I was already used to Debian Linux for 3 years.
I was already used the browser Mozilla Firefox + uBlock.
I was already used to having a dumbphone instead of a smartphone. (I don’t regret it).
This year, I started financially giving money to free open source software like VLC, Krita, Inkscape, Gimp, Qbittorrent. For too long, I have used amazing open source software without contributing. For far too long, I have taken them for granted. We live in a world where we should take nothing for granted.
I started buying Signal toothpaste (Unilever) instead of Colgate toothpaste (USA). Until I find a brand that is actually even smaller than Unilever.
But Google was the real challenge.
I had another email account, but my Gmail account had a ton of stuff on it. Youtube ? I liked it. But I can put my favorite channels in my bookmarks.
It took some time to sort out everything.
But I actually did it.
It’s over.
Finally.
FINALLY
Fuck the US social model. Inhuman vile shit :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/10/inhaler-cost-death-optum-rx-walgreens/
Increasingly, this cancerous social model is spreading. Starting - as usual - with the British.
According to multiple sources who spoke to their favorite newspaper (The Financial Times), UK CEOs are now asking their friends on their boards to be paid exactly like American CEOs:
Resist US corporations. Resist huge multinationals.
Support non-profit organizations and small-medium sized businesses.
Congrats! This is a huge milestone.
Can I ask what you replaced google maps with? I’m trying to degoogle also but finding that tough as I rely on crowd sourced reviews of restaurants and attractions a lot.
I use the Map Complete food layer (uses OSM for the map data and Open Reviews Association for the reviews) https://mapcomplete.org/food.html? Best part is that if a restaurant is missing, you can add it yourself + no login needed to review
I honestly don’t think there is a replacement for Google Maps, I use Organic Maps from time to time but it is more difficult to use, rarely can I just input the name of a business and it finds it.
I suppose using it like a directory for restaurants and attractions could be done through the browser without an account but it is hard to deny Google Maps is a fantastic resource and hard to replace.
What about Mapy.com?
This looks interesting, it could be good to get away from Google. I never think about other proprietary system I always think first about moving to Open Source solutions.
The thing is Open Source solutions aren’t good enough when it comes to maps. It’s nice for going for a walk and sightseeing but it’s not practical.
For restaurant finding/scanning, I use https://happycow.net/
2-in-1 deal: data no longer goes to Google, money no longer goes to Big Agro
I do use happy cow also but I find it’s missing a lot of restaurants