There is a local chain I buy cannabis from that are doing a giveaway for some branded products. Thought I might give it a go, scan the QR code on the in store flyer only to see that it’s an X link.

FIVE whole emdashes? Holy GPT, batman.

Read a room and fuck yourself.

This ain’t reddit, bub

Plenty of old, cheap games and consoles to pick up second hand. Don’t need PlayStation’s slop.

I agree with your post 100% I think. Removing oneself from big tech/data services like Google and Microsoft is resisting the regime. It’s especially useful for folks that may not be able to get out and protest, meet with their representatives, etc.

As for me, I’m running my *arr/media stack for myself and my close friends and family. Fuck Disney, Netflix, and Paramount. For our household, HomeAssistant keeps the lights on and SyncThing backs up our files to the NAS.