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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I think for people who actively avoid it, but so many people are so beholden to the services they use, they can’t imagine any alternative, and they’ve built both a mental model of the world and social groups that include these services.

Like if they don’t post the new cute “Starbucks pumpkin spice’d up your photos” thing on insta when all their friends do, how will they be regarded? Will their social clout drop?

Our social systems need to be decoupled with social media (read: capitalism) and then we can make steps forward, though it seems we may have to drag people kicking and screaming toward that