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1. Dave Lane 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 13:50:03 JST Dave Lane 🇳🇿

   I just hope that people learn one thing from the Twitter debacle (especially those who consider themselves dependent on it): allowing yourself to become dependent on a tool that is centralised, corporate, for-profit, and proprietary is a perfect way to set yourselves up for a similar fall in future. Look for the same pattern in your other tech dependencies. I suspect most of us will feel some discomfort. That's good. It's also appropriate That's what leads to positive change.

   • Adrian Cochrane and Aral Balkan repeated this.
   • Dave Lane 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 13:52:06 JST Dave Lane 🇳🇿

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     The willingness most people seem to have to put their trust into (and even idolise/fawn over) corporations shows a lack of insight into the way proprietary technology, corporations, and society work. It's a diabolical mix that's going to be our downfall. For more see https://davelane.nz/megacorps & https://davelane.nz/proprietary

     It's why I say we're in a digital Dark Age - most of society, despite being increasingly dependent upon it, lacks this crucial tech literacy. https://davelane.nz/darkage

   • Godfrey642 (godfrey642@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 17:11:54 JST Godfrey642

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     @lightweight First i deleted my account on FB - 6 or 7 yrs ago and NEVER regretted it for one minute.

     Then left Whatsapp for *Signal* - about 3 yrs ago, brilliant move and NEVER regretted it for one minute.

     Then I stopped using Amazon and buy online from local Aus-based suppliers (especially books)- 3yrs ago and have NEVER regretted it.

     Then i left Spotify (after its zero response to R-W Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro podcasts) and signed up to *Tidal* - 1 yr ago with zero regrets especially as Tidal sound quality is AMAZING.

     Then left Twitter for *Mastodon* - about 2 mths ago, brilliant move and NEVER regretted it.

     I think theres a pattern here...
     I honestly wouldn't care if Zuckerberg Besos and Musk lost every cent they have and ended up sleeping under a tree.
     Smaller businesses need air and support to thrive. #music #booklovers #socialmedia #shoppingonline #FaceButt #meta #amazonboycott #elonmusk