48 hr blackout passed and no commitments from Reddit = I finally braved-up and deleted my post history, my comment history, and my account. Feeling liberated.
I won a small victory in Sainsbury's today. There were no checkouts open and a gaggle of shop assistants just standing around chatting. I dislike using the self service so I stood by a checkout and glared meaningfully at the assistants until one backed down and opened the checkout.