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Re:Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook? by PaulHoule on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @12:17PM (#42782671)
I know someone who committed a misdemeanor and is on probation, one term of which is that he's not allowed to use "social media" (chat, etc.) although he can use plain ordinary web sites.

This person made the mistake they did because of their social isolation and the probation officer is entirely supportive of his developing more face-to-face connection, but he finds it frustrating to find a poster for something like a board game club which has nothing but a QR code that points to a Facebook page.

Re:Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook? by horrible-hilde on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @12:33PM (#42782867)
oh wow, this concept deserves its own post. Imagine emergency evacuation info being unattainable like this.