Bit of a simple question: Some people on lemmy are still posting stuff from youtube, xitter and the like.

Have you gone full fediverse yet or how far are you?

  1. traded reddit for lemmy/kbin
  2. xitter for mastodon
  3. discord for matrix
  4. youtube for peertube

Obviously I also mean other alternatives. Which ones do you use and why?

Disclaimer: this question is me asking genuinely but also trying to make it fun by arbitrary ranking/escalating it. Not trying to say one is better than the others.

  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
    134·
    7 months ago

    Simply put, I prefer the freedom of access to more information.

    Longer explanation.

    • Still have a reddit around to access the “NSFW” labelled posts (all are not porn) and quarantined subreddits (like r/Russia).
    • Have Discord and WhatsApp so I do not get cut off society. Yes, cutting yourself off is a speedrun to becoming deranged and conspiratorial, as it prevents challenging your mindset against society and prevents keeping a basic level of tab on current trends.
    • YouTube is used through NewPipe, Invidious and ytdlp.
    • Have an Amazon account for the rare occasion to buy stuff otherwise hard to get IRL.

    No Google, no Apple, no Facebook/Instagram, no Snapchat, no Huawei/Samsung/OEM accounts, none of the other services. I practice what I preach as a serious privacy advocate, and keep things practical.

    • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      Sounds pretty good. The reddit thing is kind of relatable as well.

      But you can bridge nearly all messenger app to matrix while losening the corpo grip further.