That’s what happens when companies illegally leverage their monopolies to extinguish any competition.
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jobbies@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Love this but i’ll bet Facebook/insta/Amazon/apple/etc are as popular as ever in Canada.
merc@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Polyphilic@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
The reality is most people just dont care where a service originates from, as long as its good. You wouldn’t think it based on the internet, but most people arent on the internet to make points about things.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
But they aren’t good.
AmyAye@nord.pub 1 month ago
They mean good as in “functions well” not good as in “is not evil.”
KeithD@lemmy.nz 1 month ago
As did the person you replied to.
ddplf@szmer.info 1 month ago
Try using any of them on mobile without using their dedicated apps.
I’m having second hand embarassement each time I have to use google maps on the browser. They should be ashamed of how badly it works.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
But both apply.
Polyphilic@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I literally just said “a service” and thus meaning any service. Therefore, your response suggests that all services arent good.
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s part (the lesser part, but still important) of why I hate when news orgs use an angry dude on twitter as their example of someone who is up in arms about something.
The Internet is not representative of the population. The people posting are self selected. It’s the same reason if you go looking for coffee advice you’ll find a thousand posts with advice about roasting your own beans while most people are drinking Starbucks, Dunkin, Folgers, and Maxwell House.
The great majority of people do not give a shit what the Internet is doing. A lot of people look but only a teeny tiny slice are posting about it.
DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Roasting your own coffee is hard though. I have done that and I still buy beans
KeithD@lemmy.nz 1 month ago
Roasting your own coffee is trivially easy if you have the right tools. I bought an air roaster in a crowd funding campaign a few years back and it’s just incredibly more convenient, cheaper, and at least as good as buying from a roastery.
Of course, most people aren’t going to want to spend a grand on something to save a few dollars a week, or to tweak a roast to fit their palate slightly better. I know I wouldn’t have.
imvii@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I only use Facebook for my business. Mostly just social posts about things which act as promotion. That said, I’m not seeing the results I saw a few years ago. Far fewer interactions on posts, almost no comments. I’m not sure it’s worth doing these days. We get more client contacts from our webpage than via facebook. We’re doing a ton more business these days than a few years ago, so I know it’s not coming from Facebook.
We have a business instagram account as well, but I use a third party to post to facebook/insta and it commonly has an issue posting to instagram. I have personal facebook and insta accounts but I never use them (expect to log into the business accounts). As a user, I can’t stand either of those platforms.
I don’t subscribe to any streaming service. Haven’t for over 3-4 years.
I do use youtube. I also have a business and a personal youtube account that are monitized so I throw videos up a few times a month.
I only use Amazon for my business and even then orders are rare. I try to order from Canadian vendors when possible.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
You use lemmy. No one you know uses lemmy
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Most people likely think this is a Motörhead fan forum
imvii@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
That’s true. I hate Marvel and Star Wars movies as well. I’m definitely an outlier.
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 month ago
Yes but do you hate Linux and Star Trek? That’s true minority on Lemmy.
jobbies@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
That said, I’m not seeing the results I saw a few years ago. Far fewer interactions on posts, almost no comments.
I know someone who used FB for business. They said engagement was amazing to start with but it was as if FB started hiding their posts to encourage them to pay to promote them.
imvii@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
We tried a paid promotion on facebook a few years back just to see how it did.
It got shit results.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I bet you’re crowded out by spam on Facebook/Insta. I hate to say it, but playing the spam game seems almost expeced for businesses now.
…TBH, itd be fair to roll your own advertising spambots. Participate in the corruption of Facebook/Insta.
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 month ago
I wonder how many people are going to boycott Steam?
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Probably but those services are shit anyways and people should stop using them.
Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Europe is working on alternatives, it takes time but I think people will switch.
rbos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Digital. Services. Tax.
lesinge@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Bring it back. Fuckem.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Fuck who?
Sturgist@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Yes
lesinge@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The Rotten Pumpkin admin, of course.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 1 month ago
You’re suggesting USA taxes Canada for using digital services?
rbos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
No, it would be a tax on revenues that amazon, facebook, adobe, xitter, etc extract from Canadians. Digital Services. Subscriptions, software, that kind of thing.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Oh okay, then yeah I’m here for it.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Trump would never bite his handlers like that.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The whole world needs this TBH.