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Bettie

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48. Actually, most of my FB friends are

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:25 PM

Nov 12

indeed people I know in real life.

A few are from interest groups of people who I have things in common with.

I also have a group of women I met on a mailing list when we lost our first child nearly 26 years ago. We've all been raising our kids together even though we live all over the place.

Some are people I've kept up with from CafeMom.....and have met in person since then.

My "friends" list is carefully curated to make it non-toxic. Most of my family isn't even on there.

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Friends, don't use the tools of the enemy. [View all] erodriguez Nov 12 OP

Just stop. Social media is the people's media leftstreet Nov 12 #1

Are you saying that twitter and Facebook are the peoples media? erodriguez Nov 12 #2

They're interactive. Powered by members. The MSM isn't n/t leftstreet Nov 12 #6

Gotta be kidding Ndp5 Nov 12 #47

Right... TheKentuckian Nov 12 #3

Lol Basso8vb Nov 12 #5

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coventina Nov 12 #9

it certainly is not peregrinus Nov 12 #11

There are democratically operated social media platforms, xitter and facebook and bluesky are not among them. Voltaire2 Nov 12 #17

What's wrong with Bluesky? I'll wait. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 12 #38

So far nothing. I'm perhaps changing my mind about it. Voltaire2 Sunday #64

Mastodon is too complicated alarimer Sunday #57

Mastodon and Lemmy aren't gamified? John Shaft Sunday #58

that stopped being anywhere near true The Wandering Harper Nov 12 #23

Shadow bans and other fuck shit spoil the experience. SoFlaBro Nov 12 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 15 #52

OMFG Skittles Nov 15 #53

There is better-run social media than Twitter and Facebutt - and Threads. CousinIT Nov 12 #4

The best one is right here the DU. erodriguez Nov 12 #7

DAMN RIGHT! Been here for 23 years (different handles) CousinIT Nov 12 #10

For the master's tools.. Amanita Pantherina Nov 12 #8

Um, acceptance and complacency gets us nowhere. taxi Nov 12 #12

You can't change the furniture in someone else's house. erodriguez Nov 12 #18

This election has driven that point home. taxi Nov 12 #27

About a week before the election, EVERY Reel on Facebook maxrandb Nov 12 #13

You control what you see on FB. That's how it works. The only time I saw Eloony Autumn Nov 12 #16

The reels seem to be based on what you tend to watch radical noodle Nov 15 #50

You should stop using stuff you dont know how to use. Good on you. nt LexVegas Nov 12 #14

I have only friends and family on my FB . If you don't like FB Autumn Nov 12 #15

FB profits off disinformation and hatred. erodriguez Nov 12 #19

You are the one who decides what you see on FB You see what Autumn Nov 12 #20

I think your missing the point. erodriguez Nov 12 #21

You haven't made a point. Autumn Nov 12 #24

Your only point is that you are as blind and biased relayerbob Nov 12 #35

You've made no point. EllieBC Nov 12 #41

Welcome to DU - Enjoy your stay, however brief GoneOffShore Sunday #62

Reasons to not fucking use it Amanita Pantherina Nov 12 #22

On FB I can get on the messenger and face time them. Autumn Nov 12 #25

You have human rights. You have the right to privacy. Amanita Pantherina Nov 12 #28

Americans have no privacy. Ask the NSA and my IPhone. Autumn Nov 12 #29

The items have off functions relayerbob Nov 12 #36

Nah, you use whatever media you want to in whatever ways you want, and I'll do whatever I see fit. Emrys Nov 12 #30

Boy you wrote a lot about me wasting your time homey. erodriguez Nov 12 #31

Is that it? Is that an example of reasoned argument that should keep people using DU? Emrys Nov 12 #32

Mind you own damn business, troll relayerbob Nov 12 #37

OK, let's waste a little more time (and whatever I am, I'm certainly not your "homey"), since I have some to spare Emrys Nov 12 #44

I'll keep using them. Elessar Zappa Nov 12 #33

Thanks for telling me my "real" friends are. relayerbob Nov 12 #34

Bluesky (Bsky app) evilhime Nov 12 #39

Will I own nothing and be happy? EllieBC Nov 12 #40

this voteragain Nov 12 #42

+1 orange jar Nov 12 #45

I just love it when we... littlemissmartypants Nov 12 #43

Dices la verdad. Es mejor utilizar la herramienta que ser la herramienta. Muchas bendiciones para ti, hermano. ancianita Nov 12 #46

Actually, most of my FB friends are Bettie Nov 12 #48

Don't you dare drmeow Nov 13 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 15 #51

And here I am, helping to run a TV show fan page on FB sakabatou Nov 15 #54

don't even try Skittles Nov 15 #55

You're right. erodriguez Sunday #56

As a Pre-Internet Human, I concur. John Shaft Sunday #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sunday #60

I'll use the enemy's tools against them. GenThePerservering Sunday #61

So many people on this thread are telling me that I don't know how social media works. erodriguez Sunday #63