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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Back in 2021, major advertisers pulled their money off the platform, and even that barely stopped the money machine from printing infinite cash. User boycotts come and go and in most cases have very little lasting impact, largely due to the sheer size and monopolistic grasp on its audience that Meta has

Maybe everyone should just delete their accounts and move on?

Seems pretty simple to me. I did it all the way back in 2015 and I'm just fine.

[–] pzzzt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I did for good after the tiktok ban. It's difficult as someone who moved to a different state than most of my friends and family but they have my phone number if they really want to talk.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

That was my favorite part about quitting Facebook

Removing the people who aren't actually in my life

If they're actually in my life, we can call or text

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