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Challenges meeting new people without an Instagram account (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It’s a bit risky, for sure. You just need to express your point in a calm and professional manner. Appeal to common sense or ethics, stick with the facts, and you should be able to find common ground with most people. You’ll be fine as long as you don’t use aggressive language, or go into crazy conspiracies.

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