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Pragmatic Divesting From Enshitifcation
There’s been a lot of people noticing that the internet isn’t as fun as it used to be. Not that it was perfect in the past, but there’s a sense that what was once weird and quirky and full of potential (while still having a number of rough edges) is now mean and manipulative and controlled by a small number of large companies.
For many of the more tech savvy people who are feeling this, there’s a lot of push to leave all of these unpleasant places behind and live entirely in alternative spaces. Again I haven’t deactivated my accounts on any major sites, I’m just not really interested in building my castle in other people’s kingdoms (even if that costs me priceless things like “engagement”). It’s not as bold a statement as dramatically quitting Facebook only talking to your friends who use Signal, but the internet can still be fun if you just don’t wallow in the worst parts of it.
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