Dave Lane  🇳🇿Dec 27, 2022
I just hope that people learn one thing from the Twitter debacle (especially those who consider themselves dependent on it): allowing yourself to become dependent on a tool that is centralised, corporate, for-profit, and proprietary is a perfect way to set yourselves up for a similar fall in future. Look for the same pattern in your other tech dependencies. I suspect most of us will feel some discomfort. That's good. It's also appropriate. That's what leads to positive change.
Show threadGodfrey642Dec 27, 2022

@lightweight First i deleted my account on FB - 6 or 7 yrs ago and NEVER regretted it for one minute.

Then left Whatsapp for *Signal* - about 3 yrs ago, brilliant move and NEVER regretted it for one minute.

Then I stopped using Amazon and buy online from local Aus-based suppliers (especially books)- 3yrs ago and have NEVER regretted it.

Then i left Spotify (after its zero response to R-W Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro podcasts) and signed up to *Tidal* - 1 yr ago with zero regrets especially as Tidal sound quality is AMAZING.

Then left Twitter for *Mastodon* - about 2 mths ago, brilliant move and NEVER regretted it.

I think theres a pattern here...
I honestly wouldn't care if Zuckerberg Besos and Musk lost every cent they have and ended up sleeping under a tree.
Smaller businesses need air and support to thrive. #music #booklovers #socialmedia #shoppingonline #FaceButt #meta #amazonboycott #elonmusk

Show threadSimon 🌻Dec 27, 2022
@Godfrey642 @lightweight @aral I pretty much did the same but add to that google. Moved email client, search engine, browser and maps. zero regrets and don’t miss any of them.
Show threadGodfrey642Dec 27, 2022
@sinky @lightweight @aral I do get a bit fed up with friends/family who sigh wearily and say "oh its too much effort to delete FB WhatsApp Spotify Amazon Twitter Google bc of all my stuff friends accounts are on there.." First world problems..
Show threadSimon 🌻Dec 27, 2022

@Godfrey642 @lightweight @aral 😁. It’s the total shock on peoples faces when you say you don’t have whatsapp or facebook….”What!, you don’t….”.

I got a new job a while ago and there’s a group chat on whatsapp and the number of times i was asked to explain why i don’t use it (in a nice way). It’s almost expected. Same as google.
i’m all for personal choice and it’s up to them if the want their privacy and data sold.

Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Dec 27, 2022
@sinky here's how I explain the tyranny & imposition of proprietary communication tools to people: https://davelane.nz/notslack @Godfrey642 @aral
Why Slack is better, and why open communities shouldn't use it

There's a newish (last few years) "team communication" platform called "Slack" that most tech (and many non-tech) people use to communicate in asynchronous text, images, voice, and video in business t

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Show threadGodfrey642
@lightweight @sinky @aral
Thanks for the link 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dec 27, 2022 at 9:17amWeb