Is there any song or maybe some audio that could be played out loud to discourage sharing of content or maybe get them on a list or something?

Does it? Would be keen to know about this. Gonna have to keep some in my bag 🤣

Did it last month, love it, simple and no annoying stuff. Should have done it years ago.

Its interesting the argument of it’s not MS is now It’s NOT MS

You can also block individuals. As there are some idiots and trolls about.

Hope your dance never leaves you.

Rhythm is a dancer.

Don’t forget the view in app and the constant sign in notifications. Fuck off. You’re a glorified website that should keep ya nose out.

New metric - # of employees have to faint from exhaustion to = bezos yearly Botox bill.

FFS. Gonna have to wrap the washing machine in silver foil and get in the neighbours to pour water on their router! Joking.

You are thinking old school teaching. Maybe consider some local programs esp in areas that need skills. It’s a start. If you can donate 4 hours a month then it’s something. If it works lots of these places are willing to help you invest in trainer certs etc. a small amount of hours allows you to work and too. Build it slowly through influence and support. Not everyone who helps you learn is actually a teacher.

Have you considered teaching? People will need these skills moving forward. Change can start with education.

This is not an answer but more something I have been considering lately. I am starting my self hosting adventure.

A aspect which pi$$es me of is the ring cameras. They have gone from a comfort buy that halos you identify who is at the door to a neighbourhood surveillance network. Even paid for by the people. And it’s starting used against individuals and communities.

I have never had one. I begrudge my face being on them as I pass my neighbour’s homes. I did not ask for it.

I would like some cameras to protect my property but at what cost? And here’s where the self hosting comes in, is it possible to set up something that gives me what I want but not have to sacrifice mine or my neighbours privacy. It probs costs a bit more. It takes a bit more effort. On the other hand most people just run to Amazon click buy now. I feel like I am loosing against tide of yeh bu ma parcels.

I think it’s easier when as an elder we saw the stages of the internet. We built it. We know it does not have to be like this but big tech has seduced a lot of people with convenience and they pay for that with their money, their autonomy and their privacy.

We know there is a credible choice it just takes some effort and some critical thinking.

I have never seen the need to utilize every tech trend going nor embrace my life overtaken by app after app…but I like to keep my control close.

I certainly agree we have two versions of ourselves a real one and a virtual one, and a lot of people can’t distinguish between them or when the crossover happened.

What can you do?

-Become more analogue, pick up some cds from the charity shop, don’t skip, learn to listen and dance again. -Remind people of the happiness they can find offline. -Support indie movements and tech rather than commercialised products. -Buy less so you don’t keep pouring into the pockets of the rich…to use against you. -Teach your young ones about control of their tech and how to regain privacy.

Please feel free to add to this list. It’s good to have suggestions.

It’s hard enough to protect you inner peace but recently it’s gotten worse. Seeing sickening the events around the world being created dictators, the obscenely rich, and those who buy their message…it’s tough mentally.

You start to think what’s the point. I suppose that’s what the authoritarian want. A suppressed and ground down society. Fuck em!

I left a few years ago. I didn’t get banned but I did remove my content.

It’s an adjustment. It’s a lot slower, and you have to play with your filters to get your viewing right for you.

There’s not a lot of niche forums like over there or support groups say for example the stremio Reddit. But it’s building and it’s a lot more genuine.

It takes time to build and you are now part of figuring how and where you can contribute. It is a nigggly transaction and you have to stop and remind yourself it’s not Reddit, it won’t be Reddit and you left there for a reason.

I feel like a real grown up now 🤣

Kagi is paid yeh?

Self censorship robbed us all. I loved coming across some random blog of a passionate enthusiast. Sitting at 2am thinking hmm maybe I do need to consider learning how to wire lights on a small boat….no 226 lights is a perfectly fine amount of lights for a 12ft boat. I hope this guy sails past me one day. Those were the days.

These days you just don’t find them. People looking to monetise exploited anything good out of existence…and of course you literally can’t find them due to search engines turning to crap.

And of course those places were more about what you could give rather than what you could take.

This is one of my biggest beefs. There’s been a whole generation that have grown up with the media. They believe they need it, not just convenience but need. They are happy to pay through the nose and trade their privacy.

Trying to get my kids to look beyond that and look at alternate ways of consuming digital content…and of course consider what they consume. It’s still hard they are like your crazy this stuff is to hard just DL ### app. I sound like my own dad.

Corporate waffle. Some high paid consultant said some something something messaging messaging…If we keep calling it ABC the idiots (customers) will follow.

I’d still call it MS office but TBh I now use Libra office. Free. Easy. Does the job without interference.

Viva la revolution