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minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·19 days agoAnd let’s not forget the racist curtain-twitchers. “I saw a brown person walking down the street near my house this morning. Should I report it?” But I hate Nextdoor even more because I don’t see any reason to put my real name and address into any social-media app.
minus-squareTryingToBeGood@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 days agoExactly—i used my initials and throwaway email and refused to give my phone number, so I can read but not participate. Which is fine.
And let’s not forget the racist curtain-twitchers. “I saw a brown person walking down the street near my house this morning. Should I report it?”
But I hate Nextdoor even more because I don’t see any reason to put my real name and address into any social-media app.
Exactly—i used my initials and throwaway email and refused to give my phone number, so I can read but not participate. Which is fine.