On this note, I lost contact with a huge number of friends when I deleted my facebook ~15 years ago. Similar for livejournal. I handed out my email address and phone number before I walked away, but people have not used those to contact me at all.
I think people don’t want to put any effort into socialisation. Getting a “feed” is so easy, it feels like you’re connecting with people. You see the comments and likes. But everyone is lonely because they’re not actively interacting, just passively consuming.
“I handed out my email address and phone number before I walked away, but people have not used those to contact me at all.”
Man, do I feel this.
I experienced the exact same thing when I left Facebook. Exactly 3 people I knew from FB bother to keep in touch. I had one friend tell me. Who will bother when I leave Discord?
I truly despise what big tech/social media has turned us into: convenience junkies.
On this note, I lost contact with a huge number of friends when I deleted my facebook ~15 years ago. Similar for livejournal. I handed out my email address and phone number before I walked away, but people have not used those to contact me at all.
I think people don’t want to put any effort into socialisation. Getting a “feed” is so easy, it feels like you’re connecting with people. You see the comments and likes. But everyone is lonely because they’re not actively interacting, just passively consuming.
“I handed out my email address and phone number before I walked away, but people have not used those to contact me at all.”
Man, do I feel this.
I experienced the exact same thing when I left Facebook. Exactly 3 people I knew from FB bother to keep in touch. I had one friend tell me. Who will bother when I leave Discord?
I truly despise what big tech/social media has turned us into: convenience junkies.