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hunter

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7. My telephone works pretty well if I'm not talking to someone in person.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 09:18 AM

12 hrs ago

DU is my only "social media" and even this place gets to be too noisy for me sometimes.

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Dear Bozos, Fuckerberg, the South African Nazi and the rest of you authoritarian dipshit supporting billionaires [View all] maxrandb 13 hrs ago OP

Dumped fakebook in 2017 UpInArms 13 hrs ago #1

You dumped WordPerfect in 2018? SpankMe 11 hrs ago #12

No no no UpInArms 11 hrs ago #14

And a good alternative for facebook is.....? mwmisses4289 12 hrs ago #2

My telephone works pretty well if I'm not talking to someone in person. hunter 12 hrs ago #7

I am in same place Tree Lady 12 hrs ago #9

I've been off FB for a couple years, my adult kids are not. Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #11

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Dumped Amazon last year mdbl 12 hrs ago #3

If people knew..... SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #35

Perhaps these companies will survive with or without our suppport? GusBob 12 hrs ago #4

that's a great way to look at things! ret5hd 8 hrs ago #25

If their advertisers insist on changes, that's usually the only reason it happens FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #33

The real danger of AI is propaganda Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #5

Hear, hear! ZDU 12 hrs ago #6

It sounds like Musk might be in trouble criminally in France. mysteryowl 12 hrs ago #8

Amen Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #10

that is what i do... ret5hd 8 hrs ago #26

Alternative to Amazon? Bondor 10 hrs ago #15

Therein lies the problem maxrandb 10 hrs ago #17

Duck duck go RainCaster 10 hrs ago #18

I use Ebay but only buy from blue state sellers kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #28

Amazon doesn't make a ton of money from the retail, so it's kind of the least-bad option sir pball 8 hrs ago #31

Walmart? Pompoy 4 hrs ago #37

Costco is a great alternative... mudstump 2 hrs ago #39

I don't like it, but I use Amazon when I need to not a texan 10 hrs ago #16

Costco mudstump 2 hrs ago #40

It never stopped being good for business Cirsium 10 hrs ago #19

For all those whining about giving up your convenience: Coventina 10 hrs ago #20

Amazing how I've gotten through 77 years of my life without buying on Amazon... llmart 8 min ago #42

"If you haven't dumped your Amazon..." Wednesdays 9 hrs ago #21

In all seriousness, what the fuck does one even *DO* with a trillion dollars? Initech 9 hrs ago #22

enslave you. great past time if you can afford it. ret5hd 8 hrs ago #27

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Tesla, Amazon, and Paramount need to be broken up. Initech 8 hrs ago #30

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