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DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech (itsfoss.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago

This is incredible!

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Dependency injection day! Where we inoculate ourselves against big tech dependency?

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    • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Are there any webinars or whatnot in English?

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    • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I've been wanting to start this movement in my town. I even know a good hangout place with a lot of open minded folks where I could maybe hold classes on it..I just don't know enough.

    I wonder if its worth it though. Even if I get a bunch of people to move to Foss only and get away from the corpos, there's still flock cameras and everyone else's phones watching and recording our every move. Hard to win.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 9 months ago

    It's totally worth it. We can underestimate how much impact our small local groups can have, but they're essential to build strong communities. It's also much easier for people to switch to alternatives when in groups.

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    • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Why is it only in German?

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  • [–] 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I'm guessing that it was made by someone who speaks German.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Impossible!

    People only use languages other than English, to make fun of Americans. But as soon as there are no Americans near, we all switch back to English /s

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Americans need awareness more than anyone. I've tried to get them on board with digital alternatives and privacy discussions. It's futile and exhausting. I think people like me will need to organize and build awareness campaigns to make a difference.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    It was literally started less than 2 months ago, it's going pretty well for a national movement. I don't think it's explicitly limited to German only, if you want to do an event, you can sign up on the website and do it.

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