Older millennial here - we're the generation that had computer classes in high school and populated mIRC and ICQ chat rooms through prepaid internet 🙃 We did experience analog life, but could also be considered digital natives in a way.
I've tried going off Facebook before, but was forced back into it by an MFA professor who used it for class notices. If the local fountain pen community and marketplace aren't on Facebook, I'd ditch it again. Considered leaving Threads and Instagram too, but right now Bluesky and Mastodon are too Global North-heavy and Pixelfed's got low uptake
Older millennial here - we're the generation that had computer classes in high school and populated mIRC and ICQ chat rooms through prepaid internet 🙃 We did experience analog life, but could also be considered digital natives in a way.
I've tried going off Facebook before, but was forced back into it by an MFA professor who used it for class notices. If the local fountain pen community and marketplace aren't on Facebook, I'd ditch it again. Considered leaving Threads and Instagram too, but right now Bluesky and Mastodon are too Global North-heavy and Pixelfed's got low uptake
I thought Careless People was great. It’s making me consider deleting all the Meta products I use.
If we can only do that. But it’s part of our work, so we can’t.
It’s hard for me too.