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The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media (ca.pcmag.com)
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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And let's not forget the racist curtain-twitchers. "I saw a brown person walking down the street near my house this morning. Should I report it?"

But I hate Nextdoor even more because I don't see any reason to put my real name and address into any social-media app.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 4 points 9 hours ago

Exactly—i used my initials and throwaway email and refused to give my phone number, so I can read but not participate. Which is fine.