Listen "Foment: Moving Away from Big Tech"
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In this episode, Albert and Christina talk about moving away from dependency on corporate tech platforms to more values-aligned alternatives, as a way to build resistance muscles and remember our own agency. We share our personal stories, friction points, and possibilities for de-enshittification.
Show Notes:
Cory Doctorow on 'enshittification' (original article)
Anarchist calisthenics
"The convenience you demanded is now mandatory" (meme)
YK Hong's series on "De-Googling Your Life"
Step-by-step checklist from Opt Out Project to do your own cyber cleanse in a less overwhelming way
Tech platform alternatives from progressivetech.org
"Off the Grid" podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients
Darius Kazemi's Spreadsheet Generator "Gen Gen"
Books mentioned: Dougald Hines's book At Work in the Ruins, Peter Block's The Answer to How is Yes
Email Debt Forgiveness Day (March 31st!)
Kill the Newsletter: creates an RSS reed for your email newsletters
Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment
Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co
In this episode, Albert and Christina talk about moving away from dependency on corporate tech platforms to more values-aligned alternatives, as a way to build resistance muscles and remember our own agency. We share our personal stories, friction points, and possibilities for de-enshittification.
Show Notes:
Cory Doctorow on 'enshittification' (original article)
Anarchist calisthenics
"The convenience you demanded is now mandatory" (meme)
YK Hong's series on "De-Googling Your Life"
Step-by-step checklist from Opt Out Project to do your own cyber cleanse in a less overwhelming way
Tech platform alternatives from progressivetech.org
"Off the Grid" podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients
Darius Kazemi's Spreadsheet Generator "Gen Gen"
Books mentioned: Dougald Hines's book At Work in the Ruins, Peter Block's The Answer to How is Yes
Email Debt Forgiveness Day (March 31st!)
Kill the Newsletter: creates an RSS reed for your email newsletters
Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment
Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co
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