I think the only thing that keeps me on FB now are groups - the private ones I feel have the flavour of ye olde Usenet Newsgroups; Being moderated means there is somewhat of a return to the less obnoxious behaviour of back then. I have self-censored on FB since the 2014 Indyref I think, and no longer post anything on FB about politics, only on twitter, which is my main shouting into the void outlet.
Messaging apps like Whatsapp just seem to proliferate depending on what your contacts use - Whatsapp/FB Messenger,Twitter DMs, LinkedIn messages/Telegram and Signal all get used in my case, depending on who is chatting. Instagram and TikTok/Snapchat I have avoided as I don't have anyone I need to use those to get to :)
I think the only thing that keeps me on FB now are groups - the private ones I feel have the flavour of ye olde Usenet Newsgroups; Being moderated means there is somewhat of a return to the less obnoxious behaviour of back then. I have self-censored on FB since the 2014 Indyref I think, and no longer post anything on FB about politics, only on twitter, which is my main shouting into the void outlet.
Messaging apps like Whatsapp just seem to proliferate depending on what your contacts use - Whatsapp/FB Messenger,Twitter DMs, LinkedIn messages/Telegram and Signal all get used in my case, depending on who is chatting. Instagram and TikTok/Snapchat I have avoided as I don't have anyone I need to use those to get to :)
All social media seems to be a pointless displacement activity, apart from the few posts and photos you get from family & close friends.
However, I can't afford to give up being an influencer now!