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.

  • @[email protected]
    9•10 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.

    • hauiOP
      1•10 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.