Megacorps return shareholder value . Increasingly short term. We’re in the enshittification age
Only use software with business incentives aligned with your values
VC funding will need to be payed back eventually – usually by screwing you over
Use simple tools that do one thing well
Enterprise software sucks because it’s made for corporate buyers, not users
Pay for software that’s worth paying for
Do not use software that does many things poorly

youtube
list paid service subscriptions
kagi
Firefox
textsniper
Use as little software as possible
Fastmail
IA writer
Fantastical
TextEdit
Some of my favorites
Kinopio (of course)
TablePlus
pure paste
cleanshot
If you write or express yourself online, have your own domain name and email address
Use a Mac for personal computing

Here’s what my setup looks like
Rules for Computing Happiness
That’s platform agnostic. Platform lockin will screw you over in time
2fa using otp, authenticated app is ideal
It’s a little annoying to set up, but having secure passwords and keeping them out of your brain is worth the effort

Over the years I’ve slowly found my favorite things. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels good to use something for a long time and know you may never need another