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Buy Nothing Friday
Anyone intending to BUY NOTHING this Friday should also consider the other ways we commonly hand money to the oligarchs of capitalism. As well as not buying things from Amazon, Walmart, Target, and big corporate chains, don't give them their add revenues.
Don't go to Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Bing, Google search (or other search engines with sponsors). Washington Post, Google News, or other billionaire owned sites get paid when you put eyes on their website. Are you using AI? This Friday don't if your work and life will allow it.
Admittedly, I think this rebellious act is equivalent to throwing toothpicks at titans. And those titans will probably find it more amusing damaging. But, hey, maybe they'll token-rage at us and it will make another nutcase go off on another CEO.

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Very good read, however largely framed around the US experience.

maxmurphy.xyz/p/goodbye-survei…

I will say his 3 solutions at the close of that piece overlook what self-hosted community-centred infrastructure can bring, and is already bringing, to the table. I don't think switching to dumbphones is the way.

But it is good to be clear with ourselves, that breaking from the toxicity and building & using the digital surface we want won't come without some degree of initial pain.

(Thanks Mix for link)

Goodbye Surveillance Capitalism, Hello Surveillance Fascism

First they stole your data. Now, they’re stealing your future
Max Murphy (The Murphy Memos)

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Returning to Friendica after 13 years
Introductions (starting with that is probably the best way to get people to skip over this post)
Hi. I'm Lance or Whilomgeek on fedi. I'm a long-covid-force-retired user researcher living in the Seattle, WA area. I'm also an amateur photographer, nature lover, virtual table-top RPGer, best dad to 2 dogs, a cat, and my teenage daughter. I've been dipping my toes into 3D printing, laser-cutting, and CAD.
I first signed up for a now long dead Friendica instance back in 2012, hoping for an alternative to FB which I didn't trust even back then. This is my second or third try with Friendica. I can also be found at @whilomgeek@pixlmo.com and @Lance
#3dprinting #naturephotgraphy #vtt
#3dprinting #vtt #naturephotgraphy @Lance
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