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@RyszardD I don't use social media out side of YouTube, messenger, and mastodon. Python carsh course has been helpful, but without hardware it's only half the battle.

@mirabilos I'd love to. Circumstances are preventing it. We can just agree to disagree. You have no idea what has gone on in my life to put me in this position, and I hold no ill will against you for it. I know that every message with ai systems has its consequences, and I'm busting my ass everyday to change mine. But I can only do so much so fast. I'd love to learn a better way. If you're offering to teach I'm here for it. Otherwise I can only do what I can do. Just like anyone else.

@rwsoft that's truly unfortunate to hear. Everyone assumes Google is the best option even when it really isn't, and they ignore when people present better options. It's pretty tough. I hope that you can find a way to tell people why it's so risky and your option is just as convenient. Convenience is the real barrier along with lack of understanding the risk vectors.

@mirabilos I've considered something like that, but I need it to run a 7b comfortably for something I'm working on that will teach me faster than most mentors are willing to go without a long term relationship prior. So if I come in with a better baseline then I can learn more faster from a mentor because they won't assume lack of learning capabilities.

@mirabilos I say use ai... That's not fair. I requested help from ai. For something big I've been working on. I just didn't have the knowledge to code it myself. So I got AI to do that. But the architecture is mine.
Feel free to check out my pinned posts for more explanation.

@JessicatheVIArtist @ozzelot
Working on building myself so I can build a convenient option for people to use. That makes all of that easier. Constitutionally governed at the os level. Federated, and local first. It's a big undertaking but I can learn really fast in the environments that feed me information at my pace.

@mirabilos once I finish python and bash I'll learn c zig and rust. Then I can rebuild my project the right way instead of vibe coding it with ai.

@mirabilos I'm sure there are I just don't know how to get into those circles. I missed Linuxfest northwest for the same reason I don't have hardware anymore. Plus kinda hard to learn to code with no computer. So I'm using pydroid. Is what it is. I'm working on funds for it now.

@mirabilos I'd love to find a mentor. I'm actively teaching myself python, and bash so I can change to better alternatives. It's not that I'm not willing to learn the how to navigate the differences. I don't have a PC right now do to some personal issues, but I was running Linux mint on mine before I had to get rid of my machine.

@sstendahl

Sure there are a couple of decent alternatives, but you're just going from one centralized system to another. Not really much of a difference in that aspect. You're still trusting policy to keep you safe.

Most Google alternatives require technical knowledge most people don't have.
Self-hosting. VPN configuration. Steep learning curves.
The privacy tools exist.
They're just not accessible to people without technical backgrounds.
That means privacy is effectively only available to people who can already code.
Everyone else stays in the ecosystem because leaving is too hard.
That's the gap worth closing.
#FOSS #Privacy #Decentralization #OpenSource