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Maybe it’s different where you are, but around here that filter would mean I could almost only patronize large chains. Small businesses have Facebook or maybe i

Maybe it’s different where you are, but around here that filter would mean I could almost only patronize large chains. Small businesses have Facebook or maybe insta (which is much worse, Facebook business pages grant far more access to a non-logged-in user) and no website. Restaurants might have a barely-updated website (the updates are on Facebook) that links to some third party ordering service, maybe.

soulofmischief 2y ago
I definitely get your point. But it's clear that continuing to use Facebook in that manner will only strengthen the isolation effect. Voting with your wallet and going against the machine invariably involves some level of personal sacrifice. For me, sacrificing patronage is incredibly easy to do. There is more to life than commercialization. My girlfriend says she only uses Facebook to interface with small stores, who use it as a sole point of contact or distribution. Let that sink in for a moment. Breaking this cycle will require hard work.
dazc 2y ago
This as well, follow us on 'insta' and if you don't know what that means then we have no interest in doing business with you.
- crtasm 2y ago
  I suspect people just don't stop to think hey - perhaps not everyone is/can be/wants to be on Instagram.
  - vundercind 2y ago
    I suspect Instagram or Facebook gets them 10x the eyeballs of having a website, at 1/20th the effort, zero cost, and nearly zero skill or expertise at anything tech-related.
    - crtasm 2y ago
      I suspect both can be true at the same time. In the case of Instagram it still seems silly to miss out on potential customers by only posting on a non-public platform though.
      - vundercind 2y ago
        Facebook definitely makes more sense to me. It only stops me if I try to go browse back through all their photos or something. I can look at posts and any of their… I dunno how Facebook works, but featured or whatever images, for menus or current sales or what have you, no problem. Insta stops me if I try to scroll past the first screenfull of content, and doesn’t have as much info available outside of posts (most of which I can’t see) I have avoided a place with only insta, simply because i couldn’t see anything I needed to.

soulofmischief 2y ago

I definitely get your point. But it's clear that continuing to use Facebook in that manner will only strengthen the isolation effect. Voting with your wallet and going against the machine invariably involves some level of personal sacrifice. For me, sacrificing patronage is incredibly easy to do. There is more to life than commercialization. My girlfriend says she only uses Facebook to interface with small stores, who use it as a sole point of contact or distribution. Let that sink in for a moment. Breaking this cycle will require hard work.

dazc 2y ago

This as well, follow us on 'insta' and if you don't know what that means then we have no interest in doing business with you.

crtasm 2y ago
I suspect people just don't stop to think hey - perhaps not everyone is/can be/wants to be on Instagram.
- vundercind 2y ago
  I suspect Instagram or Facebook gets them 10x the eyeballs of having a website, at 1/20th the effort, zero cost, and nearly zero skill or expertise at anything tech-related.
  - crtasm 2y ago
    I suspect both can be true at the same time. In the case of Instagram it still seems silly to miss out on potential customers by only posting on a non-public platform though.
    - vundercind 2y ago
      Facebook definitely makes more sense to me. It only stops me if I try to go browse back through all their photos or something. I can look at posts and any of their… I dunno how Facebook works, but featured or whatever images, for menus or current sales or what have you, no problem. Insta stops me if I try to scroll past the first screenfull of content, and doesn’t have as much info available outside of posts (most of which I can’t see) I have avoided a place with only insta, simply because i couldn’t see anything I needed to.