siren2026 2 hours ago

I deleted all my meta accounts a couple years ago (Facebook, Instagram). When I did it I was afraid I would miss out.

Nope: 5 years after I feel good about not being a dopamine-addicted sheep (At least to Meta). It makes me sick to my stomach whenever I go to a public place and see so many people mindlessly losing their life watching reels and stories full of ads. I Used to take the Caltrain and I estimate >50% of the people were mindlessly scrolling instagram during the 1 hour train ride.

The best time to delete * Meta was yesterday. The next best time is Today.

(To be honest I recreated a bogus account to sell things on MarketPlace and I cannot believe the amount of crap constantly pushed to me)

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Arainach an hour ago | parent | next [-]

What does your social life look like? Because the reality for me is that in any major city, a significant number of places - even if they technically have websites - post all of their events and happenings on Instagram/FB.

Sure, I can talk to my close friends on any number of IM platforms, but if I want to get out and have new experiences, join club meetups, be notified of events at venues I care about, etc. - it's Meta or miss out.

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pimeys an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Go to clubs and check the events from ra.co. Go to concerts and art galleries they all have web pages.

Berlin, Germany

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siren2026 an hour ago | parent [-]

Or dice in NYC.

Most venues and places are slowly going away from closed gardens.

	▲	tokioyoyo 32 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Most venues and places are slowly going away from closed gardens. They are? Honestly, first time hearing about this. I've noticed only big events get posted outside of the IG/etc. Even in Tokyo, a simple thing like checking if a place is open on a public holiday is to check their Instagram.

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siren2026 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah the instagram posting is such a complete BS. I have a bogus instagram account where I don't follow anyone for the couple times a year I need to find set times for an artist or that kind of stuff.

We need to shame artists/events/clubs that only post on Instagram

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fragmede an hour ago | parent [-]

https://19hz.info/

	▲	Arainach 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, for one category of music in some cities there's a resource. There are often community-curated lists that have some things, but if you want specific things or if you want everything/most things, it's the big platforms. I'm part of some local photography groups. There's a Discord where members plan informal get togethers, but the big events are all posted on Instagram. I follow a number of local bartenders, and their popup events are all on Instagram. Same for local performing artists. My bike club coordinates through a Facebook page. Honestly, none of my non-tech interests are viable (in a group setting) without Meta properties.

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platevoltage an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I deleted my Facebook account years ago. Recently I tried to make a new one in order to get access to the WhatsApp API to use it for my business, and I just get banned right after the account is created. I'm not sure why, but I guess they don't need my money.