It’s been time to jump ship from google products for a while.
The only google product I’m still using is youtube, because while it’s imperfect it’s still a good source of media. OTOH, we’ve got alternatives growing every day.
I use Odessey and Rumble as much as I can.
I should probably use Peertube more
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You have convinced me to try friendica.
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I started off using friendica. The direct RSS support was one of the best things about it (and there were lots of great things about it). Ultimately I switched to something more efficient since I’m running my entire empire off of parts scavenged from roadside signs.
That is very cool
I sometimes am really good about denying YouTube my views… Other times, not so much.
Maybe I need to get into the habit of always using NewPipe very well (app that let’s you view YouTube without generating views or revenue)… But then again, I think it’s not bad to be actually also generating revenue for the content creators I do enjoy.
It’s kind of a weird debate to have.
Despite everything, youtube does platform a lot of creators I really like. As long as we don’t let them have a monopoly on video, I think that’s fine.
I even pay for a youtube premium account because I’d prefer to be the customer rather than the product. Some people think I’m an idiot for doing that, but imagine this: Ad demonetization doesn’t apply to youtube premium revenue for creators.
