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 @gamingonlinux I'll add Facebook groups to that as well. I was essentially forced to make a fake Facebook account just to join a huge group that is only on Facebook and has a ton of knowledge and experience. It's walled off to the rest of the internet and I didn't even know the group existed until recently. Old school forums are the way. 9 comments
@Judeau @gamingonlinux It is especially true when it comes to France. There are French content that exists only in Facebook groups ๐ @Judeau @gamingonlinux They are not motivated to switch to an independent website, because it means maintaining the content twice. @lyokolux @gamingonlinux A great example of why these walled gardens are bad for everyone. Knowledge used to be available on forums and the internet as a whole. Now, like you say, it's being fractured between Facebook, Discord etc. Not only is it not searchable on the regular internet but critical tools like the Wayback machine are rendered useless. It's aggravating and damaging to a healthy, free, open internet. @Judeau @gamingonlinux Voron Usergroup Facebook comes to mind. Lots of amazing content and questions and answers out there, and it's all locked up on Zuck site. I don't even bother going on there. @reprapryn @gamingonlinux The unfortunate reality of this situation is that if you don't ''join'' the group then it's like being stranded. You might hear some things or have some questions but no centralized place with knowledgeable people to talk to. I understand people not wanting to visit 50 different forums and that's what made the original Reddit so good. It's a searchable repository of info from various communities but even Reddit is headed south. I say old school forums! Or Lemmy? @Judeau @gamingonlinux old school forums or Lemmy definitely. I'm not against discord but that's for shit posting tutorials need to go on some place more permanent. |
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@Judeau good god Facebook, what a shitehole