marighost

Nono, they didn’t want LG competing against their own spyware bloat “promoted partner marketing.” Only Microsoft is allowed to give you ads!

And, yknow, the preinstalled bullshit that comes with HP, Dell, Lenovo…

FIVE whole emdashes? Holy GPT, batman.

It’s no pooltime in southern France or whatever, but i like birdwatching.

I agree with your post 100% I think. Removing oneself from big tech/data services like Google and Microsoft is resisting the regime. It’s especially useful for folks that may not be able to get out and protest, meet with their representatives, etc.

As for me, I’m running my *arr/media stack for myself and my close friends and family. Fuck Disney, Netflix, and Paramount. For our household, HomeAssistant keeps the lights on and SyncThing backs up our files to the NAS.