• xxkickassjackxx@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    lol cope and be normal I guess? I understand insta isn’t great with privacy but it’s a group chat for your room mates. Make a burner account instead of forcing all of them to download some app they’ve never heard of for one group chat with people they are forced to be acquaintances with.

    They’re likely all thinking you’re the odd man out because you’re making a fuss over a group chat.

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      1 year ago

      I do think you have to pick your battles when interacting digitally with people in your life, and I agree that you shouldn’t force anyone in to a solution they don’t want to use. But were I OP, I’d pick this battle. Refuse to use it, tell them they can leave you notes on the fridge.

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      You don’t have any context. I never made a fuss about it I simply suggested that we make a gc on Signal because it’s like iMessage for iOS and Android (cross compatible), but someone else suggested we can just create an old fashioned SMS group chat because they tend to miss notifications on other apps which is understandable and what we ended up doing. But the way this guy responded is a bit douchy for someone who does not know any of us and this is the second message we are ever receiving from him.

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      1 year ago

      Problem: group messaging

      Smart solution: private lean messaging app

      Stupid solution: a bloated social media app that will still fingerprint and track you and feed your data back even on a burner account

      They’re likely all thinking you’re the odd man out

      Blah blah friends jumping off a bridge.

      • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        Most people care about comfort and ease of use more than about privacy. Deal with it and stop complaining about what app others use.

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          Roommates aren’t exactly people you can painlessly choose not to communicate with. This isn’t about other people personally choosing to using an app on their daily life, this is them pushing OP to install spyware on their phone.