Data strike

We need a data strike

AI and Big Tech feed on our data. If we take our data away then we can seriously slow Big Tech's capacity to devour our environment.

We need a data strike.

@gerrymcgovern

What would a data strike look like?

@504DR @gerrymcgovern i’d imagine it would mean going dark, no use, no inputs. pretty tough for most people, but simplest would be to just take the day off - go offline for 24hours.
turn off your devices (or at least disconnect). no pulling data, no behavioral data, no sharing of data. analog entertainment and no credit cards.

@Paperposts @gerrymcgovern

I could easily do that right now - plenty of springtime chores to keep me busy.

Maybe make it a monthly or even weekly thing for everyone who can do it to do.

@504DR @gerrymcgovern that’s a great idea - one day a month ‘no data day’ be good if we all picked the same day, like the last Friday or something. thinking about it there might be a specific day that would mess with data reporting more than others.
@Paperposts
That makes a lot of sense. I wonder what would be best day to do it?
@504DR