To the People who No Longer use Meta How has it been and has the shift been easy for you? (asking because I think I'm going to stop using mine in a couple months) - ThreadSky

loganraposo.bsky.social • 33 days ago

To the People who No Longer use Meta

How has it been and has the shift been easy for you?
(asking because I think I'm going to stop using mine in a couple months)

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nativehoodrat.bsky.social•33 days ago

I found it easy but I really never found it important. You can slowly turn off notifications for people you follow and it will help kill your timeline thus maybe helping break the need to open it.

grampafan.bsky.social•33 days ago

I quit fb ten years ago, and that was just because they were abusing our personal information. There’s an even better reason today that should override your worries about your photos.

loganraposo.bsky.social•33 days ago

That is a very good point, I remember when that was a major concern.

alexmarivo.bsky.social•33 days ago

Pretty fine fore me I never used it unless it was messaging people through ig

loganraposo.bsky.social•33 days ago

Thats valid.

I'm trying to collect irl friends numbers and discords to keep in touch. That's really my only concern.

mapchat.bsky.social•33 days ago

It hasn’t been bad. I developed a pretty basic website for this Usecase. Don’t think I have Discord as a field but can add it or there’s always Google forms. https://Blastoff.world

nerdinursi.bsky.social•33 days ago

It’s hard. They’re so ingrained into everything. But it’s worth it.

I unfollowed or unliked every group and page. I have one group I moderate that I’m looking for someone to take over. I’m not scrolling endlessly all day. I don’t want them to earn money from me watching ads.

nerdinursi.bsky.social•33 days ago

I also canceled my Amazon account, even though I’ve been paying yearly and didn’t have another payment until May. I wanted it to make an impact by being done now. That one is harder. They definitely know how to handle shipping, it’s much longer everywhere else. I am spending less overall though.

beffers805.bsky.social•33 days ago

I just wish we had albums for photos. That’s the biggest thing keeping me from shutting down FB, all the photos!

mymeanderinglife.bsky.social•33 days ago

I’m pretty sure fb reduces the resolution of photos. Mine are all in iCloud and I’m going to start getting my favorite printed. One full day off of all things meta and I’m not missing it.

drkallschmidt.bsky.social•33 days ago

You can export all of your photos, it’s really simple! I was pleasantly surprised

ruli-suffering25.bsky.social•33 days ago

It is great.
Just need to find a replacement for instagram

kolxcross.bsky.social•33 days ago

So far, I took it off my phone except for messenger(which I barely use anyway) and uset the desktop/website versions to check groups for local shows, casting calls, etc. and I guess birthday encyclopedia 😅 once I find another freeish-indie actor hub I'll probably drop it tho...

loganraposo.bsky.social•33 days ago

I feel that will be me soon. I'm trying so hard to convince people to just email me but I feel like it's a losing battle 😅

brockherion.bsky.social•33 days ago

Very easy, I just deleted the apps and I found I don’t miss them at all. Same with TikTok and X

starrpurr.bsky.social•33 days ago

I was mostly using Meta for memes and instant messaging.

I now use Signal for messaging. It has features similar to Meta messaging, while keeping your data encrypted and private.

I've stated using Reddit for more. My partner reminded me that Reddit is run by the users for the users.

loganraposo.bsky.social•33 days ago

I've never heard of Signal but that does give me hope especially with its keeping data safe.

Has it treated you well since the shift?

starrpurr.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yes it's been great! Been using it for about a week now.

My long distance friend & I chat daily via messenger, we made the switch at the same time and we're not missing Meta messenger at all.

This screenshot I saved to send my friends with invite links

vanity-asunder.bsky.social•33 days ago

I've deactivated FB several times throughout my life - a lot easier now than a decade+ ago when almost everyone I knew was on it. Just depends how you use it/how often you're there.
For IG: I agree that we need an alternative. There hasn't been a mass migration yet to any other photo app, afaik.

jefffriedman.bsky.social•33 days ago

No more Facebook or Instagram and it's been lovely!

loganraposo.bsky.social•33 days ago

Have you been able to keep in touch with those close to you outside of those social medias?

jefffriedman.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yes no problem - I'm still big on LinkedIn and also have the Signal App for 1:1 conversations.

claudioacortes.bsky.social•33 days ago

So far so good, just need to fill in the Instagram shaped gap. This plus reddit seem to get the job done.

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