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https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/25/fact-intensive/

“Leaving Facebook or Twitter means leaving behind the people who comfort and support you when you are subject to abuse. The more abuse and discrimination you face, the more that support matters, and the harder it is to leave that community behind. You love your community more than you hate Zuck or Musk, so you stay” @pluralistic

Pluralistic: The cost of doing business (25 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Joseph Allen 1d ago

@johnpaulflintoff @pluralistic This certainly described me until recently, but this week I'm finally getting off FB. I sent messages to the people that matter with where they can reach me, and now I'm just going to unceremoniously delete it. I'm fortunate enough to have a strong support network offline now, and I'm starting to join local community activities as an alternative. So I no longer have any justifiable reason to participate in Zuckerberg's evil, data-hoarding behemoth.

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v 1d ago

@elgringomexicano @johnpaulflintoff @pluralistic most of my family are non-technical but they still use signal in addition to their big tech stuff specifically because signal is how they talk to me. Is it friction? Yea. Is it shitty that there is that friction? Of course. But when youre a belligerent nuissance about avoiding big tech and its a line on the sand for you, people will suffer that friction somewhat as long as youre not a belligerent nuisance in general

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Joseph Allen

@NocturnalNessa @johnpaulflintoff @pluralistic When I sent messages informing friends I was leaving FB, I simply stated my principled opposition to Facebook's practices in plain terms, with a personalized message tacked on for each individual. Most actually seemed to like it and support my decision. But I agree with you: if social media has taught us anything, it's that brow-beating and berating people over to your side on something is basically the least effective way to go about it.