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I don't use Google, Facebook, Twitter, or any other large corporate account--for free or pay. I pay for my email with Fastmail, a trusted name. I've been with t
by distantwarning 9y ago
I don't use Google, Facebook, Twitter, or any other large corporate account--for free or pay. I pay for my email with Fastmail, a trusted name. I've been with them since 2002.
I don't even use Google, Bing, or any other large search engine. I don't need to. I block all ads, tracking, cookies, beacons, and browser fingerprinting pretty well.
The way to win is to not play their game. I give my data to no one. Fastmail doesn't even have my address, just my name. I use Visa gift cards to buy stuff online.
I've been in IT over three decades and my online life is just fine. I don't use or miss any of the big services. Like many, I preferred the Web of old, circa 1998. I miss Geocities, even.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWhile I agree, I think that still misses a major problem: How do you have a voice in society from that position?
- sushisource 9y ago"Just don't use it" isn't a reasonable solution to something a gigantic portion of the world uses every day. Arguments like these are about "how can we structurally change this problem so that society as a whole ends up in a better place". Your "well, I do it better" anecdote is neat, but doesn't really help anyone.