And if you want to report anything I've shared to or to not get me in trouble even more, go for it. I've already made my choice, there's no going back. The Scratch Team can ban my account for all they want, just know I'm not gonna get all pouty about it. The good news is, I'm likely gonna transition off to other sites like code.org, so I hope I have more fun there than I do here. You guys can continue to enjoy this site though, I know you can make better decisions than me. Thank you! The End
