Spotify is an alternative, but it doesn’t come recommended (in the guide or the website) and has a huge disclaimer to their name. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/software/D5JUoM1dZysf7JJgTAWXy/
The reality is that most people know about Spotify, so it’s better to educate people as to why they aren’t a good option rather than not mention them at all.
There usually is a long list of feedback points that I try to incorporate after each post. I have made several changes, but those were limited to the website. I get you on the guide not being updated, and sorry for that. I’ll make sure update it before sharing it again so it can also keep improving.
Most of this isn’t FOSS, but there is excellent FOSS tools out there. I would say most of these are like-for-like offerings in terms of the current mainstream options.
Mentioned on the website. Just not on the guide as it is more targeted to the tech-savvy. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/password-manager/
P.s. recently came across https://psono.com/ which looks to also be an excellent self-hosted option.
I guess so… The social media part wasn’t meant to be a main focus, as it often depends on moving not yourself but the people around you. I do intend to revisit it, though.
Scidb
Love all the recommendations - thanks for sharing those. When adding more sections, I’ll look into some of these.
CopyParty
Hadn’t come across them. Thanks for the suggestion - will look at adding them.
Is the idea behind OuterTune to have a media player for your own downloaded music?
For MetaGer, there isn’t a free tier as far as I understand or can see. You need to pay for credits but key creation is gratis.
True… thanks for the correction - will fix that.
Thanks for the feedback! The website goes into this level of detail and includes some of those suggestions you had: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/
Hard to include all of this in the graphic alone, but will consider how it can be improved.
No, but involved different communities when creating it and some people made the move only to be told about Brave’s CEO history, then regretted it. Added the note so people can be informed one way or the other. Also, the thread linked gives an excellent opportunity for someone to get both sides of some of their controversies that have been shared with Brendan directly addressing each one in the comments.
Thanks! Will take all this feedback on board. Can see how some of the wording is confusing. I am looking at slowly introducing more information on each tool (screenshots included). For now, I try to link people as to where they can get this e.g. privacyguides
I also didn’t know about the privacytools situation. Will absolutely look more into that.
Yup, an excellent option and it is listed on the site. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/office-suite/
It is worth noting the potential ties to Russia as that has been a deal breaker for some.
Brave certainly doesn’t come recommended. They are shown as they are a well-known option, but a big disclaimer is included to educate people on why not to use them: https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/software/3vx2w2oHoySUVasOnOa3aV/
People are all copying what they are familiar with, and that is Google. I list the providers that have AI Summaries as part of their offering; you can find one that doesn’t. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/
Tidal
It is hard for me to be the arbiter of what tools are ethical enough, so I try to make these facts as easy as possible to find for people. In the end, it educates and ultimately most decide against using such tools (for example, Spotify). There is a note on Tidal’s profile about Jack Dorsey’s and Jay-Z’s involvement. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/software/34R8h9DOVPhaJ7CZMmKW48/
Oracle definitely fits under the tech giants to boycott… and also fuck Larry Ellison. Will keep this in mind for future tools, but feel free to post this on https://lemmy.world/c/PurchaseWithPurpose in the meantime.
They are on the website :) Just too many options to include them all on the infographic. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/
Privacyguides is an excellent resource, and in fact, it is often linked on the website. You might be interested in https://privacy.purchasewithpurpose.io/, which prioritises tools validated by them.
However, it isn’t meant to serve the same audience. PurchaseWithPurpose is there to make moving more digestible for the average user, while educating them on more advanced topics.
I get your point. I’ll look at adding the disclaimer to the category list as well to help educate without needing to click into the tool.