Ha, true! You know, Meta is in massive debt (probably from their catastrophic WhatsApp acquisition and maintenance + the idiotic investment into the Metaverse)… I kinda wonder what might happen if the Zuck were to decide to charge FB users $1/year or something… and gradually creep it up… As disappointing as it may be, I actually think a lot of people would stay up to, like, $10 or even, $20/year…

Right, and it has a neat merge-database feature anyway, so no excuses for those holding back!

But your argument falls apart against something like Syncthing’s discovery networks combined with send-/receive-only folder types, which use no cloud yet allow the automatic, passive propagation of file updates to different users’ devices… right? No cloud, no self-hosting, yet automatic syncing across multiple devices…

I don’t know if their behavior over the transition was ever explained but at least it was legit, last I read.

Hmm, thanks for reminding me to subscribe to !maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world.

Are you calling me a liar? That’s pretty weird; it’s not like I’m telling you to stick to passwords while I move to passkeys. With that said, though, get Bypass Paywalls Clean (Mozilla-only, as far as I know) and you’ll never see another paywall again. I forgot about having that.

Just don’t let Microsoft or Apple tie them to your device. You don’t have to do that.

The problem is that this is where it’s eventually going to lead to.

Hmm, interesting, though isn’t that a fault of the organization not having an account-linking system so that each person could have their own credentials but can still access the unified content? This workaround seems… flimsy, unless I’m not picturing a legit scenario in which no other method is as good, or something.

Whoa, thanks. I had no idea this was a thing…

You don’t need to self-host at all! Daisy-chain your needed files via Syncthing and Syncthing-Fork. That’s literally what I do with KeePassXC and KeePassDX, keeping everything offline.

Okay. You first.

What is “collaboration” in this context?

They’re also dragging their feet on passkey support

As… they… should, forever.

Syncthing is the way to leave Google Drive, etc.

Yes, I use KeePassDX as well.

sync with proton drive

That’s not good enough. Stay entirely offline. Keep your own stuff in sync via Syncthing and Syncthing-Fork daisy chains, especially if they’re small files.

Yes, I thought this is excellent. I hope some of them will walk away with enough inside knowledge of how things work there to know how to sabotage/cripple the company in some way/s later.

True, canned fish with rice and chickpeas could go a long way! But if civ truly collapses, all of them would become extremely hard to come by… So you’d best start hoarding now… getting your solar setup in order… Etc.

Dang. This is such a great summary of what’s been happening that I will copy this for all future political discussions I have with anyone.

And attribute @orclev@lemmy.world, obviously.

Is that like, an abbreviated reference to orcs levitating or something?

You can coordinate splits with Costco members.

But beware, Aldi’s Greek yogurt (for example) is actually cheaper than Costco’s, $/oz (at least when I last compared). Costco is not always cheaper; if you really wanna save, you have to do the math relative to what local stores are available.

Can NewPipe not play live videos? PipePipe can.

Why do you need more than a good podcast? That makes me feel like you haven’t come across a solid podcast. Just having gripping episodes should be enough to keep you from your phone once you’re moving.

You cannot prepare for both; it’d take too much time and energy to focus on one path and diversifying your efforts would lead to either one failing even worse.

I think commonplace civilians like you and I have probably no chance. Solar is one thing. Water-sourcing and -filtering is entirely another. You also need lots of land and farmhand knowledge to grow food lasting beyond a year; winter would kill a lot. Even chickens, which could be a major source of sustenance otherwise, barely produce eggs during the winter.

Our best bet is really a co-op.