Comment on X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research

• baggins@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Right, so we just trade in our relatives for some new ones.

  That’s the attitude that puts people off.

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  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    At some point you have to jump ship and follow what fits you and your needs/wants in terms of security, morality (in the context of Meta and its complete lack of ethics), etc. You can try and get folks to try other platforms but most of them will inevitably fall back to what they know and never leave. I’m not going to keep Facebook around on the off chance that one relative needs to reach out. The relatives willing to actually make an effort to reach out can already text or call me and vice versa.

    This whole billionaire social media prison is not something I’m willing to keep destroying my mental health on over some “blood is thicker than water” bs.

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    • baggins@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah I get that, it’s why I don’t use FB anymore. I keep WhatsApp for close family though. They’re is no other option. And dont tell me to use text. Doesn’t cut it.

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      • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, no I get it. I went to Chile a few years ago and it made me realize how truly big the WhatsApp community was in South America. It was on billboards, buildings; it’s become a necessity.

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  • OpenStars@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Tech people tend to make horrible salespeople, especially to non-technical normies.

    The thing is, some people value different things... and that's okay.

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