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   Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 02:35:35 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

   The best time to delete all your accounts in Zuckerbergs Meta-verse (Facebook, instagram, threads etc) was years ago. The second best time is NOW. #LifeHack

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 02:42:39 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     I deleted my Facebook account 10+ years ago. Instagram 4 years ago. Never had threads. Deleted my Twitter account 2 years ago. This is not meant as bragging. More a nudge. Don’t worry. You can leave all that behind. Your life is better when you focus on the real life and real connections with real people in the physical world. Give it a try. For a few weeks at least. You don’t have to delete all accounts immediately, just delete the apps on your phone and the tabs in your browser.

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 02:53:39 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     Of course, I’m almost 55, so I have a different view on technology (not in that way. My job is Evangelist at Red Hat, I’m at the forefront of tech, which gives me a maybe better informed view). Your real friends will call, install Signal and come over for a coffee or you’ll meet them in the beer garden. Join a political party and participate in local politics. Ask your local library if you can help. Your local soup kitchen. The place where seniors meet. Your local community needs you :)

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 03:07:09 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     I’m a born and bred optimist. I think that with the #fediverse we are collectively building solutions that replace money with empathy and real connections as the main motivation. For this to work, decentralisation is key. Decentralisation works and grows with open standards and open source. But it’s more about de-egoing than about demonetisation. Open standards and open source DO allow for making a good living of serving your community. Ego kills community. Beware of the psychopaths. Sermon over

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 03:14:48 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     • Eugen Rochko
     • Evan Prodromou

     This is what I like about people like @Gargron and @evan. Of course they both have ego. Of course they are proud of what they helped create. But they also have a deep respect for community over ego as the leading principle. With that they are part of a community of practice (it’s a scientific term, look it up!) that has been growing over many years. Stoically. Slowly. But, IMHO, unstoppable towards a better way to connect people instead of advertisers and influencers ;)

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     Kauz (kauz_one@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 03:34:07 JST Kauz

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     @jwildeboer

     Delete #WhatsApp. Use #Signal instead. ☝️

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     Fabrice Desré (fabrice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 04:14:54 JST Fabrice Desré

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     @jwildeboer So you think they will kick Meta out of the Social Web Foundation?

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     Banjul69 (amazing_banjul69@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 06:01:20 JST Banjul69

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     @jwildeboer yep, good idea, what will be the alternative for all the young ones? Tik tok? Suicide?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 08:22:47 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @jwildeboer A few questions!

     1. Did you make backups?
     2. If you did, did you re-publish your content, images, etc. on the Web?
     3. How has it affected your real-life relationships?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 08:24:20 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @jwildeboer Thank you! Kind words.

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 08:26:21 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan 1. No 2: No 3. Not at all. I had a few thousand "fiends" on Facebook but I don't miss them and they don't seem to miss me. Those that care know how to finde me and I know how to stay in touch with those I care about :)