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 interesting, if its not a "professional" endeavour then I fail to see why someone would select SubStack/Ghost over a more useful option like micro.blog, which would give the option of blog/microblog/podcast/fediverse integration and a much lower monthly cost … likewise for such a user I think analytics is an unnecessary cul-de-sac, but there are free solutions if you require …