Thanks so much for sharing @xpey@piefed.social! Always good to hear the real impact others are making :)

I find that a lot of people are very interested in doing something and just need help getting started.

Yeah which is why I put it last. The list is somewhat ranked top to bottom by usability.

Something will have to break. Keep at it and hopefully things will turn for the better soon.

Agreed! There are lots of excellent EU-based alternatives.

The layoffs could be as high as 20% of the company!

We can’t keep rewarding Big Tech for choosing AI over people.

We need to make the switch to support smaller & better businesses - reminder about purchasewithpurpose.io to help you get started.

Sorry, I see I forgot to share the link! Fixed now.

You literally picked the most controversial section, which has limited, uncompromised options.

However:

• all of these facts you listed are noted against each of the company’s profiles.

• Qobuz is the top of the recommended list

• Spotify isn’t recommended and educates people as to why. I’ve found this way more effective in informing people and many have since moved.

You make a good point though on the scale of wealth of the ownership between Access and Block. I’ll look at highlighting this fact more.

The point is that people are driven by many different factors. Not here to be the arbitrator of the “best” alternatives. Rather highlight the issues and get people using better tech. E.g. anti AI advocates will shout that X company should be removed, BDS advocates say Y, Buy European says Z…

If you feel that I haven’t flagged something that people should know, then please highlight it and I’ll add it against their profile.

Sorry about that, should have shared that initially.

https://archive.ph/70FiR

Sorry for that, I should have provided the archive version. https://archive.ph/70FiR

It is truly horrifying when you drill into the numbers.

I can see that it MIGHT be useful as a tool for medical professionals, but exposing it to the public is an insane risk.

Yeah, that is what I am finding. Takes a while to build a community, so wanted to get others’ input on whether being on Discord is an issue and, if so, what alternatives there are.

Doesn’t appear to be much consensus on an alternative, and that a mass migration is happening. So for now will probably stick to the Discord channel.

It isn’t about leaving Lemmy, but finding another channel that is more conducive to collaboration and lengthy conversations.

They did him dirty with that image, and I’m all for it 😂

Sorry fixed

For ease of reference - https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article314701754.html

Sorry fixed

For ease of reference - https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article314701754.html

Thanks! A lot of time has been point into these guides. Btw, if you didn’t see there is also a website that goes into far more detail. https://ca.purchasewithpurpose.io/

Yup, which is why we need to actively work to restore the balance.

Pleasure - all fighting the same fight

Yeah also did that for my recent site using StaticBuilder and Codeberg. Took longer but well worth supporting smaller businesses.

Btw, if people are passionate about this topic. There is a community and website on !purchasewithpurpose@lemmy.world .

CachyOS could be in the gaming box

Fair enough - haven’t tried it myself so went off some peoples comments. I’ll do a deeper dive into EndeavorOS but likely needs to be put in a different category.