Flee from Meta

Posted Jan 27, 2025 18:30 UTC (Mon) by leigh (subscriber, #175596)
In reply to: Flee from Meta by dskoll
Parent article: Linux-related discussion as a cybersecurity threat

There isn't an alternative, at least in my area, to Marketplace. There are also some niche communities I'm part of that don't participate in any other social media platforms.

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Posted Jan 27, 2025 19:51 UTC (Mon) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link] (5 responses)

Those niche communities are what kept me on Facebook the longest, until I finally decided I didn't want to contribute to the further enrichment of an oligarch. Losing access to those niche communities is a cost, but it's one I decided to pay.

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Posted Jan 27, 2025 20:38 UTC (Mon) by laurent.pinchart (subscriber, #71290) [Link] (4 responses)

Did that end up strengthening the incentive to join/create real life communities ?

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Posted Jan 27, 2025 22:23 UTC (Mon) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link] (1 responses)

Yes, actually! I only left Facebook recently (about 25 days ago), but at about the same time, I joined a local social group that meets in Real Life (tm). It's far more rewarding.

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Posted Feb 1, 2025 22:21 UTC (Sat) by mrugiero (guest, #153040) [Link]

How do you find those nowadays?

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Posted Jan 27, 2025 23:01 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (1 responses)

It's not always possible, unfortunately. Some interests (e.g. exotic snake breeding) are a bit too niche for local meetups.

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Posted Jan 28, 2025 0:58 UTC (Tue) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

Yes, I understand. Which is why I spent a fair bit of time in my post describing how to use Facebook as safely as possible.