[uhmyeh]

And their resurgence with AI and Google’s web integrity thing

The web is just TV3.0, reserved for acceptable political and commercial content now. Eh I’m done with that; switching off to all of it. Will stick to internet for job and not use it on my personal desktop, just phone.

Copyright rent seekers can do something useful for humanity or stick to making it about “the art” and perform local theatre

[mindslight]

> not use [Internet] on my personal desktop, just phone.

Then you'll be headed in the exact wrong direction! Phones are generally locked down corporate platforms, where Google's current attempt to lock down the web got its inspiration and start (see: SafetyNet). Even if you do repave and install an OS that represents your interests, the input/output capabilities are by default limited and the available apps still generally revolve around accessing centralized services hosted elsewhere. Whereas with your personal desktop, you can keep it personal and install libre software that lets you escape the copyright cartel and big tech walled gardens.

[EGreg]

You can’t opt of it, your friends will make decisions that affect you, bother you with political opinions, share your photos etc.

[uhmyeh]

It’s a good thing my friends also hate the web. I was pretty much the lone holdout

“Opt out” from my references frame; I will use a gmail for government and services as expected, and do nothing else online but what my job asks. I’m done scrolling and collecting useless knowledge and anecdotes

I literally just switched to shit tier ISP speeds

Fortunately I deleted TwitFace a decade ago

Will be blacklisting HN, Reddit on the router end

Down to a stupid beefy ML machine through work, personal iPhone and old MacBook Air running Linux; feels good man dog