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@TootSweet Its said a modern human can't live without using Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and f*ckbook.
They dominate that much of our lives.
Wanted to change this notion. So I don't use a single Big Tech service. Why? How about-
Hope that's good enough
Hard to believe these days. Do you have a blog or publish any list of your alternatives? Particularly difficult around smartphone and apps like email/calendar/photos etc isn't it?
@bytor9 yes it can be tricky.
But I really don't have a Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon or F*ckbook account nor use any of their services. Occasionally once in a year I might visit if given a link but that's pretty much it.
As for a list, I might launch a blog soon. Follow me on Mastodon for that! Meanwhile, here are 2 great lists-
You'd want to use FOSS software as much as possible!