Credit to https://www.reddit.com/user/lukakopajtic/

There might be some changes that could improve it further:

  • Remove Brave
  • Maybe add Signal; It’s easier than Element, but it’s also centralized
  • Stop suggesting Linux Mint specifically
  • Recommend Hosted Nextcloud
  • Add GrapheneOS
  • Maybe add Delta chat
  • Maybe remove Bluesky
  • Remove Stremio and add Jellfyin (even though it’s selfhosted and not a direct equivalent)
  • Add ente because Immich is selfhosted
  • Add aurora
  • Add SearxNG
  • Add SimpleX
  • Add lichess
  • Add pCloud

Any other suggestions?

Temporary improved version:

From To Compromise
X, Threads Mastodon Bluesky
Instagram Pixelfed
YouTube PeerTube ReVanced (just blocks adds)
Reddit Lemmy
Netlix, Disney+ 🔨 Jellyfin
Google Meet, Zoom Jitsi Meet
Google Docs Etherpad
Google Search 🔨 SearxNG Kagi, Ecosia
Google Drive Nextcloud pCloud, filen, Proton Drive
Google Photos, iCloud Immich Ente
Google Chrome Librewolf, Firefox Ungoogled-chromium
All messaging apps Element (matrix) Signal
Google Home, Amazon Alexa Home Assistant
Play Store F-droid, Aurora
Google Android, iOS LineageOS, GrapheneOS
Windows, MacOS Linux Mint

🔨 = Self-Hosted only (requires running a server)

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
    2·
    11 days ago

    Bluesky absolutely belongs in the left column.

    It’s not Transparent, Decentralized or Open Source.

    It is a centralized social media network exactly like Twitter. The only ‘open’ part is a protocol that lets you interact with their, private, service.

    The fact that it is ‘open source’ is largely a red herring, if Bluesky decides to no longer support their protocol then it is worthless. It cannot simply be forked and remain useful.

    Bluesky is simply engaging in a PR campaign to steal customers from Twitter. It is exactly the same as Twitter in all of the ways that matter. It can be purchased by Musk or manipulated by the existing owner in the same way as Twitter.

    Making a Bluesky account is simply trusting a new corporation to not act like a corporation in the future… which is a pretty naive position.

    Ecosia is not open source, or decentralized. It is a private search engine based in Germany that provides search results from the major search engines and sells advertisements via Yahoo and Microsoft ad networks. These ad networks are part of Surveillance Capitalism and earn their money primarily by spying on you, collating your data and selling it/using it to place ads.

    Stremio is largely a piece of software used to funnel people into paying for monthly for pirate streaming services. It’s not getting rid of Netflix or Disney+, it’s giving you the option of paying Russian or North Korean supported cybergangs instead of Netflix for access to streaming content.

    The real open source alternative is Jellyfin. Then using qBittorrent along with Sonarr and Radarr to self-host your own media server.

    The other suggestions are mostly okay with minor gripes.

    • They could add GrapheneOS as an Android alternative.
    • Linux Mint is not a bad option but ‘What Linux Distro should we recommend to new people’ is a contentious topic in the community, Mint is fine but there are other options (EndeavourOS is Arch Linux installed with the Calamares graphical installer and some sane options for a desktop PC, btw)
    • While Signal isn’t ‘open source’. It is, for the moment, a secure option that doesn’t require a lot of user knowledge to setup. It is a vastly superior choice than using social media for messaging without requiring a lot of technical knowledge on the user’s part.
  • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    Suggesting linux mint specifically is good. Linux is overwhelming to new users, don’t give them choice paralysis too.

    • JazzlikeDiamond558@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      There are several reasons why Linux Mint is to be recommended:

      1. That specific distro is almost superlightweight on the resources so even superold computers and laptops can run it smoothly
      2. it is ‘‘Windows- like’’ so transitional users can easily transfer
      3. Linux is compatible and supports even the oldest hardware (or has a ‘‘driver code support’’ for it). Remember that good Canon scanner without drivers for windows? Now you can use it.
      4. Linux has ‘‘try without installing’’ option

      I personally transitioned more than ten years ago; started with Ubuntu and that was fine, but then I discovered that Mint ‘‘flies’’. :-)

      Deffinitely to be recommended to a wide public who wants to transition.

    • DreasNil@feddit.nuEnglish
      1·
      10 days ago

      I completely agree! I switched to Linux Mint yesterday, and please don’t give me a bunch of alternatives before even deciding to try out Linux 🤣 Took me much longer to take the leap BECAUSE of all those alternatives.

  • jackeryjoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 days ago

    Don’t use Brave. It’s got a lot of privacy issues, even compared to the Mozilla foundation. Underneath, it’s still Chrome.

  • Mexigore@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 days ago

    Lichess instead of chess(dot)com.

    Thanks to another post in this community I found out about and it is great.

    • Open source
    • No ads
    • unlimited puzzels from real games
    • No constant message to buy premium
    • All the finances are public

    You can donate to the project, if you have the means and enjoy the app please do.