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submitted 4 days ago by oeuf@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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How do I make money - self-employed - without using corporate social media?

I was coasting along on an extremely minimal income and I embraced an ethical position of using only privacy-compatible technology.

I subsequently had a wonderful little person come into my life who has made me want to have more material capability & flexilibilty. And so I have turned to trying to sell my skills again.

By refusing to use to use corporate social media to promote my services, I am handicapping myself in getting work.

I also struggle to bring myself to cooperate with powers which are working to undermine my child's opportunity to have a good life.

Would appreciate your thoughts

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[–] stm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

just make business accounts on mainstream social media. idk what your job is or if you can do it but in parallel you can also have business accounts on federated/private/ethical whatever you call it social media and with that you are also promoting other networks etc. if u have more people working with you use some federated chat xmpp for example instead of slack, stuff like that

it's not your fault, there is no "ethical" production/consumption in capitalism

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There is 'more/less' ethical though. Don't go full relativist on me

[–] Steve@communick.news 3 points 4 days ago

Only Sith deal in absolutes

[–] stm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

the term is pointless