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Re:The Social Dilemma by sriram_malhar on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:23PM (#24539477)
That would mean your parents and you are not on very familiar terms. Perhaps that is the situation for you, but it is by no means generalisable.

I live pretty well without any personal social media. I call friends and family often, while being mindful of their time. Voice calls are wonderful.

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Re:The Social Dilemma by closeparen on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:45PM (#24539581)
I no longer use anything with posts and likes and a feed, but direct and small-group messaging are pretty important among my peers. May I ask what generation are these people with whom you use only voice (and maybe snail mail)?
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Re:The Social Dilemma by sriram_malhar on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:00AM (#24539965)
That's a good distinction between diff types of messaging.

I use email and messages as well, but the voice call is the big component. Generation-wise, it is from 7yrs old (nieces) to 90yrs old (no surprise there; oldies love to chat).

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Re:The Social Dilemma by hcurtiss on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:22AM (#24606418)
This site has posts and likes and a feed.
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