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I was using Vim only and didn't want switch to Neovim. Then someday, after having performance problems in Vim, I gave Neovim a shot and switch to it. Shortly after the world was in shock when we knew Bram died. It was the day when I switched to Neovim. I feel like responsible for this.
If you have a Facebook, X or Amazon account, I hope you can find it in your heart to switch to one of their competitors. It’s worth a try.
For Xitter, BlueSky is drop-in replacement that's superior in most respects. I'm not aware of any equivants for Facebook or Amazon.
You're posting this on the Fediverse and still recommending centralized corporate social media? We can do better than make the same mistakes again and again.
Try Mastodon as a Xitter replacement.
Friendica as a Facebook replacement.
And if you're able and have transport, support your local businesses by buying products locally (especially independently owned stores), instead of ordering from Amazon.
I don't really see the point in a "facebook competitior" since the only appeal of facebook is that it's "normal" and "evryone" is on it, something that just isn't going to be true for e.g. some fediverse product. Everyone should stop using facebook if possible though, I'm trying to persuade different messenger groupchats that I'm part of to switch to something else left and right personally
Guess what? I still use Reddit, too, because content on Lemmy is extremely scarce in comparison. Mastodon is likewise a fringe network. I've barely even heard the name Friendica so I can be certain there are approximately zero people I know there. Shopping local is great when local businesses actually put their prices and inventory online, but they rarely do.
I went with just not using it, has been amazing :)
Good for you, but I like being invited to parties.
I guess I'm just cool enough I get invited regardless? Or I find out about events in other ways. I'm fine to miss a thing here or there because I don't give my data to Zuck tho.
Edit: Also glad I'm not on there anymore considering the whole LGBT stuff that's happened this week.
Wish I had.