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> You may be surprised to hear that I've experienced zero consequences for it.

That you know of. The most common negative response would most likely be an eye roll and going elsewhere/talking to someone else.




If someone's actually going to refuse to interact with me simply because I tell them that I don't use social media sites then well, I'm probably better off and not missing out on much.


I was referring more to taking a principled stand on LinkedIn, of all things.


Exactly this. There are times when people are talking to you but not asking for your personal philosophy. I'm prone to this particular mode of conversation (telling people the "why" or "how" when they asked about the "what"). If it's pertinent to the conversation then share it but don't talk at people about your well reasoned views or you risk being "that guy".


In this case you do have to give an explanation, because it's expected by the conformists.




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