[diegoperini]

> what can be done, at this point?

* VPN for network encryption

* Black hole filters for telemetry

* OS-like special purpose software running as admin to escape from default OS tooling (i.e browsers, game launchers)

* Throwaway accounts for all online services

* VMs for everything else

* A strong stomach to endure this burden

[quijoteuniv]

Yes, linux, wireguard, pihole, ublock, DuckDuckGo , command line, vim and keep continually improving. :)

And patiently explaining windows and apple is not the way :)

[benbristow]

Works great until you try and install Photoshop.

[diegoperini]

Check out Krita, maybe its feature set will be enough for your use case.

[quijoteuniv]

Yes! Krita is cool!

[quijoteuniv]

Use GIMP, they are not that far behind in functionality. Image magick and FFMPEG are great for batch processing.

I never personally met anyone installing a non cracked version of photoshop in windows.

But if you definitely need photoshop (case: you are a real comercial designer/photographer)is best to get a Mac, you can get 5 years out of it if you tweak it a bit. I just find mac is going the wrong way just to make more money and that is the world we live in!

[mateuszf]

That's what you use VM for

[benbristow]

Then you're still using Windows.

[mateuszf]

If you have to. That's your choice, you can always find a Photoshop alternative. Probably not as extensive but that's a matter of compromises.