dreaper

Music? Get an MP3 player. Navigation? Get a paper map. Want less stress? Learn to not rely on a smartphone. This is what people fail to understand. People functioned before smartphones were even a thing. People, especially younger people are just too conditioned to think outside the box.

Or, continue to deal with the smartphone rat race. It's that simple.

I'm glad I can use unlocked phones in Canada. And I was able to use a custom ROM on the Pixel 3 to remove every trace of Google. But honestly, the XP3Plus just spares me such a headache from modern tech. If I am being blunt, I don't want to deal with anything big tech at all now. So, I am also glad I never got a career in IT. Tech of today is just so full of shit. It's all locked down, boring and manipulative.

A technique? Yeah. It's called keeping your WIFI off and mobile data off. As in disconnect completely. You'll regain your time and sense of autonomy, and your phone will last a lot longer on a single charge.

Same thing applied when I still had my Pixel 3 phone; it also lasted 2 weeks. I used it literally for nothing but calling. Other than that, it was left on the table untouched, and completely disconnected. Until the screen somehow broke inside and wouldn't turn on, making me decide to just stop using smartphones altogether as they are just too fragile. Not to mention, high maintenance; which I didn't want to deal with anymore.

What a shitty law. Is this in the UK? If so, figures.

Well, if the bank apps only support Android and iPhone, you're pretty much hooped. Aren't you? A Linux phone won't help you.

So, the only option is to use the smartphone for nothing but the silly app. Or, do things the old way. Go to the bank and do your banking there.

Then just use the flip phone for the everything else.

Then you have no right to complain over how Google exploits you. Your argument is a weak one. Is it just me, or do people on forums and such just go to whine online for the sake of it? 🙂

Not a good argument.

Just use RSS for what you want from Odysee, Peertube and even Bit-chute. Then forget the rest. It’s what I’ve done. I’ve got no problem with it. Really is that simple.

Nah, hard pass on YouTube.

Just use RSS for what you want from Odysee, Peertube and even Bit-chute. Then forget the rest. It's what I've done. I've got no problem with it.

Your argument doesn't hold much weight.

After all the scripting I've done with tampermonkey for Invidious to filter all the clickbait crap, along with removing the thumbnails and clickbait titles, and videos under a certain duration (shorts), along with clickbaity channels, YouTube in its entirely has really nothing to offer these days.

If you cut through the illusion that YouTube has much of anything to offer other than the same recycled content, it becomes quite apparent.

So, I am happy with alternative platforms like Odysee, Peertube and Bit-chute; all with RSS.

Odysee, Peertube and Bit-chute are also great. Especially when you use RSS with them.

Stop using all Google products. That's your petition.

You play in Google's ecosystem, you get your control taken away; just like with any other big tech ecosystem. Don't want to play that game? Then don't use any products made by them. It's that simple.

Cash? And avoid banks that force apps?