I can say you’ve probably spoken for me in this post.
I’m old enough to be that guy that wants less people in his life. I’m fine with what little friends I have, my family and my dog’s. The rest is noise, and I’ll deal with it only if I want to, otherwise, there’s plenty of animé, books and documentaries I can fill my solo time with, for the rest, I’ll always have the main 3 I mentioned.
I guess I did turn into that “grumpy old guy” I 🤣🤣
You’re absolutely correct. Most of us in Lemmy are far from being typical, which is why I love it here.
You’re absolutely right. I also found that, by leaving those platforms, now I know who my real friends are. Back then it was all chat, social networks and no personal interaction as such. Today, we call each other regularly, get together way more often, and when we say “later man” it can mean any time when we call or meet again, so I get to go back to my own stuff without being constantly interrupted by people constantly sending memes or saying “hi” on some shit platform just to see how long I take to respond.
When I want to get my fill of what’s going on in the things that do interest me, there’s Lemmy, Mastodon, Nostr and actual news (many, so that I can decide what I believe in the media without following political inclinations).
I can honestly say that my mental health, and my life as a whole, has improved exponentially since I made this move. I also get to deal with BS like people trying to justify staying in some platforms, maybe rile them up a bit, and then move on without a care.
Reminds me of my drugs days. “I can control it, I use them because I want to, not because I need them. I can quit any time”. 20 years later, no house, no family, no money, and half my recommended weight. And it’s the same for every addiction. The only way to get rid of a problem is by first accepting there is a problem. Changing pushers never made it better, just saying.
Wao, Nepal is another part of the UK. Learning something new every day.
It is, very.
I would believe that theory. People are dumb enough to make that entirely feasible.
That’s my daily battle. I’m looking for something in my country, and there are these “businesses” that only show on Facebook or Instagram, both of which are entirely blocked at the network and device level in my house. So I’ll never do business with them. If you don’t have an actual web site with relevant information, I just keep looking.
That’s your best answer? “No problems we’re solved because I said so”? 🤣🤣🤣
No wonder you sound so angry here, lol.
It’s a pub. I think there should be no questions 🤣
He did solve a problem, his problem. What’s the deal with thinking everything that applies to you applies to others?
Gotta give it to them. They are extremely innovative in coming up with ways of enshitifying stuff.
At the very least they should allow you to get them all back, I’m not talking about allowing to store more.
I may be extra paranoid, but I’m almost certain that, even if they delete it from your folders (I don’t think they do, at least not Right away), they still keep it for maintaining a profile of each person. As for the ransomware, yeah, if you don’t pay them, you’re likely to lose access. That’s the definition of ransom, no?
Yeah, I usually download directly from the release in the repos (github, Gitlab, Codeberg, etc) with obtainium. F-Droid only if there’s no alternative, and Aurora if it only exists in Google Play. This is a game changer for the worse.
Wao, how is this going to work if now they are required by law to allow third-party stores in Android? What the fuck?
Depends on the VPN
Leave your data synchronizing with their cloud, pass the limit, miss 1 payment and see how that goes for you when you try to get your data. Good luck.
Yeah, I get it. I’m a tinkerer, so I enjoy checking what’s new out there, which leads me to distro hop every 3 to 6 months (only to end up right back on Fedora or Bazzite 😜), plus o don’t have a drop of art in my blood, so my use cases are pretty common.
If I was in your shoes, I’d probably just stay there until I’m comfortable with the software I need for what I do, and once I am, then I’d look into other distros that can run the same software flawlessly and try some until I find what I want.
You’re on the right path. Enjoy freedom.
By the way, outside of our brawl down below, I do agree with you 100% that having a fully functional and modern Linux phone would be an amazing thing to have.