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π‘ Q: Could you survive without Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Bing, Yahoo (_who uses this anyway?_)... What would you do? What things would you have to change to cope? π€_
π‘ Q: Could you survive without Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Bing, Yahoo (_who uses this anyway?_)... What would you do? What things would you have to change to cope? π€_
@prologic yes...i don't use any of those in daily life (unless you count YouTube as Google.) I use ddg for searches, vivaldi/outlook for mail and apps like 7+, 9now etc for entertainment
@prologic yes...i don't use any of those in daily life (unless you count YouTube as Google.) I use ddg for searches, vivaldi/outlook for mail and apps like 7+, 9now etc for entertainment
Not just use vs. "not use". But what if you blocked several large portions of the Web owned by these "big tech giants"? π€
Not just use vs. "not use". But what if you blocked several large portions of the Web owned by these "big tech giants"? π€
Not just use vs. "not use". But what if you blocked several large portions of the Web owned by these "big tech giants"? π€
The answer is probably βnoβ, because of Netflix. I like watching movies, DVD rental is very dead, and streaming is better anyway. When it comes to the *infrastructure* of those companies, oof, how much of the web/internet will be left? π¨ Itβs scary how many people use Google hosting, for example. (I have a habit of doing dig MX β¦.)
The answer is probably βnoβ, because of Netflix. I like watching movies, DVD rental is very dead, and streaming is better anyway. When it comes to the *infrastructure* of those companies, oof, how much of the web/internet will be left? π¨ Itβs scary how many people use Google hosting, for example. (I have a habit of doing dig MX β¦.)
The answer is probably βnoβ, because of Netflix. I like watching movies, DVD rental is very dead, and streaming is better anyway. When it comes to the *infrastructure* of those companies, oof, how much of the web/internet will be left? π¨ Itβs scary how many people use Google hosting, for example. (I have a habit of doing dig MX β¦.)
The answer is probably βnoβ, because of Netflix. I like watching movies, DVD rental is very dead, and streaming is better anyway. When it comes to the *infrastructure* of those companies, oof, how much of the web/internet will be left? π¨ Itβs scary how many people use Google hosting, for example. (I have a habit of doing dig MX β¦.)
@felixp7 Yeah the reason I'm bringing this up here (_I also tried to post a Ask Slashdot, but I don't think it ever made it_) is to see if we can try an experiment this year. I'll see if I can write something up later and see if anyone is willing to participate. For my I would do it at the network level and actually drop (by DNS and Firewall) various domains and cidr(s) of large "tech giants" mentioned here, and see what the experience is like.
@felixp7 Yeah the reason I'm bringing this up here (_I also tried to post a Ask Slashdot, but I don't think it ever made it_) is to see if we can try an experiment this year. I'll see if I can write something up later and see if anyone is willing to participate. For my I would do it at the network level and actually drop (by DNS and Firewall) various domains and cidr(s) of large "tech giants" mentioned here, and see what the experience is like.
@felixp7 Yeah the reason I'm bringing this up here (_I also tried to post a Ask Slashdot, but I don't think it ever made it_) is to see if we can try an experiment this year. I'll see if I can write something up later and see if anyone is willing to participate. For my I would do it at the network level and actually drop (by DNS and Firewall) various domains and cidr(s) of large "tech giants" mentioned here, and see what the experience is like.
Shame on me, but I'm using Google as my search engine. I also watch quite a lot of YouTube. So I guess this makes this a "no". All the other things could die tomorrow and I wouldn't care the tiniest bit at all.
@lyse would you be willing to participate in an experiment?
@lyse would you be willing to participate in an experiment?
@lyse would you be willing to participate in an experiment?
@prologic Alright, I'm gonna use DDG from now on. Let's see how this goes. However, I really don't want to miss out on the 90 YT channels I'm "subscribed" to (I don't have an account, I just monitor them with my own tooling).
@lyxal I guess the experiment is about changing habits. β Now, I'm off to the woodworking shop and doing some realworld stuff.
@prologic Long question, short answer: Yes ! π
@prologic Long question, short answer: Yes ! π
@prologic Only thing I actively use is Google. It's been a year since my last Netflix subscription.
@prologic Only thing I actively use is Google. It's been a year since my last Netflix subscription.
@prologic Only thing I actively use is Google. It's been a year since my last Netflix subscription.
@prologic i can, and have, for the longest time. half of those bring nothing to the table, the other half... let's just say "the net is vast and infinite"
@prologic i can, and have, for the longest time. half of those bring nothing to the table, the other half... let's just say "the net is vast and infinite"