I like being up to date on what my city councillors are doing, events my local cafes host, local art exhibits, etc. Things that have tangible benefits to my community.
I’m going to say this in the nicest way possible- get up off your behind and attend council meetings in person, walk around your neighborhood, do anything except getting all your local news from Facebook. It’s literally there to show you what they want you to see, not what you want to see. Meta as a company is awful, and the algorithms they use to deliver content and advertising to you are a malignant tumor on society. Any information you get from it can easily be ascertained by walking around your neighborhood.
Sorry but this is wildly oversimplified. I walk and take an e-scooter almost exclusively and couldn’t possibly hope to gather all the information about my city happenings.
Proposed plans by my councillors are often not posted on posters or billboard on my street, and the ones that are may not give me sufficient detail.
And aside from politics, cafe’s a 60min+ walk away are never going to be advertising their events on my street lol.
Also yes of course far more people should go to council meeting in-person, but often work or other responsibilities can get in the way.
I’m going to say this in the nicest way possible- get up off your behind and attend council meetings in person, walk around your neighborhood, do anything except getting all your local news from Facebook. It’s literally there to show you what they want you to see, not what you want to see. Meta as a company is awful, and the algorithms they use to deliver content and advertising to you are a malignant tumor on society. Any information you get from it can easily be ascertained by walking around your neighborhood.
Sorry but this is wildly oversimplified. I walk and take an e-scooter almost exclusively and couldn’t possibly hope to gather all the information about my city happenings.
Proposed plans by my councillors are often not posted on posters or billboard on my street, and the ones that are may not give me sufficient detail.
And aside from politics, cafe’s a 60min+ walk away are never going to be advertising their events on my street lol.
Also yes of course far more people should go to council meeting in-person, but often work or other responsibilities can get in the way.