It feels like everything that exists these days is to drain money from me. Tourism is out of control. I don’t even want to travel anymore. Video games, kids sports, eating out… It’s all overly expensive just because they can.

It’s frustrating.

  • Cherry@piefed.social
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    Same. Excited to start moving to my own media server. Cancelled a lot of subscriptions and simply not bothering with a lot of stuff.

    Gonna invest in an old iPod for the car.

    I read a post here of a guy who was working through getting people to remove his details. I have started doing that to anyone who annoys me with sales emails. It’s just a copy and paste for me. But It takes their time to respond and confirm they have removed my details. I sound so petty 🤣

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      I just bought a Innioasis Y1 DAP. It was like $40 and has few more features than an old iPod. Like Bluetooth, FLAC capabilities, USB-C, 128 GB and customizability. Just an idea.

      Also Jellyfin is a miracle.

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      Oh you inspire me on that last point! I’m now off Instagram because the ratio of grift/ads to friend/following content is a joke. I’ve been off Twitter for ages now, and barely access Reddit either.

      I’ve started (but not finished!) my own media server. I have just set up a pi-hole though and it’s pretty great for avoiding internet advert slop on mobile (and other non-desktop devices).