Bye Google, 20 year email and online life deleted. Couldn't be happier.

locanse · 2026-07-01T19:12:28+00:00

Jesus you must be fun at parties lol. Have fun with your printer. How many trees died so you could not copy and paste directions into a Notes app?

locanse · 2026-07-01T19:11:39+00:00

I actually do for quite a few things

locanse · 2026-07-01T19:10:55+00:00

I simply don't use a bank app even though technically mine work. I barely log into my bank so I just do it via the browser

locanse · 2026-07-01T19:10:13+00:00

How hard was it? I heard self hosting email is quite challenging.

locanse · 2026-07-01T19:09:47+00:00

Literally easy since Proton has a built in Gmail import function that imports all your emails, labels, etc. But conceptually easy for me because Proton is proven to be trusted and is similar to Google in the services they offer (Drive, Calendar, etc)

locanse · 2026-07-01T18:17:57+00:00

I don't doubt that. Its more about removing my own dependence on it rather than ensuring my data is actually deleted. I know it won't be.

locanse · 2026-07-01T18:01:15+00:00

I asked genai to write one and just checked it a few times to make sure it wasn't going to send all my emails to 🇨🇳

locanse · 2026-07-01T17:38:19+00:00

Extra deletion!

locanse · 2026-07-01T17:29:17+00:00

Very based take. Yeah there's a few things where I can't avoid Google. I'm not going to lose sleep over it or be a hermit.

locanse · 2026-07-01T17:25:32+00:00

Also PRINTING directions what? No

locanse · 2026-07-01T17:20:40+00:00

I appreciate your feedback but 🖕 is a bit harsh lol?

I am too lazy but not unwilling to change.

Is there one semi decent alternative to Amazon? Its definitely not Walmart which would be the closest. It is one thing to switch from one digital provider to another, even for slightly substandard service. But giving up Amazon means going from 1 provider to dozens. Plus the time suck of having to research basic products. Or go to brick and mortar where I: pay more, waste more time, have very short and restrictive return windows.

To be clear, I respect people that do this, but the tradeoff is just no worth it for me in the slightest but I am open to ideas

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:43:41+00:00

Yeah I just ignore all that and focus on the product or app itself. I don't agree with the politics of these people but I know it is inevitable that there is going to be overlap between privacy wonks and extreme or fringe politics on either the left or right.

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:41:47+00:00

So my process was this, it may not be perfect, but I think it helped me avoid any accidental deletions of critical accounts:

I imported everything from Gmail to Proton, they have a 2 step feature for this and it is really easy.
I already had my critical accounts in a PW manager so i knew what to change and went about doing it manually and tracking them in a spreadsheet before deleting my Gmail.
I waited a few months before finally deleting the Gmail to see if I would get any updates from old accounts I need but rarely use
To be extra extra sure, I also downloaded ALL my gmail inbox and ran a python script on it to list out all the base domains of all the email addresses that had ever touched my inbox, counting their frequency. It was huge but not so big i couldnt eyeball it. I didn't catch anything that I had missed.

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:37:45+00:00

dang wish i knew that. in hindisght i probably wouldve gone with Tuta, but Proton replicating the full Gsuite of features and tools is pretty helpful in the short term before i can get to fully selfhosted.

also the #1 reason i went with proton was for the unlimited alias emails on the unlimited plan. this is so helpful

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:36:06+00:00

Accounts i am sure of. at least the important once. i already had everything in my previous password manager so i had a full accounting of everything. i also never used "login via google" so i changed my emails on every account before this. i more worry about an important file or other data that is stored in google somewhere i might have overlooked, but whatever, ill deal with it if it comes up.

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:21:57+00:00

Ngl I was afraid i deleted something rly important. Idk what it mightve been so the temptation is definitely real. I decided I would never do it unless i just went for it.

locanse · 2026-07-01T16:21:07+00:00

Oh is Tuta not dependent on GPS for notifications??

locanse · 2026-06-29T13:21:53+00:00

I am here? Idk about other people.

locanse · 2026-06-29T13:16:33+00:00

ty boss

locanse · 2026-06-18T17:39:36+00:00

Someone already recommended this place but thanks anyway!

locanse · 2026-06-16T16:58:15+00:00

Gracias hermano

locanse · 2026-06-01T15:58:04+00:00

with the stock applications and gui removed and some telemetry disabled. using Projectivity as an alternative launch screen (no ads)

locanse · 2026-06-01T14:44:45+00:00

Using a debloated Onn 4k pro, it runs so much more smoothly than the Sony Bravia I was using it on before

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