@gpshewan More than just that. Try to interact with *any* business in a Westernized country without either them or you using something from Big Tech somewhere along the way. It's virtually impossible. Maybe you can get away without using their app or their Facebook page, but they are almost certainly relying on something like Microsoft, Amazon, Google. Probably your electricity company or bus operator too.But again, this doesn't mean we can't make conscious choices.Luddites, unite!@CiaraNi

@Quasit @Ericthebeeover2 Yup, that’s exactly why I switched to Kobo last year.

@ethanOS Pretty sure I leveled up in both Linux and philosophy just trying to get my Wi-Fi working on install.

@hayesstw That’s fascinating-I love that you included both Orthodox and Buddhist traditions. The solitary missionary hermit based on a real saint makes me curious about which one inspired him.

@epicdemiologist @kimlockhartga @bookstodon he's active on Facebook.

@CiaraNi Awww, it's precious. As if anything was needed to like Arhus any more.

@MissGayle that cover art is... Hmmm

@diazona @chantaryu2 @Star12Mt here you gohttps://www.resetera.com/threads/andy-weir-author-of-project-hail-mary-does-interview-with-right-wing-content-creator-shitbag-the-critical-drinker-to-promote-the-film-adaptation.1475038/And bearing in mind the source here:https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/culture_society/project-hail-mary-andy-weir-critical-drinker/A lot of reporting has zoned in on 'he was mean about Star Trek' and how he "apologised" but imo that's beside the point.

@soheb "Deltoid" is wild-that's what I'd expect in a medical report, not a love scene. And "licked his throat" made me actually cringe, like is she trying to perform an emergency tracheotomy?