Leaving Google has actively improved my life
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A personal account of leaving Google's ecosystem after years of declining search quality and the introduction of AI features in Gmail. The author switched to Proton for email and Brave/DuckDuckGo for search, finding both to be superior alternatives. Key arguments include: Gmail's algorithmic sorting is unwanted, Google Search keeps users on Google rather than the open web, Google's dominance is maintained through dark patterns and a $20B deal with Apple rather than genuine user preference, and the 'free services' model is a trade-off for privacy and data. YouTube remains the one unavoidable Google product due to network effects.
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My email is now cleanSearching the internet can be fun againMy conscious is a tiny bit cleanerWhy isn’t everyone doing this?Paying for the services you useSocial stigma* The woes of YouTube6 Comments
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