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People complain about meta all the time. Clearly, its a scumbag company. There is only one way to make him hurt: boycott all meta products. Uninstall facebook,

People complain about meta all the time. Clearly, its a scumbag company. There is only one way to make him hurt: boycott all meta products. Uninstall facebook, instagram, whatsapp. Edit -- I am getting downvoted for this comment. I can't say I am surprised, most of you are too programmed to think for yourselves.

UncleOxidant 4mo ago
Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either. Complaining is one thing (and it's certainly valid to complain about Meta), but nothing's going to change if a lot of people still use their service. Sure, one person getting off of the Meta platform isn't going to do anything, but millions could have an effect - if only to give less power to the company. I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it.
- game_the0ry 4mo ago
  > Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either. I do -- meta's products are inherently addictive and the network effect is powerful, so people would rather cope and complain than take meaningful but inconvenient action. This is how zuck wins, every time. > I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it. Me too and so has most of my family.
Terr_ 4mo ago
> There is only one way to Zuckerberg et al. would actually prefer that we all think that, so that we just stop there and don't proceed to more-effective politics. https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/
- game_the0ry 4mo ago
  You may have given up. I didn't.
  - Terr_ 4mo ago
    So then you agree that a boycott is actually not the "only one way" to react? Your original comment makes it sound like you think that nothing else is possible, which would exclude things laws around privacy rights or liability for mishandling personal data.
    - game_the0ry 4mo ago
      Politicians will never represent you, they will always represent their donors.
gverrilla 4mo ago
'guillotine' > boycott
- game_the0ry 4mo ago
  If you don’t have the gumption to delete insta from your iPhone, you’ll never muster the courage for violence.
gradientsrneat 4mo ago
I too do not understand the downvotes. Unlike what Cory Doctorow implies, Facebook is not a Soviet Dictatorship. There is no Berlin wall. If you don't like it, you can just leave.

UncleOxidant 4mo ago

Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either. Complaining is one thing (and it's certainly valid to complain about Meta), but nothing's going to change if a lot of people still use their service. Sure, one person getting off of the Meta platform isn't going to do anything, but millions could have an effect - if only to give less power to the company. I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it.

game_the0ry 4mo ago
> Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either. I do -- meta's products are inherently addictive and the network effect is powerful, so people would rather cope and complain than take meaningful but inconvenient action. This is how zuck wins, every time. > I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it. Me too and so has most of my family.

Terr_ 4mo ago

> There is only one way to Zuckerberg et al. would actually prefer that we all think that, so that we just stop there and don't proceed to more-effective politics. https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/

game_the0ry 4mo ago
You may have given up. I didn't.
- Terr_ 4mo ago
  So then you agree that a boycott is actually not the "only one way" to react? Your original comment makes it sound like you think that nothing else is possible, which would exclude things laws around privacy rights or liability for mishandling personal data.
  - game_the0ry 4mo ago
    Politicians will never represent you, they will always represent their donors.

gverrilla 4mo ago

'guillotine' > boycott

game_the0ry 4mo ago
If you don’t have the gumption to delete insta from your iPhone, you’ll never muster the courage for violence.

gradientsrneat 4mo ago

I too do not understand the downvotes. Unlike what Cory Doctorow implies, Facebook is not a Soviet Dictatorship. There is no Berlin wall. If you don't like it, you can just leave.