Meta has made themselves appear to be “indispensable” for a their own profit, and our demise. Nearly everyone I’ve ever talked to about leaving Meta has said the same thing, “I can’t leave because all my friends / business/ etc are on Meta.” We’re at a breaking point, and it may never be as easy to leave as it is today. Have you heard of Signal? For me it’s just a coincidence, but I was unable to access whatsapp, and so ended up using Signal. And have been encouraging others to use it as well, for nearly as long as Signal has been available.
I bit the bullet and jumped ship. It was hard deleting my account with all the friends and family following me, but I realized that FB isn’t a worthwhile substitute for real relationships. In fact I think it was detrimental to my personal life. People are also get very fake on those services.
Meta has made themselves appear to be “indispensable” for a their own profit, and our demise. Nearly everyone I’ve ever talked to about leaving Meta has said the same thing, “I can’t leave because all my friends / business/ etc are on Meta.” We’re at a breaking point, and it may never be as easy to leave as it is today. Have you heard of Signal? For me it’s just a coincidence, but I was unable to access whatsapp, and so ended up using Signal. And have been encouraging others to use it as well, for nearly as long as Signal has been available.
I bit the bullet and jumped ship. It was hard deleting my account with all the friends and family following me, but I realized that FB isn’t a worthwhile substitute for real relationships. In fact I think it was detrimental to my personal life. People are also get very fake on those services.
I’m using signal in parallel, 20-30 people are on there vs. 200+ on whatsapp.
I’ve encouraged a few, but not enough for a full switch.