Sure, I can talk to my close friends on any number of IM platforms, but if I want to get out and have new experiences, join club meetups, be notified of events at venues I care about, etc. - it's Meta or miss out.
I can’t speak to your interests or city, but as a rule, the greatest trick the social apps ever pulled was convincing the world that they are the only way to receive information.
Berlin, Germany
Most venues and places are slowly going away from closed gardens.
They are? Honestly, first time hearing about this. I've noticed only big events get posted outside of the IG/etc. Even in Tokyo, a simple thing like checking if a place is open on a public holiday is to check their Instagram.
I gave up and got Instagram.
At least he did them the courtesy of telling them exactly what the problem was.
Consider the grammar
Hey Alice, did you see the event for Chris's band?
No
It was on Facebook, publically posted (audience set to public)
I'm not on Facebook
Like... you post something public on FB/IG and people STILL CAN'T SEE IT because apparently 'public' means 'must make an account'. It's insanity
It's definitely not the size of the city that matters, as I was in NYC and only recently relocated to a smaller (but still major) city.
We need to shame artists/events/clubs that only post on Instagram
I'm part of some local photography groups. There's a Discord where members plan informal get togethers, but the big events are all posted on Instagram.
I follow a number of local bartenders, and their popup events are all on Instagram. Same for local performing artists.
My bike club coordinates through a Facebook page.
Honestly, none of my non-tech interests are viable (in a group setting) without Meta properties.
It’s like saying “none of my group interests are viable unless I smoke”.
I already spend my entire work day surrounded by tech workers, I'm not going to change my hobbies to spend more time around them.
Be fucking serious