No public list, sorry. I’m willing to say that I already support many things on your list. And like you pointed out, many projects with software I use don’t have a way to support them financially, which frustrates me to no end.

My yearly spend is approximately €500, give or take a little. Fortunately, I can afford to do this. I hold no judgement for those who are not in a position to do. My only motivation for contributing financially is to ensure the free, functional, ad free, privacy preserving software I love continues to exist. It needs to exist especially for those who cannot afford to pay a corporation for proprietary software. A shout out to all the developers who adhere to FOSS principles. Each new year I make a list of the software I’ve mainlined and similar to the article I allot an amount to each one based on my usage. Many times it’s time-tested old-school tools, but we’re seeing a lot of new development with Rust apps, crates and TUIs. This year I added Matrix. Also EFF, despite not being directly impacted by that jurisdiction. They truly are holding back a giant wave with global repercussions. It’s not always easy to justify the time spent creating FOSS tools when there’s bills to pay, mouths to feed. Thank you - You know who you are.

has suggested that the solution to the crisis may be a Finnish model, which is a ‘housing first’ approach that aims to give everyone a home.

Fixing homelessness by giving people a home! I’m not sure that’s going to work…facepalm

January 1 - This is just the emotionally charged distraction. Keep watchful for the event that needs to go under the radar. A change in laws or policy, a new war, or anything that is meant to erode people’s privacy, security or freedom. The US has a history of implementing undesirable changes during holiday periods when there’s little opposition. Possibly something like this;

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on December 31, 2023

So yeah, I’ve heard it was a good movie too. Like, totally an Oscar worthy performance for sure! ;)

We`re never going to escape it, but I hope it’s not as prevalent as it is on Facebook and twitter etc. Last time I heard anything about the topic regarding those platforms it was some surprisingly unimaginable number of corporate accounts. Like 75%. What I mean by that is people being hired by corporations to join social media platforms and pretend to be legit users interacting with others while pushing agendas, attending to damage control or recommending product.

I totally agree with the title’s sentiment. I don’t mind some free open source rough edges. Lemmy functions great. There’s also a good deal of what looks like genuine interaction. However, I would like to point out that I think there’s a LOT of corporate shills pushing agendas. Some notable ones might be pharmaceutical propaganda and corporate banking with cashless solutions.

Yep.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

Agreed! What would be amazing though, is a manufacturer who could make a modern safe bare-bones vehicle that didn’t have the tech installed at all. If you want tech you could BYO.

It can’t be illegal because you agree to allow them when you purchase the new vehicle. It’s all there in the T&C and PP, which no one ever reads. Don’t like it? Don’t buy new cars. I won’t.

If Google is to be chastised for abusing its user base this needs to go beyond boycotts of Chrome browser. It’s my hope people stop accepting Google’s gaslighting and send the message by quitting all of their services and products. Viable alternatives exist.