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Full disclosure, I'm pretty new to selfhosting myself, and I haven't written a guide like this before, but hopefully this scatterbrained writeup is enough for someone out there lmao

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[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 132 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Thank you for writing and making content.

In this era, I feel like I’m in the Good Place: it’s impossible to make “good” ethical choices while engaging with modern world. Every day, some platform or artist is found supporting blood money, genocide, unfair labor, treats other artist/collaborators like shit, exploitation... Then we all have to pivot to some obscure alternative with its own issues, lest we be immoral internet users.

I’m so tired of all this shit… /rant

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 52 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Y e p. It's a nightmare tbh. No ethical consumption under capitalism etc etc

[–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

That saying too often gets used as an excuse to not even try moving away from patronizing a harmful business, as though it isn't worth any inconvenience since we're screwed no matter what.

The only way to be a truly moral person on this planet is to not participate in society and go completely 100% off grid. Even then the Good Place did a great episode on that, and they're right, you're not really living then either. It's all just about what you're willing to put up with

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

i just wanted a place i can hang out with real people without corporations mediating it. also no brainwashing by advertising.

seems like i found it for now.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

You have to draw your own lines. For me I dont focus on all the bad choices, I pick something im interested in and then look at the options and try pick the choice I like the most. One thing at a time and before you know it you've made major choices in several areas of daily life.