"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.
On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 12:08 PM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> 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 > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug