I'm still frustrated that everything people sell is just on Facebook marketplace now. No one uses stuff like Craigslist anymore, and it's super frustrating cause I periodically wanna get something used but really hate that everything is just listed on facebook
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There’s also Nextdoor app if you’re looking for local stuff that’s free and for sale. It’s full of old people posting random shit just like Facebook tho.
I dunno man, I didn't like my time on Nextdoor. Those people were some of the NIMBYest and casually racist people I've seen.
That's what it is in SF. Angry elderly racists. No more, no less.
Thankfully a lot of people here in Canada still use Kijiji over Marketplace.
I hear you. It's super frustrating when buying, but at the same time you can get like double the price for your shit on marketplace while selling. That's a tough one to give up, even for the staunchest of meta critics.
We have KSL Classifieds here in Utah. Also covers parts of Idaho and Colorado.
Try shopgoodwill.com
The company that still fights to pay disabled people less than minimum wage? Probably better than suggesting Amazon, but still not that great an alternative.
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Meta/Zuck have been far right for years, they are just wearing their hoods now because Trump is looking to the big tech companies to be his State Media.
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And people wonder why tiktokers aren't moving to Instagram after the app ban
Tbf, people should have moved on from Instagram/Facebook from years ago tbh, esp as there are decent, ethical alternatives out there but as usual, people don’t really care unless it affects them personally or their social rep.
The fact that people are flocking over to RedNote, Lemon8, Tumblr, Bluesky and other platforms, despite them being problematic either due to privacy issues/ceos stances on political issues like trans rights etc or the techbros involve want to destroy the environment, proves the point itself.
The people that are moving out of TikTok etc are literally making no difference to stopping the rise of fascism, besides making themselves feel better about themselves about the whole thing.
People moving from tiktok are basically moving out of protest of the ban, not anything else.
Meta is becoming more right-wing, but TikTok is being banned. Where users choose to go has nothing to do with stopping the rise of fascism in the latter case.
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Same thing as Harris trying to cater to MAGA with anti-immigrant rhetoric and all that. They already hate her, so it doesn't win them over, but alienates the followers.
Of course it's all sham, people will note that pro palestine content is heavily censored
Good, fuck’em
Took them long enough. I left that place over 10 years ago.
I have a hard time believing boomers are leaving FB for this.
They only leave when they die which is pretty often. If this election has showed anything the very young are right leaning. Meta just filling the funnel with whoever they can get.
Zuck wanted Trump to fuck him after the whole shooting thing in Butler, PA. Zuck is a Hitler fanboy.
Oh holy fuck, that's a must watch every time I'm led to it LMAO
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What is the alternative that people are going to, and how is their moderation?
I don't use any of that stuff, but I saw this here about Pixelfed the other day:
If you stay on facebook/whatsapp/instagram/threads you're kind of complicit... It might be convenient, fun or profitable to be complicit, but you're the product that they sell; you're the social network keeping other people there; you're the reach for the ads and misinformation.
Either you leave, or you're helping zuck.
Tell people how to reach you. Contact them once in a while if you actually want to stay in touch.
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