Like, Stallman?

Turn on pink noise and scroll Lemmy

Google has been doing this for years, by the way

I'm using Keepass + Synсthing for years - absolutely no pain and my data belongs only to me

You don't even need a server for this, PC and smartphone is enough

The hell with corporate cloud services, embrace self-hosting, because you can easily!

Establishing a daily routine really helped me out. The power of will isn't reliable, but habits are strong - you are what you've used to do on daily basis. Ten push-ups are better than no push-ups at all, but in a while, it gonna be twenty and thirty. When I started to use time/task trackers (super-productivity in my case, since its FOSS and has features for ADHD), it gave the feeling of continuous progress: do a small thing, check the box, move to the next one, and you are doing well!

To flee the terrorist dictatorship and give their workforce/money to the EU? People who are leaving the oppresive state deserve a chance for better life. Don't give an equal between the people and the state/government, please.

"Gas station country"

Yes. Space exploration and further colonization is the only possibility for humankind to survive after politicians and military will nuke the Earth to stone age, so we need to preserve our species.

Just use Syncthing with your trusted host

Syncthing for synchronization between devices, then rsync to a couple of flash drives for cold backup.

The setup is so easy, you don't even need a server for this, just your ordinary PC.

There is no more paranoid solution than owning your files on the devices you own as well, so you never have to trust the third party.

Additionally, clunky all-in-one self-hosted solutions like Nextcloud bind you to their ecosystem, so it may be hard for you to switch to another one.

Just a plain file backup to your own storage will always be a savior for your lost data, regardless of third party apps or infrastructure.

"It is unfortunate that Rob [Kroese] has made BasedCon so intentionally provocative," writes Carmack. "I told him as much after the event last year, I felt a little uncomfortable.  There is a demographic that welcomes the in-your-face posturing, but it drives away sympathetic people that would otherwise be happy to talk about craft, stories, and technology."

"Even when someone gives you a clear signal, it is a mistake to extrapolate it to an entire constellation of beliefs and behaviors, and then to assume they are contagious by association.  That shortchanges a lot of people."

"I’m not a culture warrior, and I don’t want to strike blows against anyone. I don’t follow activists on either side, including Rob, because I tend to think that all the negativity and resentment is detrimental to both the author and target."

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