The worst part for me personally is that almost everyone I know cares about this stuff and yet they keep all of their Meta accounts. I really don't get it and frankly, find it kind of disturbing.

I know people that don't see anything wrong with Meta so they keep using it. And that's fine! Your actions seem to align with your stated values.

I get human fallibility. I've been human for awhile now, and wow, have I made some mistakes and miscalculations.

What really puts a bee in my bonnet though is how dogmatic some of these people are about their own beliefs and their judgement of other people.

I love people, I really do. But what weird, inconsistent creatures we are.

Voting with your feet doesn't work if you don't have a place to go. People are afraid of losing their connections, which are some of the most precious things we have. Doesn't matter if it's an illusion, that's enough. Zuck is holding us hostage on our most basic human instincts. I think that's fucked up.

Eh, I care and I don't do it, but my wife does. I do not agree with her choices in that area and voice the concerns in a way that I hoped would speak to her, but it does not work as it is now a deeply ingrained habit.

I, too, have vices she tolerates so I don't push as hard as I otherwise would have, but I would argue it is not inconsistency. It is a question of what level of compromise is acceptable.

I keep sharing stories like this with them. Privacy violations, genocide, mental health, …. Whenever I think it might be something someone cares about I share with them. I also make an effort to explain to my non tech folks that meta is Facebook, instagram, WhatsApp, to make sure they understand recognize the name. Many people do not know what meta is. Sometimes I suspect it was a way to capture the bad publicity and protect their brands.

> The worst part for me personally is that almost everyone I know cares about this stuff and yet they keep all of their Meta accounts.

They care as much as people who claim to care about animals but still eat them, people who claim to love their wives and still beat/cheat them. Your actions are the sole embodiment of your beliefs