# Social Media "Life Boats" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 30, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008 "2020-06-30T16:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/21 "2021-01-09T21:47:50Z")
already been using parler a little bit but it’s still too one-sided and a bit too far down the rabbit hole for me. i need to keep using twitter until they bring all of the weather-related content over to parler. also just downloaded signal as Lord Musk advised. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/22 "2021-01-10T00:04:56Z")
![5YRl3h6h](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/0/908aad635b6ce8dcfaad28e366eed63ef3513c6f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/23 "2021-01-10T04:48:27Z")
Down goes Parler ![wGmzIcHj](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/4/84d9fdf6e774b4a1913a3ecc54e9413d01ed2d46.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/24 "2021-01-10T05:01:00Z")
LOL oh Tom, you were everyone’s friend ![SPJ0loDC](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/e/1eee3e3b77c38bf41c14104092b293243ff54d2b.jpeg) ![ufDSVotG](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/7/d7cee993902615e67a50d04c7b08d5031194b14c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/25 "2021-01-10T15:41:55Z")
If people had hopes of trying to make things better chasing people off platforms onto new platforms and then trying to get those platforms removed isn’t the approach. The entire reason Trump get elected to begin was a push against everything thats been happening instead of trying to pull people to center everyone keeps pushing towards extremes. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/26 "2021-01-10T21:12:15Z")
![ZMi4Yk3r](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/c/6c5dd49cd8d3c15a1558eded0c8f9729f876cd04.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/27 "2021-01-11T17:31:26Z")
![qnkd0e83pda61](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/c/9c242332ed302663c4c3e8e3d796a370252deba5.png) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/28 "2021-01-11T17:57:26Z")
i cant even get gab. have tried. will try again ---
**Author:** ![NotAlpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@NotAlpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NotAlpine)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/30 "2021-01-11T20:24:50Z")
Social media has given a voice to the unsophisticated masses. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/31 "2021-01-12T16:59:11Z")
Now they’re coming for forums: > > > Zak Smith @ZakTBAC ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/32 "2021-01-12T19:44:27Z")
The founder of Gab posting stuff like this isn’t going to get me to join: [https://gab.com/a/posts/105542666153137417](https://gab.com/a/posts/105542666153137417) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/33 "2021-01-12T19:47:51Z")
That it took almost 20 seconds to load isn’t going to get me to sign up real soon. I couldn’t care less about what he posts, in fact that a lot of people don’t agree with it yet it remains up is a huge plus IMO. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/34 "2021-01-13T05:26:35Z")
it seems like there is a warning page / loading page for every website that they are monitoring the shit out of right now. also that post seemed reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/35 "2021-01-13T12:49:48Z")
Quick article on Signal. IMO after using it I’m beginning to like it more than WhatsApp just based on options. > **[Brian Acton Is Founder Of WhatsApp And Signal, He Wants To Keep Your Data...](https://www.indiatimes.com/amp/technology/news/brian-acton-whatsapp-and-signal-app-founder-531728.html)** > > Soon after quitting the company, Brain Acton teamed up with Moxie Marlinspike of Open Whisper Systems to form the texting platform Signal as well as Signal Foundation in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/36 "2021-01-13T13:42:17Z")
Well WhatsApp definitely isn’t on the same level for security that Signal is… It’s going to be really interesting there has been a massive swing in the US of people jumping on Signal even Elon Musk was promoting it. I’m waiting to see all the people in the tech community cheering for removal of Parler/etc flip flop when the Gov comes back around and pushes to shut down E2E messengers like Signal for safety reasons. I assume it will be “Signal enables bad people to do X” where the tech community responds with “but lots of normal people use signal as well its not all bad” ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/37 "2021-01-14T00:19:48Z")
![wEdWOqH1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/8/38b3d6bf5590ce1ccf9e077f06561e12f2d33c9a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/38 "2021-01-14T00:57:22Z")
i havent seen anything from him specifically, just the meme. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/39 "2021-01-14T13:35:49Z")
This was a good read about Signal: > **[I Am The David Going Against The Goliath That I Created: Brian Acton Of Signal...](https://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/i-am-the-david-going-against-the-goliath-that-i-created-brian-acton-of-signal/65663/1)** > > Acton, the head of Signal Foundation and the co-founder of WhatsApp, on the swirling debate on privacy and the future of messaging platforms ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/40 "2021-01-15T04:30:12Z")
one of these MF’s need to develop a phone OS. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008/41 "2021-02-03T18:06:35Z")
So. I tried that gab link. Its blocked at work because of extremism. Nothing more to add other than the internet overlords really suck. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-media-life-boats/1414008.md?page=3)