Just a short personal progress report after roughly one year going european:
Changes:
- Google search -> ecosia
- Gmail -> proton mail
- Google drive -> proton drive
- Google calendar -> family wall
- Google photos -> zeitkapsl
- Google authenticator -> aegis
- Amazon -> kaufland marketplace
- Reddit -> fediverse (lemmy)
- Pixel (because it stopped working) -> fairphone
- Paypal -> sepa/wero/klarna
Quit without alternative:
- Disney+
Still using:
- Netflix (want to finish “better caul saul”)
- Google maps (too convenient for searching restaurants and shops)
- Steam
Of course I am also conscious about groceries or other material purchases.
I also downloaded an app called StreetComplete to help out, although it is asks much more about adding information on infrastructure than on shops etc. I got it on f-droid, might be available through other channels as well.
A nice thing about StreetComplete is that you can choose what kind of ‘quests’ you want to do. Whether that’s looking for store opening times or what kind of curb a pedestrian crossing has is up to you!
Personally I think it’s great that you can add so much more info to the map tham Google ever will. I like contributing to a map that helps society, e.g. by adding accessibility information.
The big downside of StreetComplete is that it’s not made for adding new things to the map. It only asks for more detailed information about locations it already knows about.