@flyblue @Jgmeadows I'm going to try. I don't think there is any getting around that people will have to sacrifice a little convenience to go in that direction. But I'm certainly not going to try to force people to be technical when they're not!

Once I have the series written, I'll probably try to put something online. I don't know if it will be in video or blog post form, but if you keep an eye out, I'll eventually say something about it.

For now, check this out:

https://www.optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cleanse-take-back-your-digital-footprint/

@alisynthesis @flyblue Thanks for posting that link! I will definitely have a look!

I am on a mix of Apple (not ideal) and Linux. At least it's not Windows!

Left Twitter very soon after Musk took over, and also left Instagram.

The trick will be leaving Gmail; I have been on it so long! I will need to chose a new provider and then start the painful process of migration. It certainly happen overnight.

Then there is Facebook. (Sigh) I can't convince all my relatives to leave overnight!1/2

@Jgmeadows @flyblue My mom is having a really hard time with Facebook for the same reason. I haven't ever been on it, so I didn't have that problem.

To leave Gmail, here's what I did. I forwarded my Gmail to a new email service. (I chose to not let the new emails stay on Google servers.) Then I just started using the new email. I didn't migrate anything and I didn't delete my Gmail account. I know that's not canon in terms of deplatforming, but that was the way it worked for me.

@Jgmeadows @flyblue If you're just a little bit techy, I recommend setting up your own domain for email so that you're not locked into any service.

I didn't actually migrate my old emails, and it has turned out that I have not gone back to find an old email in gmail once since moving. Same as dual booting a Debian/Windows system. I just have never booted back into Windows, LOL.

@alisynthesis @flyblue

One thing I want to look at is using Thunderbird to download all my Gmail in Mbox format, so it can be stored locally, and be searchable, without need to keep the account active online. Need to do some reading.