Well, in real life I probably do appear to be an autistic security nut to some. I don't blame people from thinking this way because I came from that place too. You just don't realize how important infosec is until you do.

I did actually manage to quit FB the website for the past two years and it was largely inconsequential, but if I quit Messenger right now I'd probably loose a good chunk of my contacts. I'm not ready to take that step yet.

We are actually forced to use Facebook. Not in a way where there’s a gun pointed at our head but rather societal norms forces us to. By deviating, people like us are called crazy or a nuisance. I don’t mind being called crazy but I do want to get work done.

A little off topic, but this is how the rest of the world feels about Microsoft/Apple/Google/Amazon/Meta/etc.

America is angry at TikTok, but every time I bring up the fact that I, as a Canadian, am forced to use American software/services, where America steals my data, I am told to "stop using it, no one is forcing you".

You cannot find a job these days that doesn't use some kind of American spyware. Microsoft Office, Gsuite, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, AWS, Azure, the list just goes on and on..

I am not in support of TikTok stealing my data, but I hate more that America steals my data, and they can actually negotiate with my government to get me in trouble if I do something they deem bad.