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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/52903710

Since Microsoft owns Github, Gitlab is Corp owned now since 2022, why are so many who preach privacy or using Linux, etc, still using a MS product?

Genuine questions. I'm assumming either familiarity & simplicity with GH or difficulty migrating elsewhere?

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 5 points 2 days ago

Any lasting changes, for better or worse, take time and effort. And among all the noise, gaslighting and problems people have to deal with, they seek change only when it gets to their comfort zone.

If you see an alternative as a better option, I'd suggest pushing that to those that may be interested, even if marginally so. But be watchful if the person shows too much resistance to what you show, and slow down then, else you risk making the person even resent what you were showing.

Also, some concessions may be needed, such as having some presence in the tools you want to ditch but pointing to the alternatives as possible, being more active in your preferred places, sorting links and resources in the bio, posts, comments, etc., by what you find more relevant first, and so on.