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I almost never stumble on Blogger blogs. Are there many? I'm grateful that Google launched Android, but now I can use it without their ”services” and use only
by ealhad 8y ago
I almost never stumble on Blogger blogs. Are there many?
I'm grateful that Google launched Android, but now I can use it without their ”services” and use only (albeit maybe a few manufacturer binary blobs) Free Software.
Gmail... Well, I don't use it, and altough not everybody wants to self-host, changing email provider (or having several) is easy.
If a company uses GApps, it probably means I'm not working for it.
...I'd probably use a VPN to be able to watch YouTube, I am not ready to give it up yet. Alternatives are growing, though!
- lovich 8y agoYou are somehow missing the part about "you can get around it". France could block everything I do and I could circumvent it but it takes time, and would increase cost or limit some of my actions. There is zero difference between a non superpower country blocking you and a megacorps blocking you in terms of the affects on your business Edit: Additionally, how many of your points are from the viewpoint of "I"? Do you really think as a software engineer, or really just a person in general, that your experiences map to the majority of everyone else?
- ealhad 8y agoEverything I said was from my own viewpoint (I thought that was pretty clear). You wrote “There is very little difference in results between a nation blocking you or Google blocking you right now”, which I interpreted as an individual-targeted sentence. Since I already try to avoid Google (in fact, it’s me blocking them, except for YouTube), I tried to imagine if it blocking me would be a problem. Of course I don't think that everybody shares my view or can relate to my experience, that would be preposterous.