'Network effects' make this kind of move quite difficult unless there's a really compelling reason. You'd want to aim to maybe start from scratch with a dedicated group.
Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
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Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#32> I live in a more rural community (moved from a big city). We have 5-6 small (~50k people) towns, all well connected. Everything happens on Facebook. I would like to move to a different platforms. Plus points for self-hosted, federated. Do YOU want to move off of Facebook for some reason, or do people want to move off of Facebook for some reason. MOST people in the US, especially in a rural are are not going to quit…
Most people in the US have already quit that app, the battle's not that uphill. You're starting half up
> Most people in the US have already quit that app
Subjectively, that feels wildly untrue. Do you have any numbers to back this up?
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#33> I live in a more rural community (moved from a big city). We have 5-6 small (~50k people) towns, all well connected. Everything happens on Facebook. I would like to move to a different platforms. Plus points for self-hosted, federated. Do YOU want to move off of Facebook for some reason, or do people want to move off of Facebook for some reason. MOST people in the US, especially in a rural are are not going to quit…
Most people in the US have already quit that app, the battle's not that uphill. You're starting half up
This is not my experience living in a small (~5,000) city , Facebook is where everything, farmer's markets, fairs and festivals, and other community events are announced and organized.
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#34I have a similar pain in my rural community. All the restaurants and businesses post their news on the two local facebook groups, pretty much in lieu of having updated websites. I'd love it if there was a non-terrible alternative for this use case.
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#35> I live in a more rural community (moved from a big city). We have 5-6 small (~50k people) towns, all well connected. Everything happens on Facebook. I would like to move to a different platforms. Plus points for self-hosted, federated. Do YOU want to move off of Facebook for some reason, or do people want to move off of Facebook for some reason. MOST people in the US, especially in a rural are are not going to quit…
> because say the CEO of a company is friendly to the President.
"Engaging in political censorship of their platform in favour of the President" is a little more than being "friendly".
Free Speech in the US is dying. Ignore it at your own peril.
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#36A WhatsApp group might well be an easier alternative for many people, although it's another Meta company if that's a concern.
If it's the United States, people don't use WhatsApp very much. Still, it's just another Meta app like all the others.
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Maybe he wants to inconvenience everyone else because he's sickened by Zuckerberg's opportunism and willingness to kiss the ring of the most corrupt person to ever occupy the Oval Office. Just a wild guess.
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#38> I live in a more rural community (moved from a big city). We have 5-6 small (~50k people) towns, all well connected. Everything happens on Facebook. I would like to move to a different platforms. Plus points for self-hosted, federated. Do YOU want to move off of Facebook for some reason, or do people want to move off of Facebook for some reason. MOST people in the US, especially in a rural are are not going to quit…
You're correct, but this is quite a boring response. If no one tried to make the world a better place, the world would never get better. It is an uphill battle, but I wish the OP luck all the same.
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#39We use https://groups.io/ and are happy
I've also been happy with Groups.io. A local community moved there a few years ago when Yahoo Groups shut down.
The downside is that to get more of a Facebook community experience with a calendar, files, and subgroups, you will probably have to pay for for the Premium level. https://groups.io/static/pricing
Re: Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
#40> I live in a more rural community (moved from a big city). We have 5-6 small (~50k people) towns, all well connected. Everything happens on Facebook. I would like to move to a different platforms. Plus points for self-hosted, federated. Do YOU want to move off of Facebook for some reason, or do people want to move off of Facebook for some reason. MOST people in the US, especially in a rural are are not going to quit…
You're correct, but this is quite a boring response. If no one tried to make the world a better place, the world would never get better. It is an uphill battle, but I wish the OP luck all the same.
If you can't communicate with anyone you can't make the world a better place.