Pro: Google knows about your interests, places you've been etc. and can use this information to suggest content to you accordingly
Con: Google knows about your interests, places you've been etc. and can use this information to make money off you by showing you relevant ads
Just to name one for each.
It gets suspicious when the company suddenly starts "gifting" you devices.
Apple can keep its closed ecosystem for all I care. People should only realize that they can break out of it to regain their freedom
Le French Wikipédia opted in becoming one of the early adopter wikis with the aim of modernizing & improving desktop experience:
Sure, as a radical, you can thrive in the fediverse, but what's the alternative really? Censorship, catering to advertisers, closed systems... it's your choice.
I believe that Chromebooks probably already do this?
One's gotta learn to enjoy the constant company of oneself
I sometimes e-mail myself (to a dedicated address) with to-dos or reminders, also you can add labels and/or folders to prioritize the messages/tasks
There should be a Lemmy instance for every TLD
Dracula by Bram Stoker: https://archive.org/details/dracula00stok
There are tons of books available here: https://archive.org/details/texts
It would be safest to not use any network communication at all. Also make sure that your convos are not being overheard obviously.