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small circle 🕊 in calmness

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I just left the group I shared with my neighbors, overcoming the and - after a previous 2 weeks ago with a lot of background information - left a final goodbye with a strong to get informed on the rationale of my 'silly utile' behavior. BUT as us know..

💰 one dime + 💰 one dime = 💎 2 cent!

The text is in the alternative text, should it be inspirational for your own rallying cry today.

Highly recommend: Add a ref. to @aral talk!

Screenshot of a Signal message starting with an image showing the Signal log and the slogan "Text me on Signal". Followed is the text: Dear neighbors, as announced I will leave this useful chat group despite the FOMO, the 'fear of missing out'. Today is #GlobalSwitchDay, the first of hopefully many more awareness campaigns to come. I leave you saddened, but also relieved to be able to live more according the principles I advocate in my line of work on humane harmonious technologies - the opposite of 'digital transformation hype' - that focuses on serving people's daily needs to the benefit of the whole of society. Leaving Big Tech molochs and their crazed billionaire owners is crucial in order to escape dystopic futures. Hope to see more of you on Signal. I will leave you with this great talk of Aral Balkan, a long-time co-fighter for digital human rights, given in Creative Ville 2019 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Go4uPdysU
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Tariq

@zandbelt @smallcircles @aral

watching it now - damn, it is as relevant today as 5 years ago

"who you sit with matters"

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aroom

@smallcircles @aral this YouTube video should be on peertube 😅

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small circle 🕊 in calmness

@aroom @aral I think it is. Not sure.

I deliberately passed a youtube link.. something my neighbors understand 😑

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Fanta Gear

@smallcircles @aral
Lots of us are doing the same. Keep going.

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small circle 🕊 in calmness

@fanta_gear @aral

Thank you! It takes some grit. In the example above I received zero understanding by neighbors, and some rather sarcastic reactions. But that is what I am used to getting as long time humane tech advocate, unfortunately. People like you, with a word of support, and together part of a bright emerging fedi (a most beautiful subset of fediverse in my definition) makes it all worthwile. And knowing our 2 cts may help inspire others to dare cross that FOMO chasm.

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