“Since google doesn’t have any real competition” Thankfully those days appear to be behind us. At least partially because of the shit they pulled.

In addition to the privacy aspect, i wanted to reduce my dependency on outside/external factors as much as possible. I try to self-host and use FOSS where possible. Where not feasible, I try to diversify companies so I’m not overly reliant on one. That way, I can pivot much quicker if a company goes to shit.