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?

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    22·
    3 hours ago

    This is, IMO, the biggest problem with FB and IG. They’ve replaced personal connections. I know someone 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.

    • obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 hours ago

      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.