I think I am alone having deleted Facebook 12 years ago, Instagram 10 years ago, never used WhatsApp, and have zero interest in Threads. Am I alone anon? Asking #plebchain for their plebby input. Should I be less concerned about everyone knowing everything about my life or nah?
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You sir are a rare breed. I congratulate you though. That is awesome.
Maybe I just don’t have enough “friends” or thirst for acclaim in the form of followers? Maybe I DGAF about leveraging influence for fame or notoriety? Is that a bad thing?
I'm exactly the same
But do you have a nostr:npub1gd3h5vg6zhcuy5a46crh32m4gjkx8xugu95wwgj2jqx55sfgxxpst7cn8c GrapheneOS mobile? Asking for your benefit brother.
Not yet, planning on getting it.
This is the way. I bought a Pixel 7a that never booted once before Graphene-ing it and I couldn’t be happier. I expected it to be a nightmare trying to run daily use apps, but it’s sooo much better than I had imagined.
That's the issue that's delayed me getting it, having to get a Google Pixel (not available where I live).
But I'm planning on getting the Pixel in two months' time hopefully.
You only need ask friend. Plenty of stateside #plebs here willing to hook up a brother with a privacy tool. Lightning is a thing, and shipping, while pricey, is worth the privacy.
Same, my only socials are Nostr & Twitter mainly for spaces, I use Fountain for podcasts. The rest are garbage
Regarding your question. I think you are doing it right. It's just most peoples inner circles are still stuck in the matrix so for example people literally sometimes forget I exist without posting from time to time on the major socials. I can only imagine what its like for the younger generations being born into all this surveillance as normal. I think telegram groups or something smaller is healthy between friends so your not completely forgotten from your friends stuck in the matrix.
I have little regard for normies outside of my local social group, which is, perhaps a GenX trait, or a survival instinct - both to me are acceptable tradeoffs to being “out there” given the societal climate we are in. I’m honestly surprised at the utter lack of interest in truth by other younger generations and I feel the gravity of that pulling at me every day to succumb to propaganda.
Not alone in your dissent but probably pretty close to alone on when you took action.
Takes a lot for the average person to give up what they’re used too. They just want messages to work, people to see their pictures, and a place to buy and sell goods.
And I can appreciate that - but within the context of respecting everyone’s right to not be the object of monetization. I’m of the opinion that I will gladly pay for services I use - I want notheing for free so long as my privacy and sovereignty are respected. This is the exact reason I deleted Facebook a dozen years ago and continue to stand fast on that principle.
Do you use a smart phone?
Yeah, I have two. One is GrapheneOS which is becoming primary. I’m aware of how much I was offering Apple.
GrapheneOS is a dream for me. Have not yet been able to have one because I can't afford it. I'll someday.
What's the other one? Apple?
Yeah an iPhone. I trust Apple more than Google and hate that there are few other choices. I want a Linux phone, GrapheneOS is the closest I can get to privacy focus on a good hardware platform (Pixel).
Why do you need another phone while you already have GrapheneOS? Just curious. What are the things that GrapheneOS can't do but the iPhone does?
I have a metric ton of tendrils in Apple and iCloud but I also have huge local infrastructure to work with so I’m slowly moving data locally and transitioning. In the past I have tried to move on a dime, and given up because I didn’t have enough local resources to support everything I want. This time will be different. If you want a primer on local hosting of stuff, reach out to me via dm and I can help you with it. Once I’ve flushed personal data from various cloud sources, the Apple stuff can go.
I understand. Thanks for clarifying and for the patience, Satoshee.