What has been on my mind today: the high costs of digital sovereignty and privacy.
I quit #Substack and pay 30€ a month for a Creator plan on #Ghost (approx. 360 Euros a year).
I quit Dropbox in favor of #Proton Unlimited (drive but also mail, calendar. VPN). 119 Euros/year.
I nuked my Google Analytics accounts in favor of #Plausible (90 Euros/year).
I'm HAPPY to pay for these services & yet I'm highly aware of my privilege.
#BigTech won't fade in popularity anytime soon bc it's free 
@_elena Yeah, I see few people recognize the financial barrier to privacy. The common response to this is "it's not free because you're paying with data/being advertised to/etc."
I think that misses the nuance that groceries can't be paid for with data. People will always choose to eat and lose privacy, as opposed to pay for privacy and starve.