Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
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Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah the instagram posting is such a complete BS. I have a bogus instagram account where I don't follow anyone for the couple times a year I need to find set times for an artist or that kind of stuff. We need to shame artists/events/clubs that only post on Instagram
https://19hz.info/
Sure, for one category of music in some cities there's a resource. There are often community-curated lists that have some things, but if you want specific things or if you want everything/most things, it's the big platforms.
I'm part of some local photography groups. There's a Discord where members plan informal get togethers, but the big events are all posted on Instagram.
I follow a number of local bartenders, and their popup events are all on Instagram. Same for local performing artists.
My bike club coordinates through a Facebook page.
Honestly, none of my non-tech interests are viable (in a group setting) without Meta properties.
Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#33Come on, obviously this is just because it's not a regular user because its some weird bot in their backend. You can still mute it.
Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://19hz.info/
Sure, for one category of music in some cities there's a resource. There are often community-curated lists that have some things, but if you want specific things or if you want everything/most things, it's the big platforms. I'm part of some local photography groups. There's a Discord where members plan informal get togethers, but the big events are all posted on Instagram. I follow a number of local bartenders, and…
Get different interests then?
It’s like saying “none of my group interests are viable unless I smoke”.
Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I deleted all my meta accounts a couple years ago (Facebook, Instagram). When I did it I was afraid I would miss out. Nope: 5 years after I feel good about not being a dopamine-addicted sheep (At least to Meta). It makes me sick to my stomach whenever I go to a public place and see so many people mindlessly losing their life watching reels and stories full of ads. I Used to take the Caltrain and I estimate >50% of th…
What does your social life look like? Because the reality for me is that in any major city, a significant number of places - even if they technically have websites - post all of their events and happenings on Instagram/FB. Sure, I can talk to my close friends on any number of IM platforms, but if I want to get out and have new experiences, join club meetups, be notified of events at venues I care about, etc. - it's M…
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Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#36Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sure, for one category of music in some cities there's a resource. There are often community-curated lists that have some things, but if you want specific things or if you want everything/most things, it's the big platforms. I'm part of some local photography groups. There's a Discord where members plan informal get togethers, but the big events are all posted on Instagram. I follow a number of local bartenders, and…
Get different interests then? It’s like saying “none of my group interests are viable unless I smoke”.
I find a life surrounded only by people who already do the things I do unfulfilling. I also find that almost no one who works outside of tech cares enough about privacy or other issues to care to move off the big platforms.
I already spend my entire work day surrounded by tech workers, I'm not going to change my hobbies to spend more time around them.
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#38I feel like the suggestion to just delete your Meta account is unhelpful and even harmful in some situations. I know a lot of us in this field don't mind having a small social circle, but for us that struggle to even have that, or that the process of doing that, requires you to be as open and reachable as possible to make it easier to create or maintain friendships, this often requires having an account to use Messenger (I know regionally this may differ).
Being difficult in this way, when most other people, particularly non technical people, don't have a problem with this, in my experience significantly hurts your opportunities and limits the types of people you socialize with in real life, which I think can eventually be harmful.
Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
#39I feel like the suggestion to just delete your Meta account is unhelpful and even harmful in some situations. I know a lot of us in this field don't mind having a small social circle, but for us that struggle to even have that, or that the process of doing that, requires you to be as open and reachable as possible to make it easier to create or maintain friendships, this often requires having an account to use Messen…
If your friends won't use something other than messenger to talk to you, they aren't your friends.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or dice in NYC. Most venues and places are slowly going away from closed gardens.
> Most venues and places are slowly going away from closed gardens. They are? Honestly, first time hearing about this. I've noticed only big events get posted outside of the IG/etc. Even in Tokyo, a simple thing like checking if a place is open on a public holiday is to check their Instagram.
Sadly in Tokyo, most businesses post their info to twitter or instagram, but in both cases you're able to read without an account (not well, but it's possible).