[ExI] No to Google

[MB]

On Sat, November 15, 2025 03:54, Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat wrote:

> I'm dreading the day when I'm literally
> forced to get a Google account in order to just live my life. Which
> suggests a quick poll: How many people reading this DON'T have a Google
> account? I'd be surprised if it's more than just a handful, and maybe
> just two or three. Considering that this list tends to attract people
> who can probably be described as independent-minded, that, if it's true,
> should cause concern (admittedly, I'm guessing here, but I think it's
> probably a good guess. I'm fairly sure that I'm the only person I know
> in real life that doesn't have one). Contrast this with the browsers
> that we use, or the operating system/s we favour. Or more relevantly,
> the other services we are signed up to. I'm sure there won't be anywhere
> near the same degree of uniformity.
>
> When I said "I'd hate to lose this list", I wasn't referring to Google
> shutting the list down, I was referring to the fact that if it moved to
> Google, I wouldn't be able to take part in it any more. The same reason
> I sometimes read, but never post to, the Extropolis list.

I do not have a gmail account.  Do not have a Google account, far as I
know.  Unfortunately am subscribed to a couple of Google groups but cannot
post to them.  My computer guy recommended against it years ago.  But
Google knows exactly who I am.   :(

Regards,
MB