I have one outstanding order that is already out for delivery. Once I get that, I’m closing my amazon account. I’m done. Buy nothing. Vote with your wallet. Edit: account is closed. get bent Bozos.
I have one outstanding order that is already out for delivery. Once I get that, I’m closing my amazon account. I’m done. Buy nothing. Vote with your wallet. Edit: account is closed. get bent Bozos.
Just last night I was going through all my subscribe and save items and finding alternatives. I stored them in a spreadsheet (LibreOffice). My last order is already in motion and once delivered that’s it. Amazon is gone.
Other changes I’ve made or am in the process of making:
Where I’m stuck and looking for help: What do I do for my next phone? Android and Apple are both at the table supporting this mess. Linux alternatives seem like huge downgrades at the moment… any advice?
Anyone switching to a flip phone?
I have been thinking about getting a Murena Fairphone.
That’s a good idea. Keep in mind that you can also install other OSs on a FairPhone: LineageOS, iodéOS, CalyxOS (unfortunately not GrapheneOS). A FairPhone can be a good hardware choice, and with it you still have the ability to choose an OS.
I might actually try to install on my existing Android Fairphone.i have been very lazy the last few years in terms of installing Linux on my desktop and hacking around with stuff. I was also considering Sailfish but I think E/OS / Murena is the way to go.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/05/murena-eos-fairphone-4
Was wondering what you were talking about and found this article that explains the advantages and disadvantages of Murena’s e/os, so i thought id link it, in case anybody else is curious.
Wow - that looks like a very solid option!! I’m very interested… this may be my next phone! Thank you so much!
Why not Mastodon?
Groups I follow are on BlueSky – happy to check out Mastodon as well though.
I’ve closed almost every account as well. I like Bluesky and PixelFed so far. As far as phones go, I’m just going to keep my same Android for now. It’s old and I will not upgrade until I have to. I use fdroid for everything. I though of switching to Apple, but as you said, they are kissing the ring too. Sad times.
GrapheneOS
Anything samsung galaxy phones? I got a later model and don’t know if I can get anything other than the stock program.
to my knowledge there’s not a lot available for samsung hardware at the moment, maybe check out sailfish?
Is there a reason to choose Graphene vs Lineage (or any others I may not know about)?
I don’t have any experience with Lineage so I don’t want to speak to it. May just be hardware dependent in a lot of cases. I had a pixel when I got sick of googles shit and Graphene was the only option for me, so that’s what I sprung for. The experience has been very positive - installation was easy - the fresh start was welcome.
With android you can avoid the google play store so they don’t get a cut of ad revenue. I don’t know whether Google gets a cut of phones they didn’t manufacture just because Android is on it, considering Android is open source and the manufacturers are responsible for updates.
I’m using f-droid now. A quick search shows Google makes money via play store and having some of their apps as default (to sell ads) – so maybe that will still work for me. I’ll dig in further. Thank you!
maybe it helps your conscience but it’s not going to affect any of these massive corporations. it won’t make a dent in their revenue and they will go on oblivious to your ‘protest’. if you want to make a difference, the only way is [redacted]. when are ya’ll gonna figure this out?
If enough people do this, it will certainly make a dent exactly where they don’t want it to. I may be wrong, but I do believe it’s possible to reach critical mass. With that said, it also helps my conscience at the same time. I won’t comment on the other part other than it’s already been figured out and demonstrated. Best I’m willing to do personally is voting with my wallet.