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Do they make themselves scarce? You haven't done your research then: https://hexbear.net/post/301934 (technically OP on Lemmygrad but it counters your premise still)

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lol this is the fediverse, this is not your space, this is everyone's space.

Connect isn't FOSS, as far as I know

I agree that generative AI is polluting the wider mainstream internet, turn every corner and you will see AI being mentioned or used ad nauseum. I also agree that captologist algorithms are addictive. But to disagree, I think you should still have faith in the wider population. The dopamine addicts are a fraction of the total population. I believe it is possible to outsmart AI driven captology. To give this up means giving into fatalism that AI technology is somehow "stronger than us" and will "enslave us". I think this is x-risk speak and it's being utilized by big AI to fear-monger and control public sentiment (which seems to be effective given the numerous articles from mainstream tech outlet).

That being said, I also don't have a perfect way out for those who have fully embraced mainstream tech and services. Seems like they don't care about their privacy because they have "nothing to hide", are easily sold "privacy-friendly" solutions that are still shady (ahem Brave) and part of the problem, maybe they will care when their own bubble bursts. It's hard to tell an addict to quit cold turkey.

I'll share what I'm doing: stick to FOSS, use the Fediverse, run Linux and GrapheneOS, I also self-host a lot of services I rely on, don't use any social media besides pseudo-anonymous forums, and only using second hand devices and parts. I'm exposed to the internet daily and have managed to avoid the generative AI plague and captology algorithms. I don't view my relationship with technology as parasitic or unhealthy.

Also, you might be interested in this: https://permacomputing.net/

Edit: here's the relevant commit that addresses this (I think).

No. I can't remember what the default behaviour is now. But that isn't true anymore. Source: I'm currently on X11 and my 144 Hz works next to my 75 Hz one with nvidia.

Hollow Knight on native on X still has very bad input delay (like nearly a whole second) in very specific areas of the map. I think it's a game-specific issue. Switched to proton and it went away.

Yeah sorry I misunderstood, have you looked into NixOS? It offers quite a different workflow. I use arch and there hasn't been a time where I wish I have it differently, except the occasional temptation to try Nix.

LFS and Gentoo, you have to compile, sure... but Arch? You don't compile the kernel on vanilla Arch, if you mean packages, then just get the *-bin versions.

Edit: misunderstood your post. What's wrong with Arch and Arch-based distros?

Happened to me as well (multiple different links), maybe it's a problem on their end.

The problem with a late stage capitalist world is that the moment you realize you want to escape Big Tech, there are already numerous of services selling pseudo or marketable privacy-respecting product with comparable convenience to the competing Big Tech counterpart. This appeal to non-technical consumers means their willingness to "vote" with their wallet what they thinks is the best replacement.

The drawback of this, for non-technical consumers, is that it's hard to distinguish between no-nonsense actual privacy-respecting services (with caveats laid out before you pay), where you're forced to do research, and those filled with buzzwords and marketable features, where it's easy to completely put your trust in these companies.

What's your threat level?

There's no such thing as fully private. For that, encryption where you control your keys is the way to go. If you're really paranoid then Disroot or Riseup. If you like to be able to use any clients then don't go with Proton or Tutanota. There are a lot of paid mail services, whatever you go with, you just have to read the privacy policy and know what your threat level is. Just purely paying for the services may make you feel better about your privacy but that's not always the case. If you do something the authority doesn't like, the provider gets hit with a subpoena and can hand you over. But again, encryption encryption.

This resource may help you, although the author is pretty paranoid and I don't agree with a lot of their views or writing style, but I think this might be the most comprehensive list for email providers.

Wezterm for me, I like the multiplexer that comes with it.