I don't have Instagram because of several reasons. Social media is designed to be addictive and will fuck up your mind. Personally, it also made me pretty insecure and I ended up comparing myself to other people. Also Meta is just plain evil, why would you let them suck you in?

I do have an exclusive, handcrafted newsletter I send out when I feel like it. For now, it's a Dutch-only thing but I might make it bilingual one day.

You subscribe with this tool right here.

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Want to know more about how to avoid Meta, Google and all that other evil shite?

There is not one big, ethical alternative to all you might need on the internet. Try some things, decide what works for you. Pick your fight: moving your mail account, your Google Drive and deleting Facebook all at once is quite some work. You probably need some time to find a decent alternative.

But here's a start: always use Firefox with this particular adblocker so you suffer less from distraction and tracking. Check out this site for alternatives to Google products. Check out this site for some info on why privacy matters and how to protect yours. I personally also like this add-on that lets you get rid of all the recommendations next to YouTube video's - and take back control of what I want to see instead of being dragged into a timesink.

Oh and life is just better without social media, trust me. Free Willy.