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And also an archived one. Large portions of the list are out of date and, in some cases, frankly unsafe. Moreover, the notion of degoogling is misguided: privacy should be the aim, not eradicating Google.
> Yes, I understand that Wilbur also sued people. I’m not claiming that he was a good person. My point is that in a humane world, no part of this story would even be possible.
In some ways, we did. 0 hour contracts have been on the rise for a while [0] and these can result in drastically varied shifts. One day you could be working for seven hours, another for only four. You could be set to work from 9-5 and get sent home at 3 because you weren't needed. It probably happens more than most expect...
Have been using this for 7/8 months and its honestly great. The community is really wholesome, the admin is very helpful and the product is far more than just a silly webpage. Glad to see it getting attention on HN!
Orwell's Politics and the English Language is a masterful essay. Forget that he gets his own rules wrong when setting them (twice) - but it rarely fails. It also happens to be the basis for the Economist's style guide...
> We also drink an absolute shit load of black tea.
And notably little green tea.
> Tea is superb on a hot day and we have had quite a few recently.
This is because tea is generally superb. It is the solution to all problems. 'Put the kettle on' is often the first thing said after anything goes wrong.
> Nice up-to-date collection. I'm tired of finding old lists like this but filled with legacy, unmaintained programs.
It doesn't seem very up-to-date even if the last update was only three hours ago. It still describes Element as 'Matrix + Riot client' even though this changed in 2020. [0]
> I like these little interjections to explain things for beginners.
These are nice, however a proper criteria would be even nicer. Currently it is just a list of vaguely private and open source software.
Meta is Facebook, but worse. As this article elucidates, Meta is not providing anything novel. It will still be violating our privacy, daily, on an unprecedented scale - it is now just dressed up as a playful holographic universe rather than a soul-destroying mega-corporation.
A recent study found that younger generations said that it was easier to leave their partner than to leave a company that did not respect their privacy [0]. It is easy to adopt the mindset of 'privacy nihilism'[1]: your data is out there and you cannot escape it. Yet that same aforementioned study also noted that 75% of Americans were concerned about online privacy.
And there are more reasons to believe that attitudes to privacy are changing for the better. Research by Demos found that half of young people in the UK said they were either extremely or very concerned by 'online privacy'.[2]
Arguably the biggest obstacle to privacy is the effort it requires. People perceive reclaiming privacy to be far harder than it actually is. But for most, privacy is achievable. As individuals, we have the ability to chose which services we use. You might just want to switch to a few more privacy respecting alternatives, using Startpage instead of Google, or ProtonMail instead of GMail. Sites such as Privacy Guides, of which I am a team member, showcase tools and knowledge to protect your privacy. It is surprising how few steps it can take to massively increase your privacy.
The question about privacy is not about hiding, it is about sharing. It is not that I have nothing to hide, I just do not have anything I want to share, especially unknowingly.
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/the-a...