It’s not nearly as much fun as it sounds anymore. It’s all VPNs, Usenet, torrents, and signal hacking.

The only traditional conglomerations left are in southeast Asia and maybe the coast of Africa, and I gotta say, they do not look like they’re having any fun.

Yes, well, a pirate ship can’t stay in business without raiding trade convoys, either.

Kids! Be my eyes!!!

"Don’t think of it as dying. Think of it as… getting out before the rush. "

At least he’s honest. Props for that.

I mean he’s dead wrong, but the user name is refreshing.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO GOOGLE!!!

In this case I still feel like that’s an improvement.

Lineage/Graphene OS for the win

I’m not saying that is the only good option, but you should look into proton mail.

They’ve never shown me a Joe Rogan podcast.

Or… are we!??

If you don’t mind, what are the specific complaints about Spotify? I’m aware that they’re not terribly profitable for the musicians, but are there other concerns too?

Yeah but this change IS bad.

I have a conspiracy theory that the only reason major browsers have switched to AI is to tactically deny you what you’re really looking for; and keep you on their service, longer.

CTRL+[ YA LUDDITES! /s

In the name of the Beastie, the Tux, and the Holy Gnu!

I almost want that on flags and tee-shirts.

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You bring up an interesting point. My theory is that this is no more than a hopeless election-year shenanigan.

Hey! That porn’s sneaking over the border and stealing their jobs!