I want to talk about social media. By social media, I mean platforms used to communicate globally, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. I don’t involve platforms like LINE, Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord you can’t “post” in one place and expect all of the world to be able to know your post. I also don’t involve niche platforms like Letterboxd, Hardcover, or Goodreads.

Social media helped me in some ways. I admit that Twitter is a swift medium of news, YouTube videos are enjoyable entertainment, Instagram helped me connect with my friends (we talk and share memes, a lot).

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Dulu, pas gue masih kecil, akun gue sedikit. Paling juga akun email dan Facebook. Gue ga terlalu memusingkan tentang password karena gue bisa inget (dulu bahkan gue pakai 1 password di banyak akun). Fast forward ke 2025, zaman berubah. Gue udah punya banyak akun online service mulai dari social media (IG, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Hardcover, Letterboxd), MOOC (Udemy, Coursera), E-Commerce (Tokopedia, Shopee), dan masih banyak lagi. Gue udah jadi cyber-security aware sekarang dan menganggap bahwa password harus beda di antara 1 akun dengan yang lainnya agar ketika 1 akun compromised, yang lain tetap bisa aman.

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