This is a question I am wondering. I try to avoid as much as I can platforms like YouTube, Discord, Whatsapp, Zoom, etc. But I just can’t! For YouTube I love the content to much to quit it. I actually uses Invidio.us and NewPipe to avoid this problem. I just need to import my subscriptions.

Then you got the case of some social medias where it doesn’t depends on you. For example I need to use Whatsapp for school even if I hate it, same for Zoom.

I also got friends and communities that are only on Discord.

Do you already had these issues? How are you dealing with them?

Thanks in advance!

  • inspxtr@lemmy.world
    29·
    1 year ago

    I guess you’re already said it, there are ones that have a network effect, and depending on your priorities/relationships, you can cut them off or compromise. I cut off Facebool/Meta products in general some time ago, because it was clear that would be better for my mental health. Still kept in touch with people through texts and Signal. And I’m OK with having a smaller less noisy network. For most of my personal relationships and matters, I’d have to compromise less.

    On the other hand, for more professional matters, like work, or trying to find communities that I care about or seek help from, I’d have to compromise more and accept that I have to use Zoom, Slack, Google products, … I have found ways to be OK with it. I hope you can find a way.

    At the same time I may raise issues about those products’ nature if/when appropriate, with my colleagues, while acknowledging that the alternatives aren’t always seamless and easy. Let’s face it, many alternatives keep changing, and may require a high level of entry. Anw, when I can and if it’s easy enough, i may show them how I use alternatives and let them decide on their own.

    Key points: compromise, be understanding & empathetic but still vigilant and an advocate when possible

    EDIT: holy crap, I just realized this post is 3Y old. I’m an idiot 🤦

    • bluefirex@lemmy.world
      24·
      1 year ago

      You’re not an idiot. Nobody expects three-year-old posts between ones created 5 minutes ago. The sorting algorithm here on Lemmy is absolute dogshit.

      • inspxtr@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        It’s so weird because I thought I Lemmy sorting algo has something to do with some power law? of upvotes and age, but I remember this one didn’t have that many (which I initially had thought it was new without looking at the date). So it should not shown up at all. Anyway, yes the sortong algo needs some re-thinking, and potentially allowing users/instances to control the parameters.

      • Decoy321@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 year ago

        Because that other person made a recent comment, and there aren’t that many other new things yet.

        Lemmy’s sorting algorithm is undergoing a lot of tinkering lately.

  • amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz
    4·
    1 year ago

    RSS feeds help me a lot, replaced instagram for news and the last thing I was using my google account for, YouTube subscriptions.