Field Practice
Personal Implications
This section tests structural arguments against real constraints, using a lived technology stack as a practical testbed for dependency, lock-in, migration cost, and real exit cost.
Start with
- Why I’m reducing my dependence on US tech
- Dependency map: understanding digital lock‑in in a personal tech stack
- What it really takes to leave Gmail after 20 years
Articles
- Searching for a Simple Podcast App (Mac, iOS, Linux) Without Algorithms or Ads
Finding a simple cross-platform podcast app turns out to be surprisingly difficult, even though podcasting itself still runs on open RSS infrastructure.
- Password Managers, Jurisdiction and Failure Modes: Moving from 1Password to Proton Pass
A structural re-evaluation of password managers through the lens of jurisdiction, failure modes and operational burden, and why I moved from 1Password to Proton Pass.
- Reducing my dependence on US tech: step by step
An early progress update on reducing my dependence on US tech, covering email, storage, browsers, AI tools, e‑books, and the practical trade‑offs so far.
- What it really takes to leave Gmail after 20 years
A pragmatic review of leaving Gmail for Infomaniak, covering decision criteria, trade-offs, migration mistakes, and early impressions.
- Building this blog without a platform
A practical account of digital emigration: publishing a blog while reducing dependency on US tech and corporate control.
- Switching from Chrome to Vivaldi as a power user (without breaking Google Workspace)
A first-hand account of switching from Chrome to Vivaldi as a Google Workspace power user, preserving profiles, extensions and daily workflow.
- Dependency map: understanding digital lock‑in in a personal tech stack
A practical dependency map of a personal tech stack, showing how digital lock-in creates exposure to external jurisdiction and how that exposure can be reduced.
- Why I’m reducing my dependence on US tech
A personal and structural analysis of digital sovereignty, dependency concentration, and building resilience beyond US tech.