Getting community of Facebook (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by reabsorbthelight@lemmy.world to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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My country heavily uses Facebook for all events. Sadly I can't find cool events without it. Even leftist groups are heavily on Meta, which I can't understand....

Does anyone have experience pushing to get communities off of Meta? Suggestions?

I'm in a NATO "ally" to the US country

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[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 12 points 1 month ago

Well there’s a careful balance needed. With close friends who are likeminded you can share your idea and maybe it’ll land, but once you’re addressing a larger group of people with an idea that goes against the stream …

You can, however, slowly change the discourse around you. Don’t partake, if the conversation goes towards fb or they send you a link respond with “oh, I dunno I’m not using Facebook anymore”. (Or alternatively “oh gee man, this link won’t load on my phone.”)

I’ve found that being hard out of the gate (“because fuck Zuckerberg!!”) doesn’t really work on people who are in there. What does work is presenting an alternative they can relate to “man I stopped scrolling fb because it’s such a waste of time, went for a walk today”. That’s neutral and wholesome and they can’t really object to that.

It’s not direct but subtle, now you’ve planted the idea that there’s people outside of the fb hive mind. People who might be enjoying fulfilling lives outside of fb.

Best of luck, you’re not alone in this fight.

[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago

What plateform do you use to replace Facebook ? Signal groups?

[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

I’m trying to convince people around me little by little to join me on alternatives left and right. (Easier said then done) Still gotta get some self hosting going.

Fb style networking in particular. I dunno man, I don’t know if I still want to be out there for anyone to find, companies to sell my data, …

Fb initially was a fun way to rediscover old contacts but really, it became more of aan annoyance to me than anything.

Lemmy is fun because you decide the content you get and it’s to the point. No extra bs, just txt and some pics.

[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Yes the issue with the Facebook format is that the Fediverse alternatives aren't that polished. Friendica's UI/UX is not optimal.

[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Ah call me crazy, I actually prefer the more terminal styled look of Lemmy.

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