You are most definitely not alone. I microdose magic mushrooms to keep my sanity and avoid TV news of any sort like the plague.
I was never heavy into social media, so staying off of the major commercial platforms has been easy for me, and it’s been a dream. I quit Xitter once Musk took over and while I still have Facebook and Instagram accounts, I’ve removed all of my data and never look at them.
That’s quite a furry…dog you have there, sir!
Radio Shack. And not the recent version. The OLD version with breadboards and soldering irons and electronics kits.
This isn’t a shitpost. This is straight up TRUTH.
The super-wealthy are a cancer on society, and just like cancer, they suck up all of the resources while killing the patient.
YOU GUYS! Check out this cool movie I made with AI! It took FOR-EVER to render, but it was TOTALLY worth it! See? It’s my cat, but he looks like my sister’s husband! And watch him strum that banjo while he surfs in my neighbor’s pool!
Isn’t technology AWESOME?
Who is “they?” Do you mean big tech companies? They have a financial incentive to keep you buying their products. They need customers to survive. They need your telemetry and your data to sell to make money.
Linux doesn’t NEED you to pay for it. Paying for Linux by contributing to a project can make it better, but it isn’t required. Linux distributions are up front about data collection and require you to enable it manually. You can learn coding and inspect the very code that runs on your computer and know it’s safe and doing ONLY what it says it is doing.
There are thousands of Linux communities with millions of users who offer help and guidance for free. Big Tech just wants your money.
Own your computer. Use Linux.