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What do we call anti-Big-Tech Tech collectively?

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  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    I've seen it called smallweb.

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    Something resistance

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    Collective Tech?

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    Pro-Human tech?

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    Feditech

  • With the Fediverse, Linux, privacy-preserving browsers and alternative protocols, people are creating a cornucopia of alternatives to Big Tech for a variety of reasons, but it seems like we don't have a collective term for technologies that gives users back their power and digital freedom, in opposition to Big Tech's machinations.

    So maybe it's time we devise a catchy phrase for it. I thought of a couple, but they didn't quite scratch the itch:

    • Small Tech - just sounds like smaller versions of Big Tech
    • DIY Tech - implies you have to create everything yourself and be technically skilled

    So, instead, I turn to the people of the Fediverse. What are your ideas for a catchy phrase for anti-Big-Tech Tech?

    • OpenTech (as in Open Source SW)
    • FreeWare (feels like an old term, now)
    • CommuniTech (community+tech)
  • Pro-Human tech?

    HumaniTech! 🙌