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If you aren't paying, that's because YOU are the product they're selling.

Consider going Pro to help keep this place alive. There's nothing like it anywhere else, and you'd be sad if it was gone. #CoSoRocks

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html

Let's talk about how social media is funded.

Every other social media network pays for servers, bandwidth, and ancillary support by SELLING YOU.

Your ad impressions, your follows, your posts. Every tap, every pause of the scroll. If you've installed their apps, then they're tracking your entire life to monetize you.

CounterSocial is different. We are sustained by our awesome Pro subscribers. You aren't a product to be sold here. You're a supporter.

Consider going Pro, if you can. #CoSoTips

~WE'RE 53.63% FUNDED THIS MONTH CROWD-POWERED BY YOU. HELP US?~

If you can and would like to support CoSo, please click the link to make a donation, or go PRO and enjoy benefits that PRO users have such as
~movie nights
~private messaging
~special settings only allowed for PRO users

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html

Thank you, every little bit helps! ❤️

That anger you felt on Twitter? It was intentionally fomented by an algorithm to keep you clicking, emotionally manipulating you to sell more ads. It didn't stay there either. It seeped into your life, poisoning you and your interactions in ways you didn't realize.

There's none of that here. Give it a few days, and you'll see. #CoSoRocks

There is no algorithm here. That means a few very important things:

1. It's on YOU to curate your content. Set up FILTERS to manage your feed.
2. You should be very deliberate about who you follow. Follow-backs are not expected here.
3. Follower and like counts are meaningless. You're measured by the quality of your contribution, and nothing else.
4. You're expected to mute and/or block disagreeable people without hesitation.

It isn't automatic, but making it yours is well worth it. #CoSoTips

Relationships thoughts

How many of you read aloud to you lover. Or write letters by hand, on paper, and snail mail. Do things before they are asked of you. Sit in silence listening intensely to your lovers words. Habit and boredom are the death of love, spontaneity and humor feed it. Disagree lightly, and hold no grudges. But also speak passionately about your beliefs and ideas. It is a dance, not a race. Water flowing is the model.

Love is a verb.

Unlike elsewhere, CounterSocial isn't big on drama. If you see anyone who you consider to be disagreeable, you are encouraged to quietly make them disappear. You have three options:

1. Block. This person disappears, and they can't see you.
2. Mute. This person disappears, but they can still see you.
3. Soft Mute. This person disappears until they mention you.

People are like flavors. You won't like them all, and they won't all like you. Skip the drama. Use the tools. #CoSoTips