EXIT

Ledger

About EXIT

The public ledger of digital choices

What EXIT Is

EXIT is the public ledger of digital choices. It records what people leave behind, why they left, and where they go next.

Every day, people quit tools, apps, and platforms. Slack. Instagram. Notion. Netflix. Those exits happen quietly, invisibly. EXIT makes them visible.

We record three things:

  • • What was exited (the platform or tool)
  • • Why (structured reason plus optional detail)
  • • What replaces it (email, pen and paper, nothing at all)

Each exit is assigned a sequential ID — permanent, timestamped, public.

Why It Exists

For individuals

  • • See your stack shrink over time
  • • Understand why others quit a tool before you make your own decision
  • • Discover what people actually use instead
  • • Document your exits as part of a cultural archive

For researchers and media

  • • A citation-ready dataset of digital migration patterns
  • • Real signals about tool fatigue, platform decline, and alternatives
  • • Permanent records that cannot be retroactively modified

For businesses

  • • Insight into why users leave competing platforms
  • • Early detection of replacement trends
  • • Benchmark data for product teams and analysts

A Permanent Cultural Archive

EXIT is an artifact — like the Wayback Machine, but for exits. A permanent, cultural archive of software churn.

This is not a social network. There are no likes, comments, or streaks. It maintains a clinical, receipt-style tone: neutral, factual, and permanent.

Every record is public and append-only. Exits cannot be edited or deleted (except via full account deletion). This gives EXIT integrity. Sequential ID gaps prove authenticity. Analysts and journalists can cite the data knowing it will not change retroactively.

Think of it like accounting: you do not erase entries, you add corrections. Quitting is final.

The Data We Publish

All records are public. All data is anonymized. No hidden layer.

  • Platform Pages — Aggregate reasons and replacements for each platform
  • Top Exits — Which platforms are most abandoned this week, month, or all-time
  • Migration Maps — Where people go after leaving a tool
  • Public Feed — Sequential record of all exits

What's Next

  • Search: Find exits by tool, reason, or replacement
  • Reports: Regular “State of Exits” trend publications
  • API Access: For researchers, analysts, and enterprises

EXIT will always be free for individuals. Businesses and institutions can license the data.

EXIT is where digital migration leaves a trace. Not what people adopt. Not what they “love.” What they leave behind.

Record your first exit