I have one outstanding order that is already out for delivery. Once I get that, I’m closing my amazon account. I’m done. Buy nothing. Vote with your wallet. Edit: account is closed. get bent Bozos.
lol fucker, we already knew.
I wonder what makes the author of the article think that Bezos did this. The CEO of Amazon has been Andy Jassy since 2021.
I think its because the largest individual shareholder is still bezos. Shareholders elect the board, and the board appoints the CEO.
Bezos is still Executive Chair on the board of directors, who Jassy reports to. Nothing controversial would be done without Bezos knowing.
Just goes to show how corporations actually feel about diversity and equality. They’re all racist, sexist and homophobic but they all write their policy to appear like they aren’t until they are allowed to show their true colours.
Companies have no feelings. They just do whatever’s best for the bottom line.
The thing is they don’t have colours they just go where the wind blows.
Just last night I was going through all my subscribe and save items and finding alternatives. I stored them in a spreadsheet (LibreOffice). My last order is already in motion and once delivered that’s it. Amazon is gone.
Other changes I’ve made or am in the process of making:
- FB + IG -> PixelFed
- Reddit -> Lemmy (lemm.ee)
- X -> BlueSky
- Tesla hasn’t been on my wish list for a while -> Rivian or another alternative… wish I could say Xiaomi
- YouTube -> PeerTube, LibreTube, piped.video, invidious
Where I’m stuck and looking for help: What do I do for my next phone? Android and Apple are both at the table supporting this mess. Linux alternatives seem like huge downgrades at the moment… any advice?
X -> BlueSky
Why not Mastodon?
Groups I follow are on BlueSky – happy to check out Mastodon as well though.
I’ve closed almost every account as well. I like Bluesky and PixelFed so far. As far as phones go, I’m just going to keep my same Android for now. It’s old and I will not upgrade until I have to. I use fdroid for everything. I though of switching to Apple, but as you said, they are kissing the ring too. Sad times.
GrapheneOS
Anything samsung galaxy phones? I got a later model and don’t know if I can get anything other than the stock program.
to my knowledge there’s not a lot available for samsung hardware at the moment, maybe check out sailfish?
Is there a reason to choose Graphene vs Lineage (or any others I may not know about)?
I don’t have any experience with Lineage so I don’t want to speak to it. May just be hardware dependent in a lot of cases. I had a pixel when I got sick of googles shit and Graphene was the only option for me, so that’s what I sprung for. The experience has been very positive - installation was easy - the fresh start was welcome.
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That’s a good idea. Keep in mind that you can also install other OSs on a FairPhone: LineageOS, iodéOS, CalyxOS (unfortunately not GrapheneOS). A FairPhone can be a good hardware choice, and with it you still have the ability to choose an OS.
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/05/murena-eos-fairphone-4
Was wondering what you were talking about and found this article that explains the advantages and disadvantages of Murena’s e/os, so i thought id link it, in case anybody else is curious.
Wow - that looks like a very solid option!! I’m very interested… this may be my next phone! Thank you so much!
With android you can avoid the google play store so they don’t get a cut of ad revenue. I don’t know whether Google gets a cut of phones they didn’t manufacture just because Android is on it, considering Android is open source and the manufacturers are responsible for updates.
I’m using f-droid now. A quick search shows Google makes money via play store and having some of their apps as default (to sell ads) – so maybe that will still work for me. I’ll dig in further. Thank you!
Get a 10 usd phone, like the old ones?
Are there any that will allow me to still text with my friends and family on Signal?
Just send an SMS, it’s not the end of the world
Alternatively, the next usual Lemmy suggestion is too isolate yourself and lose those friends
Vast majority of my friends are communicating via Signal. So far the best option looks to be to use/install a version of android that cuts out the google stuff. F-droid for apps to avoid $ from play store while also avoiding $ from ads.
People with social media don’t realize, they’ve already lost those friends. You’re keeping up with them superficially at best. If you quit the platform, chances are you will not notice that you’re no longer so superficially keeping up with them, you will not hear from them, and they will not notice either. Anyone that you actually want to keep in touch with, you can send a message through text, or call.
Anyone switching to a flip phone?
maybe it helps your conscience but it’s not going to affect any of these massive corporations. it won’t make a dent in their revenue and they will go on oblivious to your ‘protest’. if you want to make a difference, the only way is [redacted]. when are ya’ll gonna figure this out?
If enough people do this, it will certainly make a dent exactly where they don’t want it to. I may be wrong, but I do believe it’s possible to reach critical mass. With that said, it also helps my conscience at the same time. I won’t comment on the other part other than it’s already been figured out and demonstrated. Best I’m willing to do personally is voting with my wallet.
That would imply that the republicans were right the entire time with their weapons zealotry
you need to see big picture. it’s not republicans that got shit done with weapons, it’s how 96% of human history was decided. this time is no different.
Oh good another company to not give my money to. I will be saving a lot this year.
Member 10 years ago when tech billionaires sucked up to Democrats
Yeah… now Trump will give them everything they want as long as they kiss his ass.
Never heard of the Irish Star before. I went looking for a secondary source. So far CNN and MSNBC are not reporting on this. But interestingly the Washington post is.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/amazon-removes-black-trans-rights/
I guarantee that we will see calls to repeal the Civil Rights Act if this continues, and comrade it’s just getting started.
Fuck this guy, with his own dildo rocket straight to any assteroid he wants to mine.
You can live without Twitch. Once you leave, you have so much time to do other stuff. Stuff that are so much better than watch other people play games or eat ramen in Tokyo. Go play games yourself and see the world around you with your own eyes. You can also stop ordering useless new stuff. Visit thrift stores or buy second hand online.
Wtf. Amazon owns Twitch? The whole anti-monopoly thing is just a suggestion rather than a rule ig.
Or watch via Twitch xtra.
God I hate sites that instantly play video ads. Like if I want my phoneplan fast data going to that. Wanted to read. Did not.
Brought to you by Carl’s Jr.
Now will people leave Twitch? What about companies that contract with AWS?
That would be quite a task. It is wild how many internet services rely on AWS.
Ah gotcha. I appreciate your insight - I’ll definitely be looking into this further.
Ok. And?
How about we just call ourselves Americans instead?
The problem is that a significant violent minority refuses to call people with more melanin in their skin than them that.
Or less melanin. Or sexual preference.
Some melting pot, eh
Mask off season.
more like mask flip season. they will implement it back with the same speed they unimplemented next time democrats take charge. I think one should collect all these news and keep them for four years so one can compare the news four years later side by side with these. that is if Trump doesn’t go full monarchy on USA’s ass
next time democrats take charge
Love that optimism!
No. It took literal decades to get those initiatives in place. They were implemented veeerry slowly and only because laws were passed.
Makes them easier to identify and target.
