I recommend not only disentangling yourself from Google products, (see my de-Google Your Life series on Patreon and Substack), but also think about leaving Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. This is a gradual process that takes time. - ThreadSky

ykhong.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I recommend not only disentangling yourself from Google products, (see my de-Google Your Life series on Patreon and Substack), but also think about leaving Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.

This is a gradual process that takes time.

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0gnomer.bsky.social•2 days ago

in a normalized tech world, it really is about spreading yourself across services, across nations, across business modus operandi

decentralize your life

rhemlock.bsky.social•2 days ago

I've made the switch from Google Drive and suite to Proton Drive, but I'm more than a little sad there's no spreadsheets available thru Proton yet.

If anyone reads this and has a great privacy-focused, anti-AI training, preferably open-source spreadsheet alternative send it my way :)

lwr3628.bsky.social•2 days ago

we like cryptpad! you don’t really have to provide personal information to create an account either. they’re not monetizing your usage or selling your tracking tech data, and i haven’t seen them release features related to training their own models

ceo17.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hope cryptpad improves, I love the premise of it but find the features very clunky

lwr3628.bsky.social•1 day ago

agreed, it’s not the most user friendly. i am hoping with some more traffic it might turn into more of a standard product with more user features long term (that are NOT ai features lol)

kokocreature.bsky.social•2 days ago

I haven't done anything complicated on it yet but I have been liking LibreOffice for sheets.

mizzmarymary.bsky.social•1 day ago

Aren’t you writing your post on a Meta product? Sometimes it’s the least awful of the choices available.

teawhilewriting.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have a Yahoo account instead of Gmail, and the only Meta product I still use is IG. My issue is the alternatives just don’t have the numbers and often come and go

morgan-otto.bsky.social•2 days ago

What about a phone? I’m switching back to Linux on a laptop but it’s hard to make a phone choice that doesn’t support Google or Apple. Do you recommend GrapheneOS?

metroplex.bot•1 day ago

Yes I do 😝

claudiaputnam.bsky.social•2 days ago

So I have largely ended my relationship w Google. Still will take a lot of work to get off g photos. Super tedious work. But what other kind of laptop can you buy if you have no idea how to install and work w Linux? And phone?

d3xt3r.bsky.social•2 days ago

For Linux laptops, there's Starlabs, Slimbook, System76. Some Lenovo ThinkPads and Dells come with a Linux option too.

For Linux phones, there's the FuriPhone FLX1, Volla Quintus and Jolla C2.

kokocreature.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ente photos is a good replacement for g photos. You get 10g for free but have to pay over that. It sucks paying but they don't sell your data and its end2end encryption.

neartheelevators.bsky.social•1 day ago

“Boycott 90% of the Internet but read my Substack” is not a great take. It’s pretty bad actually.

ykhong.bsky.social•2 days ago

In addition to holding monopolies, Big Tech has also entrenched us to become dependent.

Apps and programs are a good start. And don’t buy new devices from them. Break up with Big Tech by breaking them up.

naturallycreatv.bsky.social•2 days ago

What the heck is left?!?

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