I have a t480 and didn’t need to do that

Windows kept shoving their stupid Edge browser down my throat. Tried every way to remove it and it kept popping back up like malware. Kept annoying me with “upgrade to Windows 11 popups.” I’ve used windows 11 on other people’s laptops and was flabbergasted that there were ads on paid software. In addition to that I heard 10 will stop getting security updates next year so I bit the bullet and switched to mint full time. It’s worked well for me so far.

A lot of people on Lemmy are also on matrix, which is an FOSS alternative to discord.

Yup. I’ve had the same issue with invidious. Hope it’ll get fixed soon. Freetube works for now.

Interestingly enough I tried whatismyip on both my main and secondary profile and they both showed the same IP and location

I’ve only got about a month left that I have to use it. Would prefer to use a separate profile as opposed to a web browser so I wouldn’t have to sign in all of the time + get flagged as a bot because of my VPN. I have tried webapp sandboxing but it hardly worked and broke most things.

I have an old-ish dumb TV. Just look around on something like Craigslist and you’ve got a good chance of finding one

I have heard mixed things about instander

I have gotten some people on signal but I will have to wait to try and get more on it. I’ve also heard that there’s privacy issues with signal but even if the allegations are true it’s a big step up from Instagram. I’m hoping to mainly use signal and my self-hosted matrix server in the future.

None of my matrix friends are on Instagram and vice versa

People are important. It’s necessary for mental health to balance privacy and being able to have a life.

I think I can get them to switch when I leave Instagram, which is why I said I’ve only got to keep using it for a set amount of time. The issue is really that these are aquantinces that will become friends once I move and get to hang out with them IRL.

I see what you’re saying now. In settings it only has network and photo permissions (with photos being limited access). Is there a way it can get that permission outside of the permissions list in settings?

I might just have to do this, although having a VPN and accessing it on desktop might flag my account and/or lock it. Would having Instagram on my old phone and taking it off my current one help?

Facebook is pretty strict with their account creation stuff compared to Instagram. On Instagram it’s easy to make a bunch of alts and keep them. I tried to make an account on Facebook to access marketplace a long time ago and it got banned and they wanted my real name and ID to access the account.

I’m planning on self hosting a matrix server in the future, but it’ll be a couple of months before I can sit down and work on that.

Does this also apply to calls?

Unfortunately I do have WhatsApp and I absolutely cannot get rid of that unless I cut off all my older family members who don’t know how to use anything else (which I don’t wanna do). I’m gonna put Instagram on a separate profile like you recommended, but can’t for WhatsApp because that’ll mean I can’t pick up calls and the likes. I do have molly and quite like it, but only have a couple of friends on it that I’ve managed to convince to switch. I hope to get more on there from Instagram in the future, but will have to wait for when I am better friends with those people and less of a weird acquaintance.

The only place I get any ads nowadays is on Instagram, but I’m assuming that after I am rid of that they’ll still have a shadow profile on me in the background.

Also, another question: what is the network permission on graphene OS? I haven’t been able to find a clear answer about it on the net.

Thanks.

IG is on the primary profile.

Wait, really? Can I log in with my Instagram account onto it? If so that’s great news because the main reason I’m keeping it right now is the chat, but sometimes get sucked into the content vortex.