Is De-Googling Actually a Waste of Time?

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Look, y’all, we can’t save everyone.

And as much as this video both says “it’s hard!” and then does the bare minimum, shouting “do this, not this!” for things that require maintenance and not everyone is up for, like “just self-host your files!” it does a poor job answering its own question.

On top of the fact that it presents any De-Googling attempt as equated to never being online every again and being a ghost that lives in the woods. It’s frustrating how the middle ground of simply having agency over one’s own digital life isn’t seen as a valid goal.