I’d not even give such groups chance.
If it’s a group based on Facebook anyway then it’d obviously not have me as I refuse to use Facebook (and Twitter / X, and Instagram).
If though the group is otherwise constituted, especially if formed long before FB etc. I would ask if why it has that rule, and if it has any right to exclude people simply for not using some particular [anti-?]social-media site.
Anyway how does one “abuse” an account by simply giving it only the details it genuinely needs to operate?
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I do not and will not use supermarket “loyalty” cards and I spread my shopping little and often, creating no patterns or habitual use of just one supermarket. I will not have my groceries “freshly clicked” – my only on-line shopping other than utilities, insurance and taxes are few and far purchases for my hobbies.
I do not and will not buy a “smart” ‘speaker or any Bluetooth / wif-fi / etc. gadgets.
I refuse a “smart”-‘phone but if compelled will still reduce as much as possible any use of it that might help the big-business parasites.
I have “smart” gas and electric meters only because I thought they were going to be compulsory. When I discovered that was not so and I could have refused, I regretted not having sought advice first! British Gas recently asked me if I wanted half-hourly readings instead of the monthly I had set up. I refused – at least I hope that went through. Their request was for their benefit, not mine!
Some animal-rescue charity e-posted me recently, begging for donations. I deleted the post. It had contact me in the past – without success. I don’t respond to begging. It tried again yesterday, apparently peeved that I’d not responded. I deleted it again with no reply, but also blocked it. It had had found me, not vice-versa; I have no idea how but vaguely suspect a well-meaning friend was involved.
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The original question asked how can we “engineer” ourselves out of the snare.
We can’t as individuals but we can reduce our exposure by reducing our individual dependency on their systems and demands, ignoring their blandishments and continuing to use as many alternative ways to the same ends as possible while these are still available.
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My sister has an amusing recollection of a “smart-‘speaker; the one belonging to her daughter and son-in-law. You’d think as he works in commercial IT systems the last thing he’d want is a house full of needless IT gadgetry, but oh, no…
Sarah recounted how when baby-sitting for them one day, she heard very odd noises from somewhere unidentifiable in the room. She was becoming rather worried about this until her grand-daughter – aged all of three – looked up from her game on the lounge floor, brought silence with the magic incantation, “Alexa! Off!” and calmly resumed the game.