First all the bs with Twitter and Elon, then Reddit having an exodus to Lemmy (not complaining lol), then Twitch. Are we like, in an alternate self healing dimension or something?

  • ppp@lemmy.one
    7·
    1 year ago

    Sorry if the thread has gotten messy but I feel you. I’ve deleted my Facebook account before I entered university but when I started, I had to create a new one because a lot of the online communication (announcements, group activities, etc.) happen there despite having better alternatives.

    We are actually forced to use Facebook. Not in a way where there’s a gun pointed at our head but rather societal norms forces us to. By deviating, people like us are called crazy or a nuisance. I don’t mind being called crazy but I do want to get work done.

    • settinmoon@lemmy.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

      Well, in real life I probably do appear to be an autistic security nut to some. I don’t blame people from thinking this way because I came from that place too. You just don’t realize how important infosec is until you do.

      I did actually manage to quit FB the website for the past two years and it was largely inconsequential, but if I quit Messenger right now I’d probably loose a good chunk of my contacts. I’m not ready to take that step yet.

    • JshKlsn@lemmy.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

      We are actually forced to use Facebook. Not in a way where there’s a gun pointed at our head but rather societal norms forces us to. By deviating, people like us are called crazy or a nuisance. I don’t mind being called crazy but I do want to get work done.

      A little off topic, but this is how the rest of the world feels about Microsoft/Apple/Google/Amazon/Meta/etc.

      America is angry at TikTok, but every time I bring up the fact that I, as a Canadian, am forced to use American software/services, where America steals my data, I am told to “stop using it, no one is forcing you”.

      You cannot find a job these days that doesn’t use some kind of American spyware. Microsoft Office, Gsuite, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, AWS, Azure, the list just goes on and on…

      I am not in support of TikTok stealing my data, but I hate more that America steals my data, and they can actually negotiate with my government to get me in trouble if I do something they deem bad.