• Noble Shift@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Fuck, I hate to say this, but for sailing & cruising and all the associated stuff, Facebook groups is the fastest path to the knowledge you seek.

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      5 months ago

      Maybe there are good information, but facebook is just no option. Why would you support meta? Irresponsible behaviour on your part.

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        5 months ago

        I support who gets me the information I need. I live on a 29 foot cruising sailboat at large and so when I need to know about a part, or current, or a customs office, or some other thing and I don’t want to sift, FBGs it is.

        It would be irresponsible of me to get caught back in the rat race. Today I’m going to a nearby island to tune up my dinghy motor with tips I learned on a FBG while you’re going to work. Irresponsible … Go look down your nose at someone else.

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      5 months ago

      The problem with Facebook is that it’s un-searchable from any search engine. Also, Meta.

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      5 months ago

      That’s the way a lot of hobbies have gone. I know for a fact that I can find a dozen motorcycle rides near me for tomorrow if I went on facebook, while the statewide forum I follow has less than 5 little groups that mostly just meet for a lunch or dinner.

      I don’t want to point the finger at any age group, but people 50+ seem to be successfully captured by facebook, Millennials are a mixed bag, and Z is definitely on tiktok and instagram. They all look at me like I’m crazy if I mention a dedicated forum.

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        5 months ago

        I used to use a forum dedicated to cruisers and it was really really great for about a decade. Then personalities started to flex, it became more combative, and it started getting harder to find the info I was looking for. I struggled for a few years, having to sift through result after page after result.

        Then someone suggested FBGs, named after the Exact part I was searching for. And that was it, I was hooked.

        DIY solar, DIY water makers, the manufacturer of my sailboat, Victron products, charts, OpenCPN, RBPie on boats, you fucking name it.

        And the best part is I don’t have to play the Reddit game. You know the one where you post incorrect information as fact so people can rush in to correct you. FBG just ask the question as best you can and … 10 minutes later information is rolling in.

        I fucking hate Zuck, and what Meta does, but I also want to be able to not sink myself or blow anyone up. Which is nice.