What Meta has proven is it doesn’t matter how much data they openly collect. People will still download their app and sign up because… status.

Brought to you by a person whose App Store account still shows “GET” next to TikTok after all these years.

People bitching and moan about “needing” social media while I’m over here nuking accounts that are a decade old. I did it with FB and IG back in the day. Now it’s Reddit’s turn.

The biggest trick these companies played on us was convincing us we “need” them.

Every time I talk about @Mastodon in one of my videos, I get comments telling me they couldn't figure out how to ue it, or that it's too complicated.

So, I mae a complete guide to #Mastodon: how to create an account, how to find people to follow, how to use it, and the general etiquette here!

(Of course, you all already know all of that, but now you have a reference guide you can share with people who struggle to join us here!)

#opensource #Linux #fediverse

https://youtu.be/1ypCRB_3Q_k