Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech

Re:Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech by scarface_74 on Thursday January 30, 2025 @10:03AM (#42878400)

Well, most people have an addiction to food and shelter and need to get to work to support their addictions. Having a car is much more necessary than going on social media.

To be fair though, I do feel a need to at least have a presence on LinkedIn even though I’m only active on it when looking for a job.

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Re:Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech by ben_w on Thursday January 30, 2025 @02:32PM (#42881282)

I've not owned a car since, I think, 2016. And even then, only had it because my partner had left the country and wanted me to sell it on their behalf.

If you really want to do without a car, you can.

I can do without Twitter and similar. I'm only on FB for the friends who don't go elsewhere. LinkedIn for employment opportunities (and these days the games). GitHub is more social media than I like (I wish it was just a tool), and I can't avoid the site itself in my job even though I don't partake in the social media aspects. Oft-asked question wherever Social Media comes up: does Hacker News itself count?

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