I logged in to Facebook a day or two ago to pin a post that basically said: "I'm still around, just not here. My email is ______ and here's a link to my blog. Stay in touch if you're so inclined."
I've had contact with a few folks. I really despise how FB has become so entrenched in my friends lives. I'd love for them all to leave it, but they're too invested.
What is it I was taught?
"Vote with your feet."
I stopped posting about why people should leave a while back. I gave up preaching about secure communication and open source alternatives. Part of me feels like I abandoned them, but a big part of me also realizes that I gave them a means to contact me. I'll reach out to my closest peeps, anybody else...ball is in their court.
I'm just done supporting shitty companies. I'm a stubborn son-of-a-bitch when it comes to my principles, but it can make for a lonely existence at times.
@TheLastOfHisName I know this feeling. I visit FB and feel no connection to my remaining friends and what they think is important. It’s like they are in a time warp and I’ve left them behind. Same with Xitter. How could people be so oblivious? I just can’t.
We had the entire patio to ourselves 🙂
At Brown's Social in downtown #VictoriaBC with my friend, Natalie. She's a horticulturalist, living in Deep Cove. We had some eats & drinks before going across street for PechaKucha Night VOL. 20.
They played #GenX tunes, the whole time we were there. We lucked out on getting street parking, one block away. Then lucked out on empty patio, on arrival. We had our own fire table 🥰
This sunny sunday morning was a perfect time to write a real letter to an old friend. Buetten stationary, my Jacques Herbin glass pen and a damn fine cup of coffee made it fun. I know my friend will smile when she finds the result in her postbox on the other side of the world. #fountainpens#friendship
Here's another inquiry thrown out into the Mastodon fediverse ...
Any of you live in Vancouver, B.C.? As you might have heard, I'll be going to the early December #TaylorSwift concert at Vancouver's BC Place stadium. So I'm wondering: what are the best, not-so-expensive places to stay nearby?
Thanks for any advice you can give on procuring lodging near (or maybe somewhat near) the stadium around the concert day!