#21

Still have Facebook as I’m using it to organise a stag do that’s coming up. As soon as that’s done I won’t have any active social media profiles, which I’m really looking forward to. Social media is absolute poison.

#22

Almost exclusively for Drag Race forums

#23

This question:

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Do you mean: “The sites I mostly browse/lurk, instead of posting is”
OR do you mean: “The site I browse/lurk the most” (full stop)

#24

I deleted my Facebook and no longer have access to Messenger.

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#25

The first one.

#26

I only use WhatsApp to talk to my friend Paul and 3 DiSers. SMS or Facebook/Insta messenger all the way.

#27

I still have a facebook account, but I never post updates on there, and only a few of my friends still do, so I just use it to keep up to date with what they’re doing. To only add ‘content’ is in local groups (eg residents’ association etc). I might use facebook messenger once or twice a year if someone messages me, but would never use it out of choice.

I have a twitter account, but it’s mainly to keep up with what’s happening in the world. If I relied on broadcast or UK newspaper sites, I’d be a lot less informed. Twitter’s fine if you curate your feed and follow the right people.

I use Whatsapp group to chat and organise things with friends and family. I could do without the tedious meme sharing that has crept into it amongst people of my parent’s generation though.

I use normal text messaging to chat with my girlfriend, mum and brother.

#28

Does DiS count? Do the odd bit of Twitter doom scroll (mainly through posts here) but don’t have the app.

Aside from a couple of other music boards have never been on anything else apart from a new user account on Facebook for a few weeks to contact people about a family funeral.

I know this is proper ‘oh we don’t have a tv’ territory - Don’t feel that social media is particularly terrible, bout the same downsides as traditional media. Am just one of those pricks who take days to reply to a text as it is and hate having my photo taken so was never going to be keen.

Edit - just realised whatsapp counts, so yeah am a fully functioning media node

#29

I’m very paranoid about the internet so my real name isn’t on most platforms and I delete LinkedIn unless I’m actively job searching. Had a run in about 5 years on a dating app once with some guy who found my LinkedIn and started talking about where I work when I’d stopped responding to him and that put the spook on me permanently.

Use Reddit a lot for niche stuff, recently spent a lot of time in the forums there about ectopics/loss etc. Really good as pretty much every topic has at least a thousand members so there’s a lot of support and it’s anon.

Would love to not use WhatsApp but no idea how I’d replace that social interaction.

Pinterest is solely decorating ideas.

#30

It has been noticed that boomer tiktok is becoming a thing. Suppose some late Millennials who are in their mid 20’s fair enough

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#31

WHATSAPP IS NOT SOCIAL MEDIA!

YOUR BLOCKED!

#32

I don’t really have the negative experiences with social media that other people talk about. For me I like it as a way to maintain some kind of connection to people I know. Obviously whether you have bad experiences depends how you use it and whether you might be a target for particular groups though.

#33

ah, know i think it was deactivation i guess? honestly it was months and months ago

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#34

This thread made me go on linkedin for the first time in months.

#35

I can only apologise

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#36

what if DiS socal media

#37

Instagram: Videos of rescue pit bulls, Billy Corgan Q&A’s
Facebook: Local community groups
Youtube: Pumpkins concerts and rarities, all things Zwan
Twitter: Had to delete it when the pandemic started, it was too much

My wife made me delete my facebook because I was getting too angry at the people in town and everyone I grew up with, so now I just look through hers and get angry at the people in town and everyone she grew up with.

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