It will transform into a mass exodus when more people do and get more people to do to get others on FOSS and OSS

Texas is actually a swing state with more blue than red but gerrymandered to win

Better yet say “Then give me your bank account info and social security number”

Can you link the client you use?

No worries, great points you listed and definitely good angles on how to tackle it. Definitely will need a wide range of solutions done in tandem and those are definitely up there as well

I completely forgot about Pixelfed. Haven’t tried it yet any clients you would recommend for it?

Here is their alternativeto.net info page: https://alternativeto.net/software/revolt-chat/about/ (Great website to find open source alternatives to other stuff as well)

And here is their actual website: https://stoat.chat/

I’m here proud of everyones growth arc. Good on you all!!

I used to be like that too but have grown out of it for years now. Main focus besides getting into Software Engineer, Linux, Open Source, and making Fangames is looking to make friends/community now with plenty of all kinds of people from all over the world for all kinds of interests.

My Origin Story could not be any closer to what a villain would have gone through to become what they are now. Yet I still made the realization that they just didn’t want me as part of their family and not everyone are like them. I shortened it a huge amount removing a lot more but gave a good rundown on some core stuff of what happened and how it changed me:

I was the definition of a person trapped inside and never learning how to be a person much less a human being. Think Tarzan but indoors and if he was treated like a maximum security prisoner since he was a kid just for being a completely misunderstood child nobody wanted. As I grew older I was treated like garbage by being blamed for a lot out of misunderstandings, little bad things turned into humongous problems, good things done flipped as a bad thing, and nothing at all turned into something. Resulting in solitary confinement up to adulthood. By then I believed you had to be a complete non-listening badass asshole that will get anything they want by being like that including getting women.

I was never taught how to speak to others and was never listened to by older family members who just never wanted to hear me out at all. So I did the same to others. They value money as a hierarchy for who gets treated well. So I did the same to others even though I had none just to feel better about being at the bottom of the totem pole.

Outcasting me from everybody else in the family because they thought I would cause harm when really I was staring at people because I wanted to interact/play/have fun with them. Just like that one kid spirit from Dandadan. Then just like Gaara from Naruto you accidentally broke a persons arm and then everyone fears you and what you will do.

Mother, Brother, and Father not wanting me only caring for me because they have to not because they wanted to. My separated parents both wanting daughters instead of a son. Brother surveillancing me since he hated me so I searched all kinds of things just to mess with him for decades. No grandparents. No role models. Like being stuck inside with multiple snakes that keep biting you and filling you with venom turning you into the monster they want you/ believe you to be over the years.

Hate to admit it but I almost became a complete villain. I truly thought for so many years everyone was garbage fake selfish trash from elementary school up to mid-20’s. Where everything was handed to you by being worse than everybody else. But I realized with the internet of all things overtime that it was just my family who have their own trauma that they inflicted on me and that there are many awesome people out there just by being themselves who want to have fun with others. Not everyone was like them. It was such a huge thing to realize. The thing that sucks is I do have decades of not living life since I was inside all the time gaining multiple Complex PTSD’s surviving my own family. That is a lot of catching up to do but it has made me who I am today. That I am super proud of and glad I get to have opportunities to make life better for all of us. Treating others like people and being treated like one as well which feels very new to me since I thought everyone was faking being kind.

Now the Good Part:

One thing I have come to realize now is how important what you surround yourself with transforms who you are consciously and subconsiously overtime. If anyone truly wants to change their own life then take note of everything in your life and then choose to change all of it that is not working or bad. Do not be around shitty people. Do not consume complete brain rot. Do not sit so much because it makes you lazy or at least do asian squats as that is a healthy default. Do not let others say who you are but do tell yourself who you are with affirmations.

Do care about people who will actually appreciate it and they will do the same. Do treat and love a woman like a person and she will love you as a person and as a man. Do therapy in multiple ways to see what works for you since there are all kinds of ways to do that are also free and low-cost. Do seek out community not just in-person but online too to be helpful. Do fulfill that need to belong but also leave room for others to belong as well. Do listen genuinely to others and go deeper on what gets them to wake up every day. Do love life and the ability to enjoy this planet with everybody else. That is the ultimate gift not having to be alone on this planet

Note: You want a woman/women then become your best self for you not influenced negatively by others and be someone that the community and your interest groups can be proud of.

Do reading as well and read goodgoodgood.co’s article about hope. It is the foundation for what everyone needs for an amazing life based on science

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https://alternativeto.net/ (The website is not FOSS but they list all kinds of alternatives to many things that are open source)

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It will happen though everything takes time and effort. Wonder what a Mastercard/Visa open source alternative would even look like though. Facebook alt I am debating making myself with a team of interested people but building it out to see how it would be done

Open Source Alternatives:

• PostmarketOS, Mobian, Ubuntu Touch, and FSF Librephone (Europe should partner with them all for funding)
• All kinds of AWS, and Google alts for each product: alternativeto.net shows plenty
• A person is making a LinkedIn/Indeed alternative (They posted on the Open Source community here on Lemmy) and want to make a team overtime too
• Stoat for open source Discord alt also a team in place
• A team is working on Flashes (IG Alt)
• Another team on Spark.so (TTok Alt) 2 decent alternatives for now until we get full blown decentralized options

2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe

Motorola too to add on

That’s a clever suggestion. That would need multiple people and companies to partner up but very viable. Can also make a foundation to help setup that standard too

That’s a lot of great suggestions wonder who can make something like that because I want it too

Hmmm well for what I know so far based on your very thorough you seem capable and will be if not yet. Anything can be figured out and you look like you have done the pre-work to know what to do. Now you just need a team of people to back you up and consistent action to get it done (I’m not an accountant either haha) But I am hopeful you can do it or assist another person who wants to do that to do the same. Whichever you prefer

I get your point but I mean any countries actually lead by people who want better whether it is Europe or other countries such as Latin America, Africa, or Asia. I’m just getting the ball rolling. Genuinely asking, do you know other countries with stronger protections? Also those things are getting blocked from happening even though they keep trying. It still stands they are moving away from big tech and switching to open source alternatives which is an opportunity. Doing nothing won’t grow the ecosystem and this is one many possibilities to grow altogether. Very often things worth fighting for are not easy

We can do it with multiple countries as well to make it less centralized of an effort

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That’s a great initiative to setup. Do you know anyone with experience for that or do you plan to set it up? Would love for that to become a thing and can see many people rallying with you to get it done

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Those are some great points listed! And ha too true for last one

That is a great way to look at the problem I’ll do some brainstorming and see if I can think of anything else