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by turzmo 340 days ago
> It's also not possible to fully check out from social media.

Why not?
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the_snooze 340 days ago
Some organizations use social media as their primary (if not their only) means of communicating with members. My gym, for example, uses Facebook to post day-to-day announcements.
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ryandrake 340 days ago
That doesn't mean it's not possible to opt-out. It just means you need to give up something to do it. I'm not on Social Media (unless you consider HN to be), so it is possible.
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grg0 340 days ago
What could be so important from a gym to warrant day-to-day announcements anyway?

I go to the gym regularly...

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the_snooze 340 days ago
This is a class-centric gym, so announcements are about changes in schedule and programming, especially if there's inclement weather.
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loloquwowndueo 340 days ago
Just show up and do whatever they’re doing? No need to know in advance.
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BigGreenJorts 340 days ago
"Just waste your time traveling to the gym when you could have known in advance that the class was cancelled and made other plans instead."
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Joel_Mckay 340 days ago
Facebook creates shadow profiles for nonparticipating users, where the advertising API is pervasive on the web and android apps.

See Privacy Badger for details... =3

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