What if you can't reject convenience?

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Fun fact, this also applies to other things, but I'll leave that for you to explore. Check out the Data Privacy Plan Worksheet on the forum, it's a wonderful guide that you can use to determine what areas of privacy matter to you! It can be a helpful way to tangibly see what your window of tolerance might look like in regards to privacy policies. https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=780#p780 ▬▬ Support the Channel ▬▬ Join for just $1/month for early access to videos, a supporter only Discord (we play games sometimes!), and more! https://www.patreon.com/RejectConvenience https://ko-fi.com/rejectconvenience Support the channel by buying stickers! https://rejectconvenience.printful.me/ ▬▬ Socials ▬▬ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rejectconvenience.com Reject Convenience Forum: https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/ Forum post for this video: https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=163 ▬▬ References ▬▬ Pew research on how Americans feel about data collection - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/18/key-findings-about-americans-and-data-privacy/ Concerns surrounding Brave Browser - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controversies Additional article that can help put things into perspective - https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Why you should stop using Google Chrome - https://www.howtogeek.com/881609/why-you-should-stop-using-google-chrome-today/ ▬▬ Mobile Resources ▬▬ How to block ads on iPhone/iPad - https://youtu.be/ffVmLJybkd4 Brave Browser (iPhone/iPad) - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-browser-search-engine/id1052879175?uo=4&mt=8 Brave Browser (Android) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser&pli=1 Firefox Focus (an alternative to Brave Browser, works on both iOS and Android) - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/mobile/focus/ ▬▬ Computer Resources ▬▬ Firefox Download - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ For Android, Windows, Mac, Linux - https://ublockorigin.com/ ▬▬ Other Relevant Resources ▬▬ Data Privacy Plan, a worksheet my friend put together as a companion for this video - https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=780#p780 Radical acceptance framework - https://hopeway.org/blog/radical-acceptance Charting the LifeCourse Framework (self planning) - https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/foundational-tools/person-centered/ ▬▬ Credit and Special Thanks ▬▬ Special thanks to my friend for helping out with the worksheet as well as the psychology research! Special thanks to @kdsketch for helping with the other character models! Special thanks to @FeliciaWhite for helping with the head explody thing at the end Audio production by [lý] – https://lykkeaudio.com/ – https://www.instagram.com/ly_is_music ▬▬ Licenses and Attributions ▬▬ 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. My Type by Saint Motel, https://lickd.lnk.to/enY7i9ID License ID: 83om0jWjZLP If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: https://app.lickd.co/r/cde8316046854b148b72858b2d53f1ee ▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬ 00:00 Intro; Depression, Anxiety, and Powerlessness 01:46 Setting Boundaries 04:13 Window of Tolerance 06:59 Using Myself as an Example 07:36 Francis and Snapchat 08:25 Gene and Instagram 09:19 Alternative Ways to Use Apps 11:30 Reject the System, Not the Service; Outro