I deleted my google account something like 3 months ago and I think that was one of the best things I did in my life, honestly
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gedaliyah@lemmy.world āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
It can be very challenging to disentangle yourself from Google services. Once you start, itās shocking how many different ways they hook into our lives.
But at least for me, itās been absolutely worth it.
Buage_@piefed.social āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
cRazi_man@europe.pub āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Disagree strongly. Once you decide to degoogle, youāll start seeing how easy it is to get rid of 80% of their things. Some are instant swapovers (search, browser, password storage, etc). Some take a small effort (email, calendar, online storage, etc). Some are difficult (YouTube, photo backup, google maps traffic info, Android). You donāt have to change everything on one go. Start small, go slow and youāll be amazed how far you get in 6 months.
Anyone staying with Google canāt be surprised by disappointment.
Anyone trusting Google enough to use more of their services or pick up their new offerings, is a masochist and deserves the disappointment.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
Fair enough. Thank you for sharing a different experience.
You mentioned part of the issue; there are so many different services you donāt think of obviously. Of course, thereās mail, but thereās also storage and phone backups, maps, social media logins, shared documents and folders, photos, etc.
Absolutely the best way to do it is a little bit at a time. Itās definitely not a weekend project. But it is very rewarding and very much worth it.