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KatjeD

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30. Why I am having a hard time abandoning Meta
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:23 AM
Jan 16

I have been on FacebookMeta now for at least a decade and a half and post pretty much daily. I do not have or maintain any other social media accounts. I use it as a scrapbook and means of daily connection to extended family members I otherwise would only hear from in an annual Christmas card and to friends across the world from many decades of my life. It is a handy tool. I do not collect "friends" or "followers".

I once was a happy member of an online community called Zaadz. When it was bought out by a corporate concern, many of us reunited on Facebook. I suppose we could "reunite" again on Bluesky, or somewhere else, but every time we do, we lose a few people who simply don't wish to, or can't make a change. While NO PLATFORM has ever been able to match the artistic capabilities we used to have on Zaadz, weaving together music, poetry, art, philosophy, and history in a kaleidoscope of entertaining interchanges, we've been able to use FB/Meta fairly successfully for our own design. Zaadz is the Dutch word for "seed." We'd like to think we are still seeding cyberspace with the intelligent, the good, the true, and the beautiful from wherever it is we are posting from. We may be throwing our pearls before swine, but they remain pearls, regardless of where they land.

I deplore Mark Zuckerberg and all he is representing these days, but as long as I have the means to block and ignore as I navigate my cyberspace on his platform, I am not making him any money by clicking on his ever-increasing volume of ads or subscribing to anything that rolls through my scroll. I'll use him and not allow him to use me for anything but a statistic, until my peeps are able to create something better. So there's my long-winded answer to your query. I guess it all depends on how/why you use social media in the first place.

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Well deserved Exodus! BoRaGard Jan 15 #1
The only way to stop these oligarchic men is to starve their businesses. Scrivener7 Jan 15 #2
This!!! Joinfortmill Jan 15 #3
That's all we have BigMin28 Jan 15 #10
"Exodus" Huh? ruet Jan 15 #4
Post removed Post removed Jan 15 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Bengus81 Jan 15 #7
Agree. reACTIONary Jan 15 #8
if it wasn't an exodus I think NBC would have used a different term cadoman Jan 15 #20
That's funny. travelingthrulife Jan 16 #27
It is up to users to carry out the exodus. Bluetus Jan 15 #21
There will always be those who rationalize supporting fascists JoseBalow Jan 15 #6
There are several clear markers that zuck FAFO! PortTack Jan 15 #9
"Musk and Bezos will be seated in prominent spots at Trump's inauguration" IcyPeas Jan 15 #11
Meta exodus Maninacan Jan 15 #12
I do not understand why people have so much difficulty quitting these things. travelingthrulife Jan 16 #28
Why I am having a hard time abandoning Meta KatjeD Jan 16 #30
I deleted facebook and instagram. Lunabell Jan 15 #13
A majority of people don't want to move right Marthe48 Jan 15 #14
But many of those people will continue to use Facebook. Scrivener7 Jan 15 #16
I stay in touch on facebook Marthe48 Jan 15 #19
Call, text, email, snail mail, meet in person Deminpenn Jan 16 #25
Just canceled our Facebook and Messenger accounts AverageOldGuy Jan 15 #15
The advertisers are what keeps this and X going.................and the advertisers don't give one iota............ turbinetree Jan 15 #17
I downloaded all my postings on FB today. kimbutgar Jan 15 #18
I've deleted all Meta. BadgerMom Jan 16 #22
We are migrating from FB Old Crank Jan 16 #23
"...the company ended its third-party fact-checking program..." J_William_Ryan Jan 16 #24
I see what... Mike Nelson Jan 16 #26
There will certainly be more 'donations' required by these madmen and I travelingthrulife Jan 16 #29
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