@newt @sun
For real? TBH I don't know anyone above 20 using it unironically or just to check out what it is.
On the other hand if we take all Tiktok-like shit into account… I suppose this can be addictive, I've seen even my mom getting "stuck" in scrolling through Instagram "reels" or whatever that shit is called — it's truly scary 😱

@newt @m0xee @sun I know people that avoid tiktok because they know they will become addicted. I've never used it myself although I've had people attempt to share content from it. I get the same thing with people sending me links to facebook reels. If it's skydiving related I'll grab it with yt-dlp, otherwise ignore the message.

It's unfortunate people assume you have an account on the mainstream social platforms. When I tell people I don't have a bookface or instagram account they look dumbfounded. I don't mention fedi because most people are too fucking stupid to explain it too and I don't have the time or patience or give a shit anyway.

I was the camera dude for this team that wanted me to join bookface so I could join the teams bookface group. They used it plan shit and I said they can stick that idea up their asses. Just send me an sms or call me.

@joey @m0xee @sun i avoid tiktok because signing up is too much effort and my small brain is already full of things i need to focus on

Seriously. When some thing wants me to create an account, I most often close the tab and forget about it. It's all waaaaaay too much effort. Skateboarding is much more fun.

@newt @sun @joey
I was never quite "getting" that strategy — attempting to make you create an account just to see things. Twitter was doing it the right way, at some point I was even thinking of making an account, but discovered Fedi.
What is the point of making an account if you don't even know what you get 🤷

@joey
Yeah, in my case I didn't even have to be rude, I just kept using my old Windows Phone and at some point WhatsApp went EOL there and I said: "Sorry guys, I'm not getting a new phone just to be in a chat room",— in the end people figure out a way to reach you through other means, in every company there is someone who can use Matrix or e-mail or the one with whom you stay in touch and who can make a phone call.
It also reduces the amount of "white noise" small talk drastically 😅
@sun @newt

@m0xee @joey @newt I liked my winmo6 phone back when I was still on Facebook because it was such a buggy pile of shit that I could see private posts and the posts of people who blocked me. I guess I was the only user.

@sun @joey @newt
I'm still using my Lumia at home — I can browse Fedi with Bloat and Gemini through kineto proxy, and there is a good RSS reader that still works. Perfect gadget for the toilet — although I prefer reading a book most of the time.

But now that I think about it, my Android phone might be collecting dust more than my Lumia, I don't even take it with me when I go for short walks 🤔