Of those 15% I bet 100% vote for Deform UK.

If we could cause a mass wave of subscription cancellations we could finish them off. I know no on here is subscribing to them but if you know anyone else who is urge them to cancel their ChatGPT/OpenAI subscriptions. If you have the chance to provide feedback for why you canceled be sure to mention you’re unhappy OpenAI donated $25 million to Trump and unhappy about the ads.

The only thing people should be giving up is their Amazon Prime subscriptions and AWS hosting. You’re very likely getting ripped off and overcharged if you use AWS. Also although I recommend ordering from other websites if you have no choice but to use Amazon you don’t need Prime for free shipping, just wait until you have enough stuff in your cart such that you’re over the free shipping threshold. Don’t order unnecessary stuff to get over the threshold.

This is good but no matter what I don’t think Google should have such a monopoly over the web.

Solution: cancel your Amazon Prime subscription. Remember that Bezos also funded Trump’s inauguration and he ruined the Washington Post.

This is the right take here. I’m sure without all the propaganda far less people would support Trump.

I know it’s tempting to mock people who are leaving MAGA but actually the better thing to do is seize the opportunity to educate them and hopefully get them to never vote Republican ever again.

I remember Brave was popular among MAGA-type people during Trump’s first term. I suspect it’s likely the same.

The logo has a striking resemblance to one I remember seeing on a big pro-Trump community. It’s described here https://www.vox.com/2019/8/29/20838289/trump-fascist-lion-head-bull-testicles-video-twitter basically the logo is associated with Mussolini.

In addition if you check the Wikipedia article you’ll notice this:

In August 2016, the company had received at least US$7 million in angel investments from venture capital firms, including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Propel Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Foundation Capital and the Digital Currency Group.[13]

Moreover some right-wing type people expressed their “solidarity” with Brendan Eich for his anti LGBT stance so they used Brave.

For what it’s worth I read the whole thing in what felt like one or two minutes and I don’t think I’m a particularly fast reader. I think it looks longer because there are not many blank lines. It seems well written but I guess I do slightly get that AI feeling too, it just might be because he/she is a good writer so now people think good writing is AI, sad it’s coming down to this.

I totally agree with you. I literally made my username “BoycottTwitter” because it’s so important and so basic.

Good point! I fixed the sentence.

I think it’s time to make a serious push into getting people to boycott Microsoft along with OpenAI. Windows 11 is now a bloated surveillance operating system and Office 365 raised their prices to pay for an AI feature based on OpenAI’s LLMs. OpenAI donated $25 million to Trump.

There are exceptions to the rule for example Rush Limbaugh and maybe soon Scott Adams.

We must not be silent. Speak out against this and urge as many people as possible to boycott Twitter and xAI. Keep spreading the word: Elon is a pedo.

Does it really matter if someone who likely works hard all day for little money finds a little joy in life? Really it’s the billionaires we need to focus on and by taking on OpenAI we’re fighting the people who are the real problem in this world.

I do a little bit understand where you’re coming from. Maybe someone who owns a RTX 4090 doesn’t need the 5090 but how many people really do that?

It’s hard to avoid right now, particularly if you’re a user of Microsoft ecosystem products.

Solution:

Windows -> Linux
Office 365 -> Libreoffice to replace most of Office 365 and to replace Outlook consider Thunderbird or Seamonkey
Edge/Chrome -> Firefox or a fork of Firefox.

Some are moving to Bluesky. After this happened Bluesky experienced a surge in registrations according to https://bskycheck.com/stats.php

If the price is equal then it’s still best to buy from another platform. Often other sellers use better packaging than Amazon so your order is more likely to arrive in good condition when it makes it to your home. And you’re supporting business who are very likely less evil.

My personal experience is actually sometimes other websites can be cheaper despite the policy. You just have to check.

Another thing I should say but forgot to mention in my post is that buying used can be a great way to save money and avoid buying on Amazon.

Non Twitter link for those who don’t want to sign in to Elon Musk’s Nazi-bar to view the tweet: https://nitter.net/getplebbit/status/1790903398960640239

Those “resort fees” were part of Biden’s FTC’s efforts to crack down on junk fees. Trump is now undoing that work. https://www.investopedia.com/trump-has-undone-biden-s-war-on-junk-fees-11772720