Tag Archives: Big Tech

A Tactical Tech Retreat

Posted on July 31, 2026 by JC

Over five years ago, I published an article about abandoning my “smartphone” and detailing some reasons why as well as  some observations after having done so. For the last five years, I have used three separate “dumbphones” including the one … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Decline of Big Tech

Posted on May 14, 2022 by JC

This will be something of a sequel to this post last year about breaking away from big tech. Though, I will focus more on how bad so much big tech software has become and some alternatives I’ve begun using. What … Continue reading →

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Breaking out of the Cult of Free

Posted on August 15, 2021 by JC

For the last few years and especially this one, I have been working on breaking out of what Vox Day has called the “cult of free”. This is something I believe he’s talked about more in his livestreams. This mostly … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on being Smartphoneless

Posted on March 14, 2021 by JC

Almost five years ago, I wrote my thoughts on Facebook after a few months of being off it. In 2018, I was planning to do the same thing with my aging smartphone and had decided not to replace it when … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on deleting Facebook

Posted on March 29, 2016 by JC

I joined Facebook ten years ago at a time when it had exploded in popularity across college campuses in the United States. While open to international universities, it had yet to see the same popularity overseas. It was the Spring … Continue reading →

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