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I hate the fact that everyone is on mainstream corporate platforms... (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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I wanna talk to other Overseas Chinese but they are all either on:

  • WeChat
    or
  • Reddit
    or
  • Discord
    or
  • Facebook Groups

Or some other evil corporate platform

WHYYYYY 😭

So sad... 🥺

idk where else to post this, I hope this is the right place to discuss this... this issue of normies all using authoritarian-controlled platforms...

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why not?

Don't people casually talk about:

"eww I hate my new boss"

"fuck, why do I have to scan a qr code at a restaurant?"

"wtf my TV is filled with ads"

"why do phones always break so quickly, ugh, now I have to waste $1000 on a new one"

This feels like the same type of thing... no?

[–] Blaze@piefed.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Hello,

Quick reminder about rule 4 of this community

Stay calm: Don’t post angry or to vent or complain. We are a place where everyone can forget about their everyday or not so everyday worries for a moment. Venting, complaining, or posting from a place of anger or resentment doesn’t fit the atmosphere we try to foster at all. Feel free to post those on !goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

So I would agree with @venusaur@lemmy.world , that post doesn't really fit here, but of course I'll leave it as quite a few people have commented already

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

“Evil corporate” or “authoritarian-controlled” doesn’t feel casual to me, but that’s just my opinion.