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Want to fight back? Be less useful. Click less things, lower time on apps, do not give them feedback, regularly delete your data, read every privacy policy. These companies make billions off of idle scrolling - so never scroll idly again.
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Another thing you can do is be less useful. If you use Instagram, use it in a way that generates less engagement. Click through a few stories then drop off the app, don't use the feed, avoid clicking or staying on any ads, and (as Geoffrey. Fowler of the Washington Post recommends) reset your feed regularly. Delete the data that these companies have on you regularly. and any time a company asks you for feedback that isn't about a customer service rep, skip it or close your browser, as that data is only useful to them. In general, engage with apps less — both in the amount of time you spend on them and the amount you interact with their features — and obsessively read every_privacy policy. These companies make billions off of idle, muscle-memory-based use of their software, so get used to their tricks, and work against them. And if you really don't use a service, stop using it. I will not, however, judge you for staying. I'm still on Instagram because it's where a lot of my friends are and I like seeing what they're up to. Again, I'm not against these products in principle. I just hate what they've become. More importantly, I want you to find solidarity with others against the Rot Economy. Every single person you meet is a victim, every single person you meet faces similar problems to you, and every single person you know is likely angry at email spam, the collapse of social networks and Google, or the abominable state of modern business software.
February 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM