I just want to write stories again and haven’t been able to at all since 2025 due to…2025 and all that has entailed. I no longer feel safe or secure using any of my current devices. I feel surveyed and watched 24/7. I’m absolutely not okay with things as they are currently. (.-.) For more context, I have pre-existing mental disorders and this year has just done me in.

I’m striving toward switching out at least one device with something that I can install linux on. I was thinking either a lenovo or a dell, and will start probably with linux mint, they say it’s a good beginner distro.

Not being able to write is killing me. I love writing so much even though it’s not anything special. It just felt good.

I’ve never used linux but want to learn and I will learn, because you have to if you want to use it. You can’t just hop in a car and hope it will work without knowing how to drive it. I will learn the commands. I’ll fail at it a couple times but learn. It’ll be great. Bring it.

I appreciate you taking time to reply.

Edit: You guys are amazing. My hope for the future is restored. Thank you!

  • Dr. WeskerEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    I’d say it’s probably a safer alternative, but your mileage is going to depend on how you use Linux to write.

    For instance if you use an encrypted partition, and only save your writing locally, then yes it’s likely safer.

    However if you install Chrome and post your writings on Facebook… well, you get the idea.

    • tentaclenumber3 [she/they]@lemmy.caOP
      6·
      6 days ago

      Oh no man, I won’t go on there. No Chrome, no Facebook, none of that. I spit in their general direction. They are unworthy. Yes, I’ll likely be using it to write in a regular word processor. I have Scrivener on this device, and it’s absolutely amazing, however I hear it’s a bit finicky to install on linux but not impossible. So I’m up to the challenge of that. If you write stories and like to world build, I highly recommend it. It’s amazing. You know what I’m going to miss though is Livejournal. I hear not even they are safe anymore. That is awful. The whole internet is being ripped up. Fuck this year.

      • Dr. WeskerEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Join the smolnet movement. We hang out on IRC, and write/share our blogs on the gopher and gemini protocols. You can still have a community.

        • tentaclenumber3 [she/they]@lemmy.caOP
          2·
          5 days ago

          Heck yes I want to join smolnet. - Making the migration slowly but surely. Oh that’s what they’re called. I did not know about the gopher and gemini protocols. Thank you!