Fantastic thread that speaks to one particular immediate crisis that is, of course, a thread in the larger polycrisis.
The Northern nations have built a way of life that does not have a long-term future. Most in those nations do not want to face that reality. Will do anything to turn away from the truth of our energy supply and our carbon output.
There's no magic bullet, no wand waving fix. The future will be humans adapting to great difficulties (to put it mildly) as they try to survive in a much hotter, less predictable climate that is limiting stable agriculture.
Given the current moment of the US and the global community, there's a lot that should figure into how we move forward. Nation states have not proven themselves to be peaceful or cooperative, but, rather, the opposite. The same for capitalism.
The kind of revolution we need is deep, one that requires fundamental shifts in relationships and thinking about life on our shared planet.
#Collapse #Degrowth
100% agreed with the sentiment of a boycott of the US.
But, let's acknowledge that the violence of the US started 250 years ago with genocide of the indigenous people of these continents. Then continued in slavery and violent foreign interventions as far back as the 1800s.
Violence and resource theft is a foundational element of US domestic and foreign policy. Trump is just being more open about it. Please, let's be totally honest about this history!
Any boycott, to be honest, needs to go far beyond Trump and acknowledge what came before and what would come after. Trump and his regime is a big red, pussy zit that's rupturing all over itself and everyone else.
Now is the time for a full reckoning with 70+ years of US hegemony. The global community, Northern and Southern nations, have an opportunity to begin a re-balancing of the global order.
A better, more fair and sane world will be one where the US is demoted. No better, no more powerful than any other.
Daily reminder to #Apple enthusiasts that claim it's too hard to transition to other options: The Enshitification will only get worse.
YOU are CHOOSING in part because you don't want to make an effort. It's easier to complain and weakly protest. Americans are really good at this while they avoid any actual action. This is how we got here (hand wavy gesture).
YOU control YOUR COMPUTING. YOU.
Yes, it requires effort. Why not start now with small steps to begin a process to gradually replace Apple Services and apps. Download the #FOSS apps that can replace the Apple's Mac apps:
- LibreOffice to replace Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- Mullvad which better protects your privacy compared to Safari
- Thunderbird for an email client
- Proton to replace iCloud email, calendar, iCloud Drive
- Ente.io for cloud photos and sharing
Don't give up before you try. Your #freedom and #privacy are worth the effort.
#Tech #Google #Amazon #Microsoft
Defend yourself!
Browsers to use:
- LibreWolf (firefox fork)
- Mullvad (firefox fork)
- Brave (Chrome based)
NEVER GOOGLE CHROME
Get in the habit of checking security/privacy settings in browsers.
Ad Blocker
- Ublock Origin
VPN
- Mullvad
- Proton
Phones:
- When possible dump your apps, use a browser
Search
- Maapl.net (SEAR)
- DuckDuckGo
NEVER GOOGLE search
#Privacy #ICE
A fantastic post that makes an excellent point: Liberty, freedom and computing ethics really do matter. Now more than ever.
And Matt's process of extricating himself is right on. He's doing it gradually, as he suggests, "quiet quitting". SLOW, STEADY. If you're deeply entrenched in Apple services don't quit before you start because it seems too much to do.
Slow, steady steps. In the end, you will be more free.
YOU WILL BE MORE FREE.
This is important.
#Apple #Freedom #Tech #FreeSoftware
Great post. Another Apple user struggling with Tim Cook and the current state of Apple.
As a former long-time user, I get it. 34 years and I was in deep. It takes time, effort and some determination to ESCAPE their maze. Even more difficult if it's a whole family. I suspect that if it can be made into a team effort, it's more doable. It IS a challenge but the outcome is worth it and it leads to greater user freedom which is something we don't think about enough.
Shackles are never good.
