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> I've just had a bathroom fitted by a guy who functions purely on Instagram for his portfolio and Whatsapp for communication. As I'm old and curmudgeonly I wan

by mbesto 4y ago

> I've just had a bathroom fitted by a guy who functions purely on Instagram for his portfolio and Whatsapp for communication. As I'm old and curmudgeonly I wanted an email address, and when I got it, it's the one that came free with his phone. And work in anything international and this is essentially it. Want to find a smoothie shop in a beach town in Mexico? Instagram/FB + WhatsApp...thats it.

macintux 4y ago
Speaking as an abstainer from all things Meta, that's depressing.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
  Burner?
  - DrSiemer 4y ago
    They'll still want your phone number and carrying a second phone just for those moments is a bit of a hassle. I'd be interested in a dual sim phone that had an instant "private mode" user account switch to the second sim. But even that would be a pita and it would severely limit the choice of hardware as well.
    - stavros 4y ago
      Why do you need to have the phone, beyond the initial registration?
      - thaumasiotes 4y ago
        If you just register an account and use it forever, how is that different from "having an active Facebook account"? Initial registration would happen every time you want to do anything. (And you'd need a new phone... every time...)
bambax 4y ago
I use Google Maps for this and it still works very well...?
- dagw 4y ago
  I find Google Maps is often out of date. Many a time I've headed into a small village to visit cafe Google Maps recommended only to find out it's been closed for 9 month.
mmphosis 4y ago
You've nailed it. RIP WordPress and websites. <sarcasm>Delete that Safari icon, it's annoying.</sarcasm> Fewer people are opening web pages on their phones. I was wondering why someone would pay so much for a website, and then realized accessing twitter through a web browser on a laptop is not the way. We won't talk about relinquishment of rights, privacy and freedom. I am a curmudgeon doing it all wrong. The way into the walled garden is through the ease of use of popular Apps on the most popular platform: the phone.

by mbesto 4y ago

macintux 4y ago

Speaking as an abstainer from all things Meta, that's depressing.

aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
Burner?
- DrSiemer 4y ago
  They'll still want your phone number and carrying a second phone just for those moments is a bit of a hassle. I'd be interested in a dual sim phone that had an instant "private mode" user account switch to the second sim. But even that would be a pita and it would severely limit the choice of hardware as well.
  - stavros 4y ago
    Why do you need to have the phone, beyond the initial registration?
    - thaumasiotes 4y ago
      If you just register an account and use it forever, how is that different from "having an active Facebook account"? Initial registration would happen every time you want to do anything. (And you'd need a new phone... every time...)

bambax 4y ago

I use Google Maps for this and it still works very well...?

dagw 4y ago
I find Google Maps is often out of date. Many a time I've headed into a small village to visit cafe Google Maps recommended only to find out it's been closed for 9 month.

mmphosis 4y ago

You've nailed it. RIP WordPress and websites. <sarcasm>Delete that Safari icon, it's annoying.</sarcasm> Fewer people are opening web pages on their phones. I was wondering why someone would pay so much for a website, and then realized accessing twitter through a web browser on a laptop is not the way. We won't talk about relinquishment of rights, privacy and freedom. I am a curmudgeon doing it all wrong. The way into the walled garden is through the ease of use of popular Apps on the most popular platform: the phone.