hey hope this post is ok. im just wanting to tell some guys what i already achieved in not even a week! :) i never used facebook or instagram. tiktok i deleted. my x account is now also deleted.

when i shop i wont buy from us-american firms like Kraft Heinz and Mondelez.

  • now i just need to migrate all my accounts on gmail to my new Proton mail adress
  • delete reddit
  • switch to linux.
  • use lineageOS. potential problem: bank app?
  • switch to free maps app
  • youtube. i use newpipe. do they still get my views?
  • ReasonableHat@lemmy.world
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    51 minutes ago

    I am on a very similar journey - good luck! WhatsApp is going to be the most difficult to shift I suspect, but I’ve changed my pic to let people know to contact me on Signal instead so let’s see if that helps!

  • So, itˋs hard to fully switch to, but it has a growing community and there are some good creators on there (although, mostly Linux/FOSS enthusiasts) - so let me plug !peertube@lemmy.world

    Other than that, I still have a lot of gmail adresses, switching them will be a pain, since i will have to go through what I used them for. My main mail is with a German provider, though (posteo.de)

    I am in the process of setting up my own suite of fediverse stuff to host, these days. Have been learning a lot by dealing with frustration these past days :D (I only had some basic experience self-hosting, itˋs been a learning journey)

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    Haven’t been to reddit since the 3rd party bullshit. Switched to linux almost 30 years ago and never looked back. Newpipe and Tubular aren’t working for me lately. Maybe the next update. I’ve used LineageOS for a few years with no problems. If your bank app gives issues, just look up the Magisk modules that will fix that. It’s not too difficult. People make excuses, or justifications, for why they just have to use something, but in the end it’s what you can live with yourself still using. My hangup is Amazon, but I’ve been weaning myself from that lately because it makes me sick everytime I use it.

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    I am also on the wagon. I just deleted Reddit to come here.

    The only thing i need, is to switch my Outlook mail to something else. Any ideas?

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    On PC: Linux, LibreOffice, LibreWolf, BetterBird, Lemmy, Invidious, Le Chat + Ollama (w/ Open WebUI), Proton stack, moved to Helix for development rather than VS Code.

    On phone: EMUI (yes, I’m changing my phone soon 😂), F-Droid + Aurora, IronFox, SimpleX + Signal, Loops, Pixelix, Organic Maps and HERE WeGo (for local transport), pipepipe, DeepL.

    Planning on getting the upcoming Fairphone 6, if the rumours are right, and it comes out in the summer. I’m also considering the Shiftphone 8.1, but I haven’t heard much about it before this year. I previously wanted to get a Pixel and put GrapheneOS on it, but I’d rather not have my money go to Google. Although, I currently rely on Google Wallet to pay without a card, but I might just go back to carrying my wallet with me rather than send more data to Google about my purchases.

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      wanted to get a Pixel and put GrapheneOS on it.

      You can buy an used one instead so that someone else gets the money.

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      thx, but no i dont speak French. :) Afaik it the best Euro alternative to whatsapp.

      i think French would be the best Candidate as our Lingua Franca. (maybe English or Esperanto also. just not German X_X)