> the phrase "I'm leaving the community" is quite old in internet years
Think, since 2020 there would be many "I'm quieting Internet" stories in the next few years posted by burnout Internet users, because mostly all of us (kids, adults & elderly) worldwide now preferably communicate online on a daily basis, staying at home due to pandemic.
Number of noobs[0] on the Internet, who never heard "Welcome to the Internet" greeting, actually drastically decreased.[1,2]
You're right. I forgot about that. I guess it feels like a big decision to leave for some and so they need to write about it and explore their feelings.