Comments on: Where Are Our Choices Taking Us? https://arealgreenlife.com/where-are-our-choices-taking-us/ Making healthier choices. For you, your family and community, and our Earth. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/where-are-our-choices-taking-us/#comments/574 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=19535#comment-574 In reply to Keith Nasman.

Thanks for your comment, Keith.

I completely agree with you that open source software is a much healthier option in so many ways. It takes more effort and willingness to put in the effort to figure things out or connect with like-minded people to find answers, which is exactly the point – building/retaining our capacity to do for ourselves and do for each other, rather than have it all handed to us on a platter by the Bigs, in exchange for our freedom. Like any other muscle, the mental muscle required is very much “use it or lose it.”

I made the switch from Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux this year and although its been a very steep and time-consuming learning curve, I have no regrets. I LOVE not having updates forced on me regularly and I also love knowing that the computer itself won’t have to be replaced nearly as often to keep up with unnecessarily flashy software.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting, I really appreciate your support.
Kate

]]> By: Keith Nasman https://arealgreenlife.com/where-are-our-choices-taking-us/#comments/573 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=19535#comment-573 Kate, thank you for this post. Sovereignty is something we are constantly getting duped out of, especially with technology. I too use Ecosia and enjoy that choice making a positive difference. Big tech is also going to be adding in the AI chat bots by default which has all sorts of repercussions, good and bad.

I’ve been a long time advocate for open source software and it represents holding onto that sovereignty. Sure, it doesn’t have the latest, flashy software, but do we really need that? Email, web browser, and an office suite (OpenOffice) cover most of what we need. Music and photo software abound as well. Plus, it is community driven not corporate driven.

Thanks for all you do!
Keith

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