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[โ€“] Downscaled_Doom@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I choose more conciously local products in my everyday life, but the the biggest impact was digitally - i completely quit amazon, facebook, google and reddit, and slowly switched to european alternatives. Next step is completely leaving meta (still need to use insta and whatsapp rn). It is a slow process, but deleting my google account after years was scary, yet very rewarding. Thanks to this communities it is actually quite easy now! I am still Looking for a proper google maps alternative through, but i am optimistic that the current alternatives are getting there soon.

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[โ€“] lazycog@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Happy to hear! And I have similar experiences. Digital clean-up was the most visible part of my journey to go european.

Also you are right: this community has really helped me too. It's also awesome to have a community where everyone shares the same struggles as well and I love personal posts here that ask or tell about their experiences, recent finds, and so on!

got carried away with my text a little! These changes changed my online shopping completely and I am very happy about it!