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Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by patch_cable »

ryan_lane wrote: post #39
circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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.

I don’t think it is so binary.

If there is more friction to communicate with me I expect to hear from people less often.

As an example, my friends that only use Discord and not SMS or Signal definitely hear from me less frequently. It doesn’t mean we’re not friends, but we do communicate less frequently.

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by tapoxi »

circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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…

Why not just text people? Am I missing something?

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by _t2kx »

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #34
Arainach wrote: post #32

Earlier 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”.

“Just abandon your hobbies and interests!”

Be fucking serious

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by dlivingston »

ryan_lane wrote: post #39
circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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.

I am not a sparkly special pretty princess. My friends are where they are. In the trade off between meeting people where they're at or doing something unique to me with friction to them, I know which one wins.

(note - this is snarky and I don't actually fully disagree with you)

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by duzer65657 »

circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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…

I do some IRL activities where many of the participants use social media apps to coordinate and plan sessions. I don't have any of these accounts so while I do miss out on some of the casual things, I just show up and still get 80% or more of the interaction and all of thething I'm after in the first place: doing stuff.

You really can live without social media.

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by asdff »

Loughla wrote: post #36
protocolture wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got a multi week ban for breaking metas rules when I told its AI to uh fornicate with itself, go somewhere else and then cease living.

Try it without the death part. I bet that gets a pass.

Yup, on the internet these days it is fine to talk about the most vile and disgusting things you can imagine, to a point. And that point is if you say joke about apoptosis and an elected official or some billionaire in the same sentence, it is [ Removed by Reddit ]. It is amazing the era of censorship we find ourselves in today and no one seems to be complaining about it either.

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by saila »

tapoxi wrote: post #42
circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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…

Why not just text people? Am I missing something?

That works when you already have an established connection with someone, but it doesn’t work so well for making new connections.

I’ve deleted all my Meta accounts and other social media accounts and have lost touch with many people and find it much harder to meet new people.

Personally, I accept that tradeoff but can see how others wouldn’t (or can’t).

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by nevdka »

tapoxi wrote: post #42
circularfoyers wrote: post #38

I 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…

Why not just text people? Am I missing something?

There are a lot of group chats I'm not in because I'm not on messenger.

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by amake »

ryan_lane wrote: post #40
tokioyoyo wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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).

Instagram makes it extremely frustrating without an account. Many times I have checked a small business's opening times on Google Maps only to arrive and find them closed... the only place they reliably post their times is on Instagram.

I gave up and got Instagram.

Re: Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

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Post by yangm97 »

asdff wrote: post #46
Loughla wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try it without the death part. I bet that gets a pass.

Yup, on the internet these days it is fine to talk about the most vile and disgusting things you can imagine, to a point. And that point is if you say joke about apoptosis and an elected official or some billionaire in the same sentence, it is [ Removed by Reddit ]. It is amazing the era of censorship we find ourselves in today and no one seems to be complaining about it either.

Oh I see plenty of people complaining but only a few are willing to try another platform like nostr or mastodon or whatever else.

“I don’t want a solution, I want to be mad”

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