Thank you. Whatever the solutions are, I guarantee they're not going to happen in this administration. At least we have thoughts and prayers!
I agree that the solutions are to better meet people's needs, provide education/consequences to gun owners, etc....but I'm fairly sure he gives zero shits about ANY solution.
President Trump said Thursday a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people was "terrible" and a "shame," but suggested he's unlikely to back any new gun control measures — saying he's a "big advocate of the Second Amendment."
Why am I not surprised?
Aw, thanks! I hope you'll spread the word.
Lots of them in the book! I couldn't fit them into a small space.
Much needed. 
Thank you!
May be a little elementary for people in this community, b ut I hope it's helpful to someone out there!
Haha, I kept using "Pixel 7" and "GrapheneOS" as search terms. I'm not used to having an Android phone and didn't even know what to properly call it, I guess. :)
Thank you! It's all set up now. The double-tap was the trick!
Yes! It worked, thank you! I never ran across these instructions in my searches.
I've been thinking of creating a free class to go along with my (also free) book DISENGAGE: Opting Out—and Finding New Options—to Reclaim Your Life from Spammers, Scammers, Intrusive Marketers and Big Tech...which seems to mesh nicely with what you're doing...except I'm US-based. If you get your nonprofit started, let me know if you might be interested in hosting the class! I planned for weekly readings/assignments, a group chat, and maybe weekly formalized chats or cslls.
Yes, I'm one of them, haha! It would be great to have Linux or a privacy OS...though I haven't found a privacy OS I think will be any good.
My first post ever...and this is the only social media I'm on! So please be patient. :)
My passion project has been to write and distribute (for free) a book called DISENGAGE: Opting Out—and Finding New Options—to Reclaim Your Life from Spammers, Scammers, Intrusive Marketers and Big Tech.
Over the course of two+ years, I went through the process of disengaging myself as much as possible from Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and traditional social media...removing myself from people-finder sites and data-broker lists...protecting my home address and images...getting my photos and bios removed from the web and from AI face searches...etc.
As a former journalist, I thought it would be great to write about my experiences to help others reclaim their power, as much as possible, from Big Tech. The book is free, no email required, no tracking, no affiliate links. Available in PDF and full text on the site, and EPUB on Smashwords and other retailers.
Redditors in subs like r/twoxpreppers, r/privacy, and r/anticonsumption were all over it...but I killed off my Reddit account a couple months ago and plan to use only Lemmy and similar.
So here's my catch-22: trying to promote an anti-Big Tech book without using any of that big tech myself.
Here's what's happening so far:
I was considering doing a test mailing using the USPS "every door" delivery service, but at the price I feel comfortable spending, I'd be able to cover, say, a couple blocks in Berkeley, CA. Also, not sure direct mail is the way to go since I have a chapter on getting off of direct mail lists. :)
Any ideas? News outlets/podcasters/etc. you know of that might be interested? Fun guerrilla marketing-style tactics I haven't used?
I really, really loved creating this book and I'm passionate about the topic. But I just don't have the reach needed to get it out there the way I would like.
Thanks for any ideas!
I use ProtonVPN and have to turn it off to log into my bank, credit card, and other financial institutions. Also I seem to have to do a lot more Captcha puzzles than I used to, and have had online orders flagged as suspicious. in some cases, it seems like they're just trying to protect your accounts. In others, it seems like they're throwing a hissy fit because they feel they have a God-given right to your private data.