On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 2:12 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > "Modeled on AA? Perhaps called GA? Do you need a sponsor?' > > I don't want to make light of.any addiction, but if I'm honest, yes, I'm > probably going to need some help and support.to get.off Google. >
I can't get over the fact that as we are complaining about google's predictive models, the algorithm is literally trying to make recommendations. In your message the sequence "support.to" got auto-highlighted as a link, like I'm being pushed towards a vendor of some product I've never heard of, but *clearly* want to buy. > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 12:08 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, Mike C. wrote: > > > > > I'd be interested in a PLUG-Talk about this topic. But honestly, what I > > > feel like I really need is a support group to help me completely move > off > > > the Google platform. > > > > Mike, > > > > Modeled on AA? Perhaps called GA? Do you need a sponsor? > > > > > And I say support group because Google has made everything so > integrated > > > and convenient that I've become deeply habituated to their services > and I > > > know that getting off of Google's platform is going to be slow, messy > and > > > painful. > > > > 'Convenience' is the amber in which the surveillence capitalists try to > > entomb us. I've always followed the advice of Benjamin Franklin who once > > said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little > > temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." While this now > > applies most strongly to electronic communications, public cameras, and > the > > like it was obviously not the context ol' Ben meant when he said it. When > > you think about it, however, it can be a powerful motivator to alter > > behavior patterns. > > > > I use Google Earth and am on a couple of mail lists for members of google > > groups. And my mobile phone runs Android. Other than these I've no idea > > what tools, other than gmail, folks use. > > > > If I could help let me know. > > > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
