magguzu

Hate to say it but it honestly doesn't sound crazy hard to just block any instance that pops up. Yes it's whack a mole but if it's an automated script, it can just crawl through a backdoor instance and ban any domain it sees.

Like you, I value my relationships and by extension my mental health more than which messaging app I use.

I hate Meta with a passion and them acquiring Whatsapp is probably the most disappointing acquisition of all time to me, but I'm going to continue using it because my wife, family in Latin America, and world friends all use it. And being lonely and out of touch isn't worth the satisfaction of knowing my data isn't being scraped to me. Others in these threads always seems to disagree here, and they're free to do that but it's not a lifestyle I'm interested in.

I'm making changes where I can; I self host a server for my media, photos, files. I'm going to install Graphene on my phone soon. I'm interested in picking up a cheaper older phone to try a Linux mobile OS on. I have my phone auto connect to my pihole to block trackers when I'm out of the house, etc. But I know as soon as it's something I have to inconvenience others with, it's not going to work.

Pick your battles.

I'm on Mint.

T-Mobile acquired them, per the usual bullshit, but I get 15GB a month with unlimited talk and text for "$20" a month. The catch is that you pay yearly in bulk for that price. Had it a year and change. Been solid.

I went to the last Chicago one... And while there is some solace in the feeling of being there and seeing a massive crowd of others opposing this fascist movement, I really couldn't shake the feeling that it feels like a glorified parade.

The route is planned out, the police cooperate to close the roads, everyone marches together and chants and then goes home.

Peaceful is one thing but a planned out disruption that's barely a disruption is just... Are we honestly doing much?

I have no doubt the developer means well but that highlight with misinformation about how Android notifications work plus the lack of any input from those knowledgeable or affected by the raids really erodes any confidence in this.

Streaming is unfortunately a pretty weak hole in my Degoogling adventure. There's really no perfect solution.

CCwGTV ... what I have. But it's no longer supported, pretty slow. Launcher is bloaty af by default but I use a custom one. And of course... it's Google. I can side load for now but that's going away soon so I need an alternative.

Shield. I also have one but take all the above issues and add that it's a bit faster.

Apple TV. No side loading. Jellyfin support is janky still. Fastest and most elegant though.

Fire TV. Fuck Amazon.

I'd love some small Linux mini PC I can just build myself.