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What apps have you tried to "de-google" yourself? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Right now a lot of us are trying to divest and diversify from having our entire lives on Google both because of the way Google spends its money and the long-standing privacy concerns seeming a bit more scary now.

What services have you switched to and what has your experience been? What do you like, what don't you like, would you recommend them?

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[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not a blatant lie, but somewhat of an exaggeration. He praised Trump, then praised the Republican party while denigrating the Democrats in the same sentence.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He did not "praise Trump", he praised a single appointment that he made. This is the kind of tribal toxic bullshit that stifles any sort of progress. If Trump does something right (not that he did), you need to be allowed to say that without being accused of being a nazi or someone claiming that you "endorsed" him.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're literally in denial of the definition of words.

Trump is a felon, a rapist, and a liar among other things. If you don't acknowledge that he's a scumbag while you give him an expression of approval then it makes it seem you approve of the person overall. If there was something Trump did right and people wanted to talk about that, then it would be pretty simple to say something like "Trump sucks, but..." That's not a crazy expectation and that's not "tribal toxic bullshit".

Imagine if someone was saying something like "It's nice that John Wayne Gacy participated in fundraisers and entertained the children" or "Thanks to Jeffery Dahmer for his military service" without acknowledging the horrible things they did.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -2 points 2 days ago

You're literally in denial of the definition of words.

No. You are.

If you don't acknowledge that he's a scumbag while you give him an expression of approval then it makes it seem you approve of the person overall.

It may "seem" that way to you if you're not objective but it doesn't make it true.

That's not a crazy expectation

It actually is a crazy and ridiculous expectation.