Look At It This Way (#LAITW)

FYI… I’m backing out of “Big Tech” (as much as possible). Just dropped Twitter and will begin dropping others as I can (some are harder than others). Eventually, the biggies will go, too, like Facebook, Google, and YouTube. I will continue to use those for some clients I have, but all personal use will stop. If you want to stay in touch, make sure you have my email address or phone. I’ve been gathering info about how to do this for a couple of months now; if you’re interested in such let me know.

Update, 3/31/2021:

Done:
Twitter account deleted, no replacement
Instagram account deleted, no replacement
DuckDuckGo.com (Google replacement)
Brave.com (Chrome replacement)
MeWe.com (FB replacement)
Thunderbird (email reader, Gmail replacement)

Options:
Minds
Signal
Telegram
Amazon – use their search but go to the actual business to buy it
likewise “use” Google Play
DuckDuckGo or SwissCows.com
PreSearch.org
Brave (browser)
ProtonMail
Any.do (calendar)

HereWeGo (mapping)
OpenStreetMap
Bing Maps
Simple Calendar
Lbry.TV (for YouTube)
DLive (for streaming)
OpenOffice (for Docs/MS)
Sync.com cloud storage (for Google Drive)
PackageDisabler.com (keep android at bay) a bit hard to use but worth it
Linux (will be hard to get off Windows)
Gab.com (twitter-like)
Parler.com (twittery)

NordVPN

https://lineageos.org/ (potential android alternative)
https://creativegood.com/blog/alternatives-to-big-tech/

My Alternatives to Big Tech

https://gizmodo.com/7-conservative-alternatives-to-the-internets-most-popul-1614074423
https://davidcearlock.com/alternatives-to-big-tech/
https://www.pcmag.com/news/dump-chrome-7-alternative-web-browsers

Alternatives to Google Products – The Big List (2024)

https://jeffersonwhite.com/destroying-big-tech/
https://lbry.tv/@RichardHarrisCoaching:4/Getting-off-Big-Tech:2

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