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[–] [email protected] -1 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

The value of Grayjay and other similar apps (Freetube, Newpipe) is based on their ability to continue to show Youtube video. If Youtube finds a way to block these apps, they will not be popular.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago

Thats good for about 5 minutes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

What does buying a license get you?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

Send your churls to collect taxes, thats what I do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

One of the spending problems I have is I get into hobbies and it becomes an obsessive gear collecting activity. For example, backpacking. You can go backpacking with very basic, cheap equipment, but eventually I seem to end up wanting the most expensive gear. So hobby purchases is something I want to stop. I want to learn to do hobbies without expensive gear.

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

Did you find anything particularly difficult?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

There are libraries and a lot of audiobooks are free online.

 

Buy Nothing Challenge

I would like to reduce my ecological impact and disassociate from the consumerist mindset. I don't like the direction the US government is taking and I would like to decouple from the US economy.

My challenge is to buy nothing* for one month, and at the end of the month, see if I can continue for another month.

*I will continue to purchase items that I consider necessities.

Necessities that I will buy as required:

YES: Food

YES: Health and medication

YES: Daily necessities (toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.)

YES: Bills (phone, rent, insurance, taxes)

YES: Repairs (home, bicycle, vehicle)

YES: Gas/Transportation (walk or bike when you can)

YES: Receiving gifts, trades where no money is exchanged

YES: Camping, hiking, bicycle travel

YES: Giving charity

Items I will avoid purchasing during the challenge:

NO: Fast food, coffee shops, restaurants

NO: Entertainment devices, books, subscriptions

NO: New clothes or impulse purchases

NO: Hair services

NO: Amazon orders, streaming services

NO: Vehicles

NO: Acquisition of things for new hobbies

NO: Use of credit (credit cards or loans)

NO: Hotels, vehicle based travel

NO: Google, Meta, Reddit, X products

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Facebook Marketplace is probably the most popular, although I personally don't facebook. Craigslist is the next best choice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago