Comment on How do I avoid enshitification of my keyboard and mouse

utopiah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Buy open hardware with open source firmware.

I’m typing this from a Corne-ish Zen and you can see my firmware (ZMK) with my keymap at github.com/Utopiah/…/corneish_zen.keymap#L27

Nobody can touch this but me. No update can break it. Yet, it’s more feature rich than most keyboards.

There are equivalents for most peripherals. It’s not cheap, usually even MORE expensive than already pricey ones like Logitech (I have an MX Vertical, still) but IMHO it’s worth it. It’s good right now, pragmatically speaking, but also morally speaking.

I advise against swimming upstream, namely NOT buying hardware that have such enshitification practices because if they don’t do it today, they might tomorrow when there is more pressure from shareholders. Also by buying alternatives you are economically supporting people whom you believe are providing better solutions for yourself and others.

PS: a gateway to such project is crowdsupply.com which is a kind of KickStarter for such projects.

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