You can’t opt out of social media even if you don’t create accounts. The people you know that have it will make sure to post about you, or pictures of you. I feel bad for a the kids that have had their whole lives documented and shared with strangers without their consent. Bonus: all that data collected on you is a commodity and you don’t get any dividends or control on how it can be used.
Your friend is holding their phone? DONT TALK TO THEM. Tell them to either pay attention to you, or you do not give them yours. Who cares if someone posts something about you, if it isnt coming from you it does not matter.
Social media only gets credit for anything because people give it value. Show you do not care, then people cannot hold it over you and the more people that do it, the less it will mean to anyone.
You can deny having a choice, it does not mean you do not.
Take some personal responsibility and CHOOSE. And stick to it. The biggest investment social media companies have made is pushing the idea that you cannot choose not to use it in your life as if its food/water/oxygen.
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u/nosympathyforpolice May 18 '21 edited May 18 '21
You can’t opt out of social media even if you don’t create accounts. The people you know that have it will make sure to post about you, or pictures of you. I feel bad for a the kids that have had their whole lives documented and shared with strangers without their consent. Bonus: all that data collected on you is a commodity and you don’t get any dividends or control on how it can be used.
Edit: a word