I’ve been trying to meet new friends and new people to hang out with so have been going to a lot of social events.

I noticed that everyone seems to ask for my instagram account and when I say I don’t have one that connection kind of dies, and it feels too personal to ask for someone number when I just met them.

I don’t want to create an instagram because of the privacy invasions of meta but I also don’t want to feel left out when trying to make new connections. Anyone have any advice?

  • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    It can also be a good conversation starter. Some people genuinely don’t know or care about the social media corporations spying on us. You can have some interesting conversations with them.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
      3·
      3 months ago

      Or come across as a weirdo, conspiracy theory, antisocial, tech obsessive nerd.

      I mean, it’s not inaccurate, but not maybe how to present initially when you meet someone.

    • hansolo@lemmy.today
      1·
      3 months ago

      Depends entirely on the audience. The problem with privacy issues is that privacy nihilism sets on quickly, and people with short attention spans and no intrinsic idea of how much they’re being ripped off quickly take refuge in the comfort of a no-friction status quo.