The promise of technology was to expand our horizons. In many ways, it kinda did. We got a lot of awesome shit. But we also got {waves hands vaguely at everything} this dystopia.

I love tech! But I hate techno-surveilance. There are things I don’t do b/c of it. Or things I do less now.

For example. I wanted to volunteer on a trail maintaining crew. But they’re all TF over FB and Tiktok. They put everyone’s photos on there. Vids of ppl working. They coordinate on FB groups.

I give up conveniences like google maps. Esp when those conveniences come with baked in surveilance. My friends mock my paper map. But w/e.

I take less road trips than I want. I hate having all my travel logged by ALPR. Even driving an old ass car without onboard GPS.

Are there things you would do, but you don’t, b/c of techno-dystopia? Or you do them less?

  • SlicedPotato@feddit.dk
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    1 day ago

    Lots of things.

    I’d start a YouTube channel to document my travel life, but Google.

    I’d use LinkedIn to expand my professional network, but Micro$lop.

    I’d join communities related to my hobbies that mostly exist in FB groups or subreddits, but, yeah.

    There are also things I still do, although differently. Like using Google Maps to view detailed information about places, like accessibility, restaurant reviews etc. But I only do it through a browser, and I use CoMaps for navigation. Or banking apps, due to convenience. Or the GoPro Quik app so I can remotely control my GoPro when I mount it on the outside of my car. Or music streaming services.

    Surveillance sucks, but I try to find compromises that I can live with when needed. I can live with some inconvenience, but to a degree.

    • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I’d start a YouTube channel to document my travel life, but Google.

      I hear ya… So, what I’ve done about it is to self host videos & pics.

      Potato tier VPS is dirty cheap. I host my vids and some for friends and family. Random shit. Pet vids. Little vacation clips. Cool projects. W/e. What we want to share with each other but not with G. Raw dog custom HTML.

      You can gate it any old way. I use a simple IP gate. Friends can come in. BigTech stays out.

      You don’t need much, when you’re not hosting for the whole ass world.