~~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)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Home assistant is the gold standard for home automation now, they are light-years ahead of anything from the big tech. Billions of dollars and they can't even make a usable home automation service.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I recently moved Gmail, Google Docs and Sheets, Google Keep (tasks) and Drive to Mailbox.org. It's super affordable and works really well. You can edit docs/sheets online or offline. No self-hosting required. I recommend it. It's located in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Nextcloud is not the same as Google Drive. Element is not the same as Netflix. Recommending bluesky as a replacement for X is at least misleading, it is neither European nor free nor is it anywhere near better than X.

Edit: Stremio comparison with Netflix wanted to say

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, most things on that list are not drop-in replacements for these products at all, as you're supposed to change your behavior entirely. i.e.:

For Nextcloud, you have to self-host or to search for a provider. Nextcloud themselves aren't offering any cloud services;
Same for Element (which is Matrix);
Flashes is just Bluesky, but with only photos - these same photos can be posted on Bluesky directly.
ReVanced as an alternative to YouTube? You gotta be joking.
Stremio - if you're not looking for piracy, then this is not for you. But it's a nice touch though
Immich - you can only self-host it
Brave; Firefox - they're the lesser evil, yet they're still American
For Droid-ify - you gotta jump to Android first. If you want to stay on Apple, use Alt Store

Probably the most feasible things for the regular folk to jump to are Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Lemmy (self-hosting is not mandatory), Jitsi, Ecosia, LineageOS (if they switch phones) and Linux Mint (or any flavor of Linux for that matter).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

people have issues with brave, because its owned a trump loving homophobic, and the crypto scams.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I use Nextcloud as a similar way as Google Drive or Google Photos. But it's self-hosted and not for the mass.

I would recommend a mail service for drive. Most are quite stingy with storage. Mailbox.org or Infomaniak.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Why is no one mentioning Delta as alternative chat app? it is neat, has bots and mini apps, multi device too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What's the alternative for gmail / Google calendar etc.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Yeet Brave & element. add jabber and irc. Swap mint 4 fedora atomic.

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