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- Using Qwant instead of Google Search. It’s way more down-to-earth
- Completely stopped using PayPal
- Migrated from Gmail to Proton Mail
- On my way to setting up a home server with storage and Nextcloud
- Not really fully European, but switched from Reddit to Lemmy completely
- Convinced my GF to also have a look at every-day-products and choose European alternatives, if possible. And she’s into it 😎
Persuaded a friend to go with pocketbook instead of kindle.
Also recently got fairbuds.
If you are willing to selfhost, you should look into audiobookshelf. Abs is a streaming server for audiobooks. It for example allows multiple people to use the same library and have their individual listening progress saved. And you can actually stream your books and don’t have to download them if you don’t want to.
In short: it’s a much nicer listening experience than audible ever was, especially if you shared your account with someone else.
https://www.audiobookshelf.org/
And you can use https://audible-tools.kamsker.at/ to free your existing audible library from the clutches of Amazon
Guess why I am so happy to get m4b files from libro :D For getting my audible files I used libation. Thanks anyway :)
I discovered how much I like L’Oréal men products, especially the barber Shower Gel and Deodorant. Used to only use old spice before.
The Kaufland brand energy drinks are much cheaper and just as tasty as Monster (I like the apple one the best).
Ripped all bluey and spidey episodes (OBS FTW) and canceled Disney plus.
Bought a used electric BMW instead of a Tesla for my wife.
Switched from coca cola and soda stream to supermarket brand siroups and sodapop.
Chio or supermarket brand instead of lays and Pringles.
Still some work to do:
- Google One (3 eur a month) for Gmail and photos storage, testing immich for the last few months
- YouTube Premium for the family (24 eur a month), no substitute in sight
- Samsung Phones, no substitute in sight
- MacBook from work, no good alternatives
YouTube Premium for the family (24 eur a month), no substitute in sight
Not saying this will be a no effort switch, but imo the best substitute in sight would be the open seas. There is tons of ways to get the benefits of premium, without giving money to google. But it is a lot easier for a single adult to figure this out than it is for a whole family so no judgement and seeing you did so as a solution to Disney+ i know i’m not telling you about novel idea, but still wanted to write not paying for the original is sometimes more possible than paying for an alternative.
Yeah, it’s a mix of kids use, daily changing content, and consumption on the TV. Hard to get an adblock working and too much work to yt-dlp all the videos I watch everyday, plus I’d like to still compensate the creators somehow. It’s a complex one.
Hard to get an adblock working
Nowadays it really isn’t. You install an app like you install the YouTube app, whether it be on Android TV or Android phone. Same for Windows and Linux, you install another app like you’ve done countless times before.
I have a tizen samsung TV and a Toshiba with ancient Toshiba OS, and over 20 years of experience in IT. I haven’t gotten it to work, but I’m sure it’s really easy.
I welcome your wisdom, oh lemmy genius.
You worked in IT 20 years? Your original comment doesn’t give that impression.
Anyway, if your TV has HDMI which it most likely will do, plug in an Android TV device and then you can install whichever Android app you want, including ones that allow you to watch YT with no ads.
Yes, I use Arch, btw. Started with Mandrake 7, so about 26 years in fact, although professionally probably closer to 23.
Adding hardware (which costs money) , electricity consumption (more money) and complexity of operation (it has to be kid friendly, as in pressing the YouTube button on the TV remote), let alone the constant troubleshooting every time YouTube changes their anti-adblock very much misses the point.
You’re worried about the energy cost of a Chromecast when you have a TV 😂 How childish do you have to be to resort to building your argument on silly factors like money and energy costs to justify why you can’t manage to install an app on a cheap Android TV device.
Kids nowadays can run rings around average adults when it comes to interacting with touchscreen devices and phones, I think they can manage a TV! This is beyond satire.
My Fairphone is on its way and should arrive today. Replacing my semi-broken Samsung Galaxy Flip 4. Let’s see how it goes!
Dumb question, but Samsung is Korean, not American, no?
Yes, it is. Not boycotting South Korea or anything, but it’s still nice to buy something European instead. Also my experience with Samsung was pretty mixed.
Yes, but this remains the BuyEuropean comm, not the BoycotAmerica comm
