@gleick @pluralistic …when I couldn’t have afforded them otherwise. My neighborhood shares important info in a fb group. I used to do gig apps and there are groups that share crucial local info for workers. Many small businesses rely on fb/insta for customers. I limit my time on those apps as much as possible, but completely leaving, which I would love to do, would have high personal costs, and would do virtually nothing to reduce profits for those companies. 😔