Comment on: I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible. - The New York Times
Let's do an exercise!
* First let's fire up that VPN. I'm using Windscribe, but whatever you prefer is fine.
* Duck Duck Go (search)
* Shop directly from manufacturer web stores (instead of Amazon, can still use for ratings)
* I'm still allowing for Overstock, Houzz, Wayfair, Lowes, Home Depot, and Newegg because they don't feel like "the man"
* Eat only Dominos Pizza. Not relevant to this list, but very hungry right now.
* Gotta find the Dominos, guess I'm migrating back to MapQuest. Wait, no, owned by Verizon. I guess the Mapbox integration in Duck Duck Go is fine.
* LineageOS phone
* F-Droid app store
* ProtonMail rather than Gmail/Hotmail/etc
* Signal Messenger client for communications
* Arlo doorbell and cameras (Netgear instead of Amazon or Google)
* Ubuntu computer
* Ruqqus, Minds, Parler, Gab for social media
* Instacart for groceries from local places
* Did I mention I'm hungry right now? Might be affecting this list.
* Spotify
* Nintendo
* Screwed on game streaming since Twitch is owned by Amazon, Mixer is owned (and closed) by Microsoft, all that's left is Facebook Gaming or YouTube. Just watch your friends through a Discord channel while on a VPN and a fake account.
* Crap, I forgot about YouTube. Is Vimeo any good now? Wait, Dailymotion is still a thing?
* Streaming with Philo, maybe Pluto TV
* Cartoons on Crunchyroll? Nope, owned by AT&T. How about Funimation, is that still safe?
* Let's bring back Monster.com and MySpace.com
What else did I forget?
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07 Aug 2020 19:15
u/imbalanced
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