I think a good first step is to use free and open-source, non-profit alternatives (Firefox, Lemmy, Mastodon, Matrix, etc). The next is to help grow these technologies by contributing to their development. You can contribute by fixing bugs, translating text, or just donating money.

It will take a while for most people but try to DeGoogle, DeMicrosoft, and DeApple your life. It’s quite liberating to not be tied to any of these company’s DRM, policies or rules.

People need to realize that you do not own the games that you buy from stores such as Ubisoft and Steam. You are renting these games at best. These companies can deny access to your games at any time they see fit. Whether it’s deleting inactive accounts, a change of policy, business going bankrupt or any act of god.

This is why I only buy games from stores such as GOG or itch.io where I actually receive a DRM-free copy of the game. It’s mine forever so long as I back it up; which is not hard to do since storage is so cheap nowadays.

I use Cinny. It’s a desktop app for Matrix.

For me it’s OpenRCT2. I’m not sure if it counts since it’s basically a mod that requires the base Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 game to play.

Thank you. I have bookmarked Gamejolt.

Never heard of itch.io. I like how it has a collection of open source games. I have bookmarked it. Thanks.

An always online requirement is just another form of DRM. If a game has DRM, I simply don’t buy it.

I just use rsync to backup my home folder to my NAS.

Right now I’m really getting into old school games or games that have the old school look. Here’s a few which have native Linux support:

• Stardew Valley
• Broforce
• Carrion
• Dusk
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• Huntdown

What you’re describing is just another Reddit. Where, eventually, a few select individuals with all the power make the wrong decisions and this entire disaster happens all over again.

Lemmy (and the fediverse) is a chance to change all that. It brings power back to the people, to the community.

I love how certain problems like this only come to light once a certain amount of activity is reached. It wasn’t much of a problem before the Reddit migration when this place was a lot less active. New posts slowly dripped in… but now it’s a constant flow.

I actually see this as a strength/advantage. There is no single point that can be controlled. All the more harder for the greedy to rule over the entire fediverse.

I suggest the Moonlander by ZSA. It checks all the boxes for me:

• Ortholinear
• Fully programmable keys
• Programmable RGB lighting
• Hot-swappable keys (the keys are not soldered onto the board, allowing you to change the keyswitches)
• Built-in wrist support (can be detached or folded to hide it)

I’ve been happily using the Moonlander for over a year and can’t see myself going back to a normal keyboard.