Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play Store

Post by crumbshot » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 4:57 AM UTC

marcinzm wrote: post #53

illustriousbear wrote: post #46

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It's sad that your quality of life depends on Google or Facebook services. I quit Facebook along with most Google services, I feel much happier and more well adjusted than when I was using them. Meeting with family and friends is also much more interesting because I don't have a constant stream detailing their life. Good luck petitioning the government to act on it... this goes double for US businesses and people who…

>It's sad that your quality of life depends on Google or Facebook services. Offhand the parent post would require me to give up Google Search (including via DDG), Gmail, Google Cloud, AWS, Amazon, Zappos, Audible, Comixology and Woot Shirts. I barely use Facebook or Twitter but the rest would lower my quality of life (and not just due to the large drop in employment opportunities I could take).

Post by na85 » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 4:57 AM UTC

marcinzm wrote: post #28

throwawayboise wrote: post #24

Opt out. No Google. No Facebook. No Twitter. No Amazon. You don't need them, you might even enjoy life more without them. You can't change how they operate. But you can change how you operate.

> You don't need them, you might even enjoy life more without them. So I should probably lower the quality of my life to make a statement that will have no impact on them at all? >You can't change how they operate. Sure you can, by petitioning your government to draft laws and so on.

Post by garmaine » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 4:58 AM UTC

blhack wrote: post #72

baby wrote: post #40

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The chat client of Matrix

What is matrix? Like the movie? Or the math thing? ( https://matrix.org/ )

Post by mastazi » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 4:58 AM UTC

risyachka wrote: post #74

mastazi wrote: post #58

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I quit Reddit, Amazon, Twitter, Google, Instagram and Facebook. My life has never been better. Minor inconvenience does not outweigh major improvements in my mental wellness. (Edit: I mention mental wellness because those products, and the ads they carry, are designed to be addictive.)

Those are just tools that give you a lot of leverage if used correctly. Instagram is a great tools for business, and now it's practically impossible to run one without using it. Twitter and reddit can provide you a ton of useful info that you will have a hard time finding anywhere else (or it will take way longer). I've built a business on Play Store. It's all about how you use them.

Post by dbmikus » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 4:59 AM UTC

throwaway888abc wrote: post #76

agravier wrote: post #60

Time to Riot again.

Not funny. Do you think the riots are leading to better society/life ?