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Challenges meeting new people without an Instagram account (lemmy.zip)

submitted 22 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

This is, IMO, the biggest problem with FB and IG. They've replaced personal connections. I know some women who say they won't date anyone without an IG account.

and it feels too personal to ask for someone number when I just met them

Someone's number is literally just a series of digits. Social Media has their fuckin' life's story. I'd say it's far less personal.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's mainly two things:

people fear reverse phone numbers look up tools more then the equivalent tools for social media.
It's viewed as less replaceable then just blocking somone on social media

I don't really agree with either of these but it is what seems to be common.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago

Get a new phone number and never sign it up on anything. It is very easy to replace a phone number. If you have had a phone number for multiple years and signed it up multiple times and still using it, it is time to change it now.

Blocking somebody on social media doesn't really mean anything, they still have your account, can still see your posts, comments, and even liked videos if they use another account. You would have to delete your account if some random person has your personal Instagram that you don't want anybody knowing, even if it is private.

They both have there downsides though.