…and then i wonder why they say im weird for not being on instagram

  • obnomusEnglish
    2·
    15 小时前

    Ao when I tell people I don’t use snapchat, instagram they go like you’re weird. (Ik I’m not special)

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    9·
    1 天前

    I had someone on a dating app call me a psycho and unmatch for not being on socials in 2019 or so. Yeah, if that’s an important trait to you, we probably aren’t a good fit.

    Also, shout out to ICQ. And then I knew I was old. Oh shit, Adium. I remember when I loved computers, back before everything sucked.

    • TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 天前

      A collection of pixels on a screen must first prove to me that they are human, then that we work out as a couple, then that there is a reason to be connected on social media as well. Longest relationship I ever had, we never connected each other’s social media accounts. What would be the point?

    • dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      2·
      17 小时前

      i used to, until i found out about linux (i used dos because that way i didnt have to use windows lmao, so when i found a distro that doesnt format ur hdd when install i was like, “screw dos, i have a new daily driver”)

      getting used to bash instead of batch was kinda hard tho, oh well…now that ive learned to use it im back in my usual “do stuff in terminal” thing instead of using the gui

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    38·
    3 天前

    …and then i wonder why they say im weird for not being on instagram

    Ah, youth. I remember being told I was weird for not being on Facebook and now everyone my age hates Facebook with a passion.

    Don’t worry, time will vindicate your choices. All these apps go the way of the Dodo eventually.

    The cycle of enshittification always ends up making them basically unusable at some point, and only real simple people are still using it by that point.

  • afk_strats@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 天前

    I remember when people got mad at me for getting rid of Myspace.
    And MSN/Live/Windows Messenger
    And Facebook
    And Digg
    And Reddit
    And Whatsapp

    They’ll get over it

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      11·
      3 天前

      I feel the same way about private torrent trackers. I’m exposed to so many people and so much media from all over the world I would otherwise never see or talk to. The media is a big deal, too, because it helps me understand and conceptualize how other cultures view things. When that media is never released to Western audiences, that means Western audiences aren’t exploring those cultural ideas.

      I get exposed to them because I pirate them.

    • dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      1·
      17 小时前

      its much harder to find mobile xmpp clients than it is to go to web.libera.chat (i like using stuff i can use on both pc and mobile because i move around a lot)

      • krolden
        1·
        2 天前

        Matrix would probably be an easier sell but thing is most discord users are in 100 different discord spaces and dont want to leave all that behind.

        I still use discord for shit that just refuses to leave discord. Its not helping but theres no fighting it in many cases. If you have a small group of friends you should definitely try to get them to move to something less shitty, but the really big communities would be even harder than moving people from reddit to lemmy.