The Dark Age of 202X and beyond

Read through that. Sucks how worse these of the internet got, and it felt like it all happened so fast. From the start of the modern streaming era, to the whole -flation crap, it just seems like everything changed right in front of our eyes so quickly. That’s why I’ve switched to more private alternatives to services. I know my data’s already somewhere on the dark web or whatever, but I do want to try and get more private in the future. While I myself haven’t subscribed to any streaming services (only my parents do), I can still see the issues in such. The prices and business practices are just so crappy these days. (cough, that one recent Disney lawsuit, cough, cough)

I know this might be unrelated, but I’m gonna put down here some resources for those who are tired of all the junk on the modern web.

If you’re someone who’s not wanting their data scraped by big companies, use private alternatives!!!!! They may not fully function the same but they’ll be much better for privacy. Here’s a comprehensive list of alternatives for a lot of popular services on github: https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy

If you’re someone who wants to stick to Win11, your best bet is tiny11, a shrunk down, debloated version of windows 11. I’ve installed it myself, and it seems that copilot is nowhere to be found! good effing riddance… If you want a fully private experience, make sure to use private services and stuff. It’s also safe to install from my experince. You can get it from here: https://archive.org/details/tiny-11-NTDEV
For ones who perfer windows 10, try tiny10, same stuff as tiny11. (It omits the Microsoft store while tiny11 doesn’t!) https://archive.org/details/tiny-10-NTDEV
To install it, use a USB drive to write the ISO on to. It’s best to use Rufus to write it onto. https://rufus.ie
I’d also follow a tutorial online when installing so you know how to get the best results. This tutorial on Tiny11 and this tutorial on Tiny10 are the best ones I found.

For those wanting to switch to Linux, Linux Mint is good for those who are coming from windows. Not too sure about other distros because mint is the only one I’ve actually used.

@Animelove_1105 You forget about Windows 10 LTSC

Welcome to the 21st century. Nibbler is right because everything is very expensive these days. Here in Brazil, inflation is 7 pesos. That means, raised to the seventh power, as you may have seen on TV. It won't be long before Brazil reaches level 22 like Venezuela. Here they want to be similar to North Korea. I can't stand the corruption in Brazil anymore. Unfortunately, it's a worldwide disgrace. Despite everything I said, I like Brazil. It's nice, but I'd like to see other countries. Regarding YouTube, you can expect anything these days and be vigilant. In the past, everything was much better there. Regarding what you need, it might be software; if you already have an old software that isn't working properly, it might work on your current Windows; just right-click on it, access the pop-up menu Properties and choose the Compatibility function in the tab above; in this tab you can choose the previous version of Windows in which the old application worked. Click Apply and run the old software and it might work. Many people forget that modern Windows has this feature in case they need to run older software. Good luck!

fr fuck the millenials and gen x bastards grrrrr!!

did the baby got angry because we dislike how is the internet (and world) is getting fucked up?

Bro what? :skull:

ngl I'm kinda of scared on what's gonna involve in 2025 Gen Beta cuz we already have all the drama go down in this year

donald trump bruh

I thought Donald Trump's return would be better, but I don't understand why he decided to act like a child throwing a tantrum? The business world is serious business. What happened was to be expected! There's no point in saying that Joe Biden didn't act correctly and now starting to compare himself. 😞

It's easy to feel hopeless in a declining world where you as an individual have little to no power, especially if the evils directly (and heavily) impact your chance at sustaining a life at all, let alone living a life you want to live. Everything has certainly declined in quality and changed in favor of the greed of a few hundred. However, looking at and stating only the amount of wrong there is in the world isn't the only thing to defeating evil. Be optimistic! Consider what you can do both by yourself and with others to make the change you want to see.

That sounds incredibly cliche, I'm aware, but it's true! The more attempts you make at bettering the world you (and others!) live in, the better the world becomes, even if your impact is only one over eight billion people. I know it seems hopeless now—the only chance at truly curing the world of its capitalist disease is close to non-existent—but gather your friends, an online community, any group of people, and protest one way or another. Bother those that oppress you and everyone else, even if only minimally. Even if you can't gather a group to fight, your impact is just as meaningful!