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> YouTube -> ? (limited use, very hard) Some out of the box thinking is in order here. Duringe the initial lockdown, I signed up to pay for Coursera's courses.
by helmholtz 6y ago
> YouTube -> ? (limited use, very hard)
Some out of the box thinking is in order here. Duringe the initial lockdown, I signed up to pay for Coursera's courses. I found out that what I craved wasn't shirking from work, but rather distraction. It didn't matter that I had to do some homework for the courses. Since I was _watching_ something, my brain thought of it as the same thing.
But I should note that you haven't addressed the biggest bugbear of mine either, Google maps. It's light-years ahead of everything else, and just does not get replaced easily.
- yumraj 6y agoRegarding Youtube it's a little bit more nuanced unfortunately. I tried blocking Youtube via pi-hole and suddenly a lot of educational course work for kids started throwing a fit since a lot of videos are hosted on Youtube. So I had to grudgingly unblock it. Yes, I had missed Google maps. I agree it's indeed light-years ahead of others. In end it's about reducing Google footprint, elimination is extremely hard.
- helmholtz 6y ago> it's about reducing Google footprint Indeed. Making peace with this fact has helped me a lot. I don't actually pay Google with anything other than my attention. All of my entertainment is via a uMatrix/uBlockOrigin protected Firefox, so things could be worse.