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I'm here for the privacy and protection this platform gives over big tech ones that have algorithmic manipulation.
Switched to FOSS, Linux, and decentralized social media (Mastodon, Lemmy, PeerTube) a few months ago and honestly? it's been life-changing.
no more doom-scrolling Instagram or Facebook. no more anxiety about missing out. no more comparing myself to people's highlight reels. the constant itch to check Snapchat? gone.
using tools that respect my privacy and attention—instead of mining them—has made me feel genuinely awake again. less envy, less FOMO, less addiction pulling at my brain.
turns out when you're not being algorithmically manipulated, you actually feel better. who knew? 🙃
#FOSS #Linux #Mastodon #Lemmy #PeerTube #degoogle #decentralized #Linux_mint
I set up #rclone today on my #Linux_Mint, I'm a first time ever user of Linux #distros. I had to mount it myself, followed so many steps and also used the command thru the #Terminal to make it start sync automatically once I reboot my device. Otherwise, the guide told me I have to put a manual Terminal command each time. I feel like a programmer LOL. People say Linux Mint works out of the box and it's the most friendly distro and suitable for laymen like me who migrated from Windows. However, I'm making so much efforts on Linux, they're rewarding TBH, I fee victory each time. But now I feel any Linux distro user, even for #Mint will need to learn and try harder. It's not too easy as they say.
Today I learned the ( .Desktop) on my #Linux distro. I didn't know we had to do some effort to make some programs appear on the start button as any other software. It's rewarding to explore on Linux. But also I'm not a tech savvy person. I hope I don't face a closed road someday. So far, I solved all things that faced me through reading and maybe coincidence LOL.
#linuxMint #Linux_mint_23 #FOSS #Privacy #distro #Linux_distro #distro_linux
I didn't do any Linux distro hopping, I'm only a recent #Mint user. I think Mint is said to work out of the box because you don't need to configure audio, sound, Bluetooth, connectivity by yourself. It will work. Hence, I think people describing Mint as too easy is just an over exaggeration. Because once you need to have relevant apps, programming and softwares, you'll start tinkering and troubleshooting. I have no expertise, but I'd assume as any other easy or hard distro out there.
